We always have fresh cut trees in our home at Christmas time.  We typically have 2 trees: one in the library (tall and skinny with colored lights and kid-friendly ornaments), one in the family room (short and fat with white lights and fragile, delicate ornaments).

Most years, we head to Jarrettsville Nurseries, a nearby tree farm that is quite popular.  But, this year, we decided to patronize Environmental Evergreens, a tree farm about 1/2 hour drive from home that nurtures its trees in an eco-friendly way (without sprays, etc).

We bundled up, grabbed the two-man saw and ventured out to the wooded acres in search of our trees.  We found the library tree first... a very tall spruce that we topped off to make a 7' tree.  The boys each took a turn with the saw.

Here's a shot of the proud tree hunters and their prize tree!

This spruce was so fat, that it wouldn't fit through the wrapper machine, so we had to tie it down free form on top of the truck to get it home!