Traditions

Each year since we've lived in Colorado, we've cut down our tree in the forest.  I, of course, insist on hiking and hiking and hiking to find the "perfect" tree, while most of the other friends we go with take one of the first trees they come upon - regardless of the fact the tree they choose may be worse than a Charlie Brown tree, or perhaps the tree is 20 feet tall (when none of us lives in a house with much more than 10-12 foot ceilings...

Adding to the tree tradition is the Christmas on Broadway parade held in downtown Eagle.  The group of us always walks down to the parade, watches the 15-20-minute long parade, and stops in a well-lit (understatement) yard for a picture on the way home.

This year was no different, and last Saturday was the big day.  We all started out at Jeff and Jess's house (although Jeff had to go to basketball...boo!) for a yummy breakfast of quiche, breakfast potatoes, pancakes, fruit, oj, coffe, and hot chocolate.  Once we all had our fill, we headed up to Yeomen Campground, which is where we typically set off from.  After a few hours, the perfect tree was found!

 

The weather was absolutely gorgeous and actually found ourselves to be wayyyy overdressed.  We got the tree back to the house and set up in its stand.  Then it was off to hang out again - girls went back to Jeff and Jess's house with the kids while the guys hit up the local brewery.  We all met downtown for the big parade.  This was Cayle's first parade where he was starting to understand things a little bit.  he seemed to enjoy the parade!  On the walk back to the car, we had to stop for a family portrait in the yard with soooooo many lights.