The school tree

Zoey's nursery school went on a field trip and cut down a Christmas tree yesterday. It was an interesting activity. At first it sounded like fun. We met at the school and sang Christmas carols then got ready to go. All the kids were excited and looked so cute bundled up. We got to the tree farm and they started the hike to pick out their tree. Then the real fun started. We have about 6" of snow and apparently walking through it when you're only 3 feet tall is challenging. By the time they got to the tree all the kids were whining and crying. They served them cookies and hot coca for a snack, in the snow, which I'm sure sounded fun but ended up being a mess. Most of them wouldn't drink the coca hot so they put snow in it. They cut down the tree and then dragged it back to the cars. By the time they got back all the kids were cold, it was only 20 degrees, and tired. It was the first time Zoey has ever cut down a fresh tree to so I wanted her to have the experience. I think we might pass on the trip next year though. Here are some pics.