At the tree farm Bridget would wander off to pick out the family tree and it would always be the tallest one she could find, like the one directly behind her in the picture. She was pretty good natured about looking for another one when someone said no.
Rick and Heather had picked out a tree when Jillian found this one and insisted it should be the one. Daddy is taking a picture of a little attitude but pretty soon she was smiling at Daddy.
This is the final tree they found after hiking to the far corners of the tree farm in search of the perfect tree. By then everyone was feeling a little frozen.
Next it was off to the Chehalis Steam Train ride with Santa. They had hot chocolate and cookies before the train left and then on the ride Santa visited with each child. We sang Christmas carols and Bridget was brave enough to request a song. The funniest part was when each family had to sing one part of the Twelve Days of Christmas. After the ride they got a picture with Santa. Bridget at the time was more interested in the inflatable bear. Tor didn't start tearing up for about a minute. Next year they want to take the Polar Express ride on the train.
