Tried And True Tradition...

We are creatures of habit and routine at our house.  Yearly tradition at our house states that we get our Christmas tree the weekend of Thanksgiving.  And with no exception to that rule (because we function best with routines and predictability), we picked out our tree last weekend.

And as to not shake things up, we always go to the same Christmas tree store.  Surprised?!  I know.  So off we went in search of the "perfect" tree.

Nothing ever changes about our Christmas tree getting experience.  Ryan talks with the tree people who always hold a couple of different tree options up.  The girls could care less about the tree and show no interest in any of the tree options.  Quinn and Sullivan follow Ryan around like little ducklings while he examines each option carefully.  And after Ryan asks for my nod of approval on the best of the best Christmas tree options, he loads it up while I pay.

However, this is where the girls' interests get peeked. Every year, without fail, there is a young girl selling homemade cutout sugar cookies near the cash register.  Every year, without fail, the girls just HAVE to have one.  Then the nice ladies at the cash register hand the girls a miniature candy cane on our way out the door.

I am beginning to think the Christmas tree people like routines and structures, just like our family. Always the same, always dependable.  Maybe that's what we like about them.  We know what we are going to get when we go there.  No surprises, nothing new.  

When all was said and done, we picked out a very good tree - if I do say so myself.