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Despite the fact that we have an artificial Christmas tree, and despite the fact that our tree has been decorated and lit for the past 3 weeks, the kids and I spent last Saturday morning visiting a Christmas tree farm.

Farm Sign

Madison County is home to a number of Christmas tree farms, and I wanted the kids to have the experience of seeing where Christmas trees actually come from, meeting the farmers, and enjoying the scenery.

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They loved this little field trip. I carefully selected this particular farm because it advertised the toy trains that they have on display, as well as the free candy canes, hot chocolate, and coloring books for children. It did not disappoint!

train close up

The boys’ favorite part of the trip, no surprise, was the train track. It went inside and outside of a building via tunnels, so there were a number of different places where they could stand to view the engines.

Both watching train

Casey train

Gibbs studied the trains for a very long time,

Gibbs train

while Casey studied (and climbed on) a nearby tractor.

Casey tractor (2)

Casey tractor

The boys talked to Caleb, one of the farmhands, and learned how to shake the needles from a tree and how to wrap a freshly-cut tree in netting.

gibbs caleb

They also entertained themselves by playing in the pine needles,

casey pine needles

gibbs pine needles

Please ignore the bed head.

running through the trees (bright orange coats helped me keep track of them!),

gibbs trees

Casey trees

and throwing sticks into a small stream.

sticks

The rows of trees also made for a great game of hide-and-seek!

gibbs hiding

Again, please ignore the bed head.

We will definitely return to the farm next year, and maybe we’ll even buy a tree next time!

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