Daddy only has one rule when it comes to cutting down the Christmas Tree. It has to SNOW first! Guess what... last night, we received our first snow of the year. Off we went to Kirby's Christmas Tree Farm in Toddville, Iowa. What a fantastic place. We look forward to it for months every year. The snow was beautiful, the sun was shining, making sparkly glitter all of the ground and trees. Before we left, daddy told Addilyn how the process works. We get all bundled up in our coat, hat, gloves, mittens, and boots; we drive to Toddville, Iowa; we get a saw; we pick out our tree; we cut it down; we drag it back to the car; we pay for our tree; and BEST OF ALL - we eat homemade cookies and hot chocolate. This place is so great. They even had wonderful, friendly Iowans who held our little Stella as she slept while we drank our hot chocolate. Tonight we're off to the Fire and Ice Parade, and tomorrow it's Disney on Ice!
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Addilyn kissing Stella at the tree farm
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Kirby's Tree Farm - Toddville, Iowa
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Stella slept through it all!
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The whole family and our tree
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Addilyn searching for the perfect tree
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Mommy & Stella
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The best part -- cookies!
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"Kid" in the snow
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A snow angel!
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SLEDDING!
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So excited for the snow
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Catching snowflakes
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Shoveling!
Christmas trees, cookies and hot chocolate, and kitties in snow! Winter time is fun!
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