O' CHRISTMAS TREE

It was like we were LIVING in a Christmas movie. We both decided to indulge in a holiday beverage on our daily trip to our favorite coffee shop and were thoroughly enjoying the holiday tunes pumping out of Butch's truck's speakers. Parker was wearing his favorite holiday sweater, it was a wonderful Tuesday afternoon, and we were driving deep into the East side of Wausau to hunt for our Christmas tree! If you happen to follow us on Instagram here or here, you know that our faces couldn't hide one bit of the excitement we felt because, after all, this is one of our FAVORITE days of the entire year!! After borrowing a saw from the sweet attendant at Highland Trees, we were driving through miles and miles of trees and gawking out the window like tourists to find the perfect spot to start our search. After years of different Fir trees (Fraiser, Concolour, etc), we were in the mood for a Blue Spruce and were determined to find it. We finally made our way to the Spruce neighborhood and, we kid you not, the MOMENT we stepped foot out of the truck, it started SNOWING big fluffy flakes! It was as if someone up high in the sky flipped the switch, and we were blissfully tree hunting in a winter wonderland. :) After a little picture-taking, lots of searching and measuring with our arms, and non-stop smiling at Parker as he did mega sprints through countless trees, we found THE ONE. His name is Jack, and he is currently hanging out in our living room, all dressed up in silver and gold.

Traditions, pictures, cozy nights by the fire, Christmas movies, more cookies than any of us need, and holiday get-togethers... We hope this holiday season is just as joy-filled for you and yours!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Images captured with Contax 645 on Ektar 100.

THE GREAT TREE HUNT OF 2013

After a Thanksgiving filled with family time and the best comfort food, the day presented itself to us. It was nearly 40 degrees, a light dusting of snow brightened the neighborhood, the sun was shining, and we knew that it was THE day to go Christmas tree hunting!! This is easily one of our very favorite parts of the year, and it probably didn't hurt that we had JUST watched Christmas Vacation the night before (note: Butch's Bears hat). Especially with Parker along, he makes everything so much more fun and meaningful!! As we wandered through rows of perfectly imperfect trees of all varietals, Parker was blissfully busy doing super-sprints up and down each aisle with the most joyful look on his little face. :) A few polaroids and Parker photo shoots later, we crossed over into Frasier Fir land and found "the one"! The evening that followed included: spinning records, sipping wine, singing, playing frisbee in the house, and letting Parker sniff each ornament before it went onto the tree. Just our kind of night :)

We hope your holiday season is off to a festive start as well!!

Love | Kelsy & Butch