It just doesn't feel like Christmas without the tree. I am painfully aware that curious (almost) one-year-olds and big glittering objects don't really mix, but I couldn't imagine Jude's First Christmas without a tree, where would Santa put the presents? So we went to our favorite cut-your-own-tree-farm Davis Christmas Tree Farm (3700 Vine Hill Rd Sebastopol) in search of the perfect evergreen.
(You know you are hunting for Christmas trees in Sonoma County when you stumble upon a vineyard.)
It took a bit of searching ... we all took turns carrying the not-so-little one ... but we found it!
And Jude "helped" cut it down.
We got it home and our little elf got very busy exploring ...
and tasting ...
Once he was snug in his bed, Jason and I trimmed that beautiful tree (nothing fragile on the bottom half). And with the finishing touch, a sparking star, our family's First Christmas officially began.
Wishing you and yours a beautiful holiday season!
