Black Friday. We never really were the shopping type, never mind going out on days when the rest of the world is out shopping as well. And now we never have to worry about. While Black Friday will be a day of shopping for some, it is now officially a new tradition for us to starts Christmas. We started it last year, but now it is officially a tradition that we plan on continuing.
Friday began with Holly's experimental egg nog pancakes. I threw the idea out to her early this week and she dug it. So Friday morning she whipped up some pancakes and instead of using milk, she used egg nog. They weren't spectacular, but they were oddly good. I think it is just a taste you're not expecting, so it seems out of place. They had a faint egg nog flavor, but without any sweetness. Maybe she will tweak the recipe and try again at Christmas.
After breakfast we loaded and headed to fine town of Elgin, Texas. More specifically, we headed to the Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm. Such a fun place. I think it was the first day it was open for this season, so it was busy, but not bad at all. We checked out the farm animals and then waited for a tractor ride out to the tree farm. They gave us a bow saw and then it was up to us to go out and find a try we wanted. We searched and searched. High and low. Near and far. A few minutes later we found our tree. Jordan was positive we found our tree, but Jeremy wanted more of a tiny "Charlie Brown" type tree. He was overruled by the rest of the family.
We caught a ride back to the main area to get our tree measured and tagged. Then we walked back towards the tree area to check out a hay maze and the area where they have service on Sunday mornings. Seems like it would be nice to have church out there one morning. They also had tetherball and we learned that my little sister, who is now a freshman in high school, has never EVER played tetherball. So once the boys finished their game, I gave her a quick lesson. After the lopsided victory, we headed into the hay maze. We gave the boys full control as they guided us through the maze. We will definitely be back again next year and keep the tradition alive.
On the way back we stopped at Southside Market for some BBQ. First time there and our taste buds and appetites were very pleased by Southside. Last year after getting our tree we had stopped at Meyer's, which was pretty good, but Southside won the BBQ battle for us. The parking lot was full of vehicles with trees in the pick-up bed or strapped to the roof. After a fun lunch it was off to the house to decorate.
We have it down to a science in our house. So it took us no time at all to get the tree decorated and the stockings hung on the chimney...with care, of course. I had put up the lights on the roof on Wednesday. So I only had to get the lights setup in the front lawn and get everything powered up for the first night of the Christmas season. We had been looking forward to this day all week and we were not disappointed in the least.
Friday began with Holly's experimental egg nog pancakes. I threw the idea out to her early this week and she dug it. So Friday morning she whipped up some pancakes and instead of using milk, she used egg nog. They weren't spectacular, but they were oddly good. I think it is just a taste you're not expecting, so it seems out of place. They had a faint egg nog flavor, but without any sweetness. Maybe she will tweak the recipe and try again at Christmas.
After breakfast we loaded and headed to fine town of Elgin, Texas. More specifically, we headed to the Elgin CHRISTmas Tree Farm. Such a fun place. I think it was the first day it was open for this season, so it was busy, but not bad at all. We checked out the farm animals and then waited for a tractor ride out to the tree farm. They gave us a bow saw and then it was up to us to go out and find a try we wanted. We searched and searched. High and low. Near and far. A few minutes later we found our tree. Jordan was positive we found our tree, but Jeremy wanted more of a tiny "Charlie Brown" type tree. He was overruled by the rest of the family.
We caught a ride back to the main area to get our tree measured and tagged. Then we walked back towards the tree area to check out a hay maze and the area where they have service on Sunday mornings. Seems like it would be nice to have church out there one morning. They also had tetherball and we learned that my little sister, who is now a freshman in high school, has never EVER played tetherball. So once the boys finished their game, I gave her a quick lesson. After the lopsided victory, we headed into the hay maze. We gave the boys full control as they guided us through the maze. We will definitely be back again next year and keep the tradition alive.
We have it down to a science in our house. So it took us no time at all to get the tree decorated and the stockings hung on the chimney...with care, of course. I had put up the lights on the roof on Wednesday. So I only had to get the lights setup in the front lawn and get everything powered up for the first night of the Christmas season. We had been looking forward to this day all week and we were not disappointed in the least.
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