After a quick snooze in Asheboro, we woke up SUPER early on Friday morning to head to Asheville to cut down our tree. In previous years, we've always gone black Friday shopping and cut down the tree a different day but I really liked how we did it this year. We went past Asheville to Boyd Mountain Tree Farm and I cannot say enough about what a wonderful experience we had! The trees were gorgeous and the staff was sooo helpful. You walk up the picturesque mountain in search of the perfect tree. All the trees are labeled with a price and size. You find the perfect one and yell out, "I found the perfect tree!" and a friendly man appears out of nowhere with a chainsaw. They took as many pictures of us as we wanted and weren't annoyed in the least. They cut down the tree for you (or you can cut your own if you want to use the bow saw) and they drag it down the mountain and put the netting around it while you make your way down, enjoy complimentary hot cocoa and cider and take pictures with Santa. To top it off, you drive your car up to the tree loading area and they tie it to the top of your car. We fit two good size trees on our Tahoe without a problem. The people behind us had four trees. It was a great experience and we will definitely go back! On our way back to Charlotte, we stopped in Asheville for lunch. We were excited to eat at Tupelo Honey but with the 1.5 hour wait we decided to go to the place next door. It wasn't bad but next time I'm definitely making a reservation at Tupelo Honey. It was fun to see all the people shopping around the streets of Asheville.
When we got home later that night, I found Holden like this. I think he was a little tired of me singing all those crazy songs to him and decided to cover his ears!
On Saturday we went to the NC State game to watch the Wolfpack take on Boston College. The game was freezing but thankfully the kiddos stayed warm and well behaved. We stayed for the first half and then went back to the tailgate to warm up, feed babies, and prep for the drive back home! I just love college game day!
Jay's cousin Jenna's boyfriend Adam was a natural with the babies!
what a beautiful Thanksgiving with your kiddos! Glad you were able to do so many fun things with family.
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