Our friends, Chris and Katie, invited us to join them on their holiday tradition of going to Apple Hill for apple donuts, and then hunting for their Christmas tree. I think there were five families total.
Another early morning for everyone. We all caravaned up to Apple Hill( 45 minutes toward Tahoe in the Placerville-Camino area.) The boys were thrilled to discover small patches of snow on the ground. It was soooooo cold! First stop was High Hill Ranch for coffee and fresh made apple donuts…
A few of the boys playing Star Wars…
Playing by the fish pond…
Next stop, Smart’s Christmas Tree Farm in Camino. I wish you could hear the shrieks of joy coming from our car when the boys saw a bunch of snow! We were not geared up with gloves so I gave the lecture on how” if you choose to play in the snow, your hands will get cold, so I would suggest you keep your hands in your pocket.” ‘R’ chimed in, saying, “That’s OK, mom, we will just get miserable instead.”
Our house is bigger than our last house, but I think this tree is a little too much…
Chris and Katie on the hunt…
Found it!!
David and Chris gearing up for hauling the tree to a main road for the tractor to pick it up.
Waiting for the tractor, David started up a snowfall fight with the boys…
The first candy cane of the season!
Our next stop was Boeger Winery for a picnic lunch. One family did not hunt for a tree, so they went on ahead and saved three tables for us so we could all sit together.
This was so cool. Brad and Vicki brought stew and apple cobbler, made in dutch ovens buried in briquets. A perfect Autumn meal in the perfect setting….
Sandy read to us from “Jesus Calling”.
Our last stop was a drive through downtown Placerville to pick up gourmet pot pies at ZPie.
After the trek home, and a short nap, we rallied for a turkey leftover dinner, and then put up the tree! It was neat this year, because the boys were interested in what every ornament meant. We kept the lights on overnight and let the boys sleep beneath the tree.
Early morning light…
