So finally, less than two weeks before Christmas, we found some time to make the trip. When Grey got up from his nap on Sunday afternoon, we were on our way! Our first order of business was visiting the animals in the petting area. There were chickens, pigs, baby pygmy goats (sooooo cute!), horses, and a donkey. Boy that donkey was big, compared to Aunt Gail's miniature donkey Seabiscuit. Greyson rode Scooter the pony, his guide told us he talked to Scooter the whole way, and then we were off for the hayride into the forest.
The tractor takes you around the Christmas tree fields until you see a spot where you want to get out and explore. Then you find a tree, cut it down, and wait for the tractor to come back for you and your tree. We did all that, even stopping to take a family photo for our holiday cards. Greyson was eager to get back on the hayride and eventually get back to his horsies. He wanted to go on another ride!
We picked our perfect little tree, took it back, had it measured, shaken (gets the bugs and loose needles off), tagged and netted. Then we went for one more ride. This time Greyson rode the big horse, Smokey. I walked along beside him and made the horse nervous, but G enjoyed his ride and would have stayed there all night. It was getting dark though and we headed back home with our tree.
The next day we set our tree up in the living room, Greyson helped me decorate, and his gift from Aunt Gail arrived, just a day too late. He would have made quite the picture riding the horses and ponies in his new cowboy hat!
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