What's your Christmas tree tradition?
the christmas tree
12.10.2011
I built a fort today. With sheets, pillows, blankets, and binder clips to hold everything together. It's been years since I've created a little lair for myself, but I like the idea of having a tiny, cozy space away from everything to read, write, and dream in. And now I'm curled up in my nest, relaxing at the end of a busy, productive day.
What's your Christmas tree tradition?
What's your Christmas tree tradition?
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we have a tree like yours, and the same red ornament as well!
ReplyDeletetraditions have always been Krispy Kreme Christmas morning, grandparents house that evening, and something Christmas-y played on the piano. It's the best time of the year, I think.
Ohhh gosh the picture of your daddy reading to your little sister is precious!! ♥
ReplyDeleteAah, yes. Tree day is the day it really starts to feel like Christmas. We have a real tree most years, but this time around, we didn't. A Costco tree is better than no tree, though. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the evergreen in the vases, and the photo of your dad reading to Lilly is the sweetest.
xo,
twin sister.
love the pictures!
ReplyDeletemy mom wants a fake tree, but the rest of us outvote her. we're getting ours tomorrow :) we always get the biggest that will fit in the family room!
christmas bokeh!
ReplyDeletewe used to get a real tree, until many little ones came along (4 under 6, to be exact.) and we settle for fake. although I love fresh trees. they are the best! :)
for the past couple of years we've gotten a tree from a local nursery or store. one time we didn't realize the store had closed. we loaded up the tree and then had to bang on the window at the people closing up to pay for it. I'm not sure they really liked that...:) good memories though.
ReplyDeleteI like your pictures!!
i would tell you my favorite photo but they're all my favorite, so there.
ReplyDeleteunfortunately we've never had the pleasure of getting a real tree {for cleaning reasons, since we have nothing better} but when i settle down and get married i think i'll coax my hubby to get a real one. the smell is so enchanting. and lilly is gorgeous. seriously.
-jocee <3
Oh, my goodness!!! Your photographs left me breathless. :) So pretty.
ReplyDeleteCan't say we have much a tradition.
ReplyDeleteWe love pickles on our tree.
We like hiding a wooden spoon.
And we love sharing the stories with each ordainment.
Annd Mom playing songs on the piano.
We alway listen to Christmas Music and put on the ornaments as a family.... even though we're older now!! :) We usually have appetizers and end by watching a Christmas movie! :)
ReplyDeleteBack in the States we'd always go to the farm and pick it out, not hard since they grew like weeds! There is something so special about getting to take the tree yourself. And then we'd drink hot cider and eat candy canes.
ReplyDeleteThis year though, we picked it up from a local family who grows them. Not quite the same, but we're making new memories.
Our family has a fake one every year. It's just easy. But I kind of want to get a real one one year, just to see what it's like. :)
ReplyDeletep.s. oh yeah and, the second photo is AMAZING.
I love your photos, Carlotta. They perfectly capture the spirit and joy of the moment. We get a real Christmas tree every year, too, but unlike your family, we don't get to chop it down ourselves. :/ Oh well, you still get to enjoy that wonderful and oh-so-Christmas-y smell that issues from the bows! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day,
Elizabeth Rose
My mom is afraid it will make are floor all sticky and pine neately so we always have a fake Christmas tree (i always spray pine tree Lysol around it so it still smells like Christmas. :)
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to go out and chop down my own Christmas tree. Unfortunately, there aren't any Christmas tree farms in suburbia...sigh.
ReplyDeleteWe have a fake tree and we've got a tradition, me and my dad. We throw around the branches to check for wasps, and then we build it up like it's the most complicated thing ever, and then we sigh in exhaustion and glee at the end.
ReplyDeleteWe only put our tree up yesterday. Any earlier and it feels less special.
ours is much like yours. we pile into our suburban, drive the forty-five minutes to the farm with the perfect trees. we then stomp around in the cold for at least an hour, looking for the one tree that is, of course, perfect.
ReplyDeleteAh, getting the Christmas tree is always one of the best parts. One of my favorite things about Christmas is the shopping. Going out and spending the day with just your mom or dad, and getting little treats on the way, while you shop for your beloveds is something that makes me very happy. :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
~Bree
We always cut down our own tree . . . our "traditional" farm is about 45 minutes away from our house. This year was my family's 20th year of cutting our own down (starting with just my parents). On the way there and back we always listen to this Nat King Cole CD we have (it used to be a tape but... well my mom wanted to upgrade :D) It always takes about 45 minutes to an hour to pick the perfect tree, and then we all go to the big red barn and drink hot apple cider or hot chocolate :) :)
ReplyDeleteYou're tree looks beautiful, Carlotta. And I love the fire picture . . . wish we could make a fire but we have to get a screen before we do for my little brother) :)
I love your xmas decorations! and you have campfires alot, don't you? :)
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous pictures!
ReplyDeleteOkay, Carlotta. I think these photos might be some of my most favorite of yours. The one of MeMe (just a guess - not sure who) holding the Christmas lights? Absolutely magical.
ReplyDeletemmkay, I love this post and I have come back to look at it multiple times. you capture the magic of the season extraordinarily well.
ReplyDeletealso, I love your favicon. I'm not sure if it's new or if I just never noticed it before but--I like.
oh, carlotta. i read this post and i loved it. i think i might build a fort. i love doing things that make me remember when i was a little girl. and i love your photography. it's stunning! :)
ReplyDeleteusually we drive for a few minutes until we see a good tree, then we park on the side of the highway, my dad chops it down, and we bring it home. (i live in a small village, er, town.) but this year we moved (a couple blocks down from our old house) and the previous owners of the house left a 9-foot fake christmas tree that we decided to put up. it's pretty beautiful. but because i couldn't bare to go without a real one, my dad let me have a [small] real tree in my room. i love my parents :)
another tradition of ours is to do gift opening on christmas eve (instead of christmas day). and we open stockings on christmas morning. every year my grandmother buys us all new pajamas, so we wear our pajamas for all of christmas day.i love it :)
okay, sorry this comment is so long. and has too many smiley faces. but i love your blog. :)
abbie-xoxo
ohh these shots are just beautiful (and intimate). love REAL christmas trees - it's the only way to go.
ReplyDeletethe second picture is love.
ReplyDeleteChristmas trees are one of my favorite parts of the season. We usually just go to the local hardware store. Although sometimes we go to the Christmas tree farm.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and discretely festive photographs.
ReplyDeleteWonderful.
Makay
www.thebirdssay.blogspot.com
Pretty pictures. I love Christmas. :)
ReplyDeleteEliza
www.beatleslover59.blogspot.com
Wonderful photos, Carlotta!
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