2024 Christmas Tree

2023 Christmas Tree

2022 Christmas Tree

Saturday afternoon, Sharon and I decorated the Christmas Tree. Given my tradition of giving Sharon an ornament every year since we have been together, decorating the tree is a joyous trip down memory lane.

2021 Christmas Tree

This year's Christmas Tree has been a little bit of an odyssey. We bought it on December 4, but didn't actually get it up until Decembr 14. Initally, I had trouble using the stand from last year. I made two attempts to put the stand on and bring it in the house. Both were failures; it was not stable.

I ordered a heavy duty stand from Amazon. Tuesday night, using the new stand, I was able to get it in the house and stable. In a shock to all of us, we are very pleased with the tree! Surprisingly, it may be the tallest tree that we have ever had.

2020 Christmas Tree

After picking out the tree last Friday, we got the tree delivered on Wednesday night. It is going to take a couple of days to get it decorated.

2019 Christmas Tree

2018 Christmas Tree

In 2015 and 2016, we got Christmas trees at Able's on Sunrise. We were extremely happy with the trees that we got there. When that lot disappeared in 2017, we weren't sure what to do. We stopped at a lot at Cal Expo and then at Lamb's in Elk Grove. We bought trees at Lamb's from 2009 to 2014. We ended up buying a flocked tree at Lamb's. Sharon and Jack were very unhappy with the tree; they felt that it was too small.

Last Wednesday night [November 28], Sharon and I stopped at Bambi's Christmas Trees at Douglas and South Harding. Apparently, this lot has been there for years. They had a wide assortment of large trees, they flock trees and they deliver. We headed up buying a tree tagged as 11 to 12 feet. It was delivered tonight. Sharon went home early to meet them. By the time I got home, the tree was in the house and up on a stand. It is definitely the biggest tree that we have ever gotten!

2017 Christmas Tree

In 2015 and 2016, we got Christmas trees at Able's on Sunrise. We were extremely happy with the trees that we got there. When that lot disappeared this year, we weren't sure what to do. Last Friday night on the way to the Gainsley's Christmas Party, we stopped at a lot at Cal Expo and then at Lamb's in Elk Grove. We bought trees at Lamb's from 2009 to 2014. We ended up buying a flocked tree at Lamb's.

I picked up the tree on Saturday morning (December 2). Sharon's nephew Eric came over and helped us get it into the house and up on the stand. We decorated the tree after dinner [December 5].

Sharon is not completely satisfied. Although it is a great looking tree, she thinks it is too small. [Note to self], let her pick out the tree next year!

2016 Christmas Tree

2015 Christmas Tree

2015 Christmas Tree

After a busy couple of weeks, Sharon and I finished decorating the Christmas Tree on Friday night.

2014 Christmas Tree

2013 Christmas Tree

2012 Christmas Tree

2011 Christmas Tree

Putting Lights on the Xmas Tree

2011 Christmas Tree

For the third year in a row, we got a Christmas Tree at Lamb's Christmas Trees on West Stockton Boulevard off of Sheldon. After spending most of the day shuttling boxes back and forth to the mini storage and then struggling to put up the outside Christmas lights, we took a break late in the day to pick out a flocked tree.

2010 Christmas Tree

Putting Ornaments on the Christmas Tree

Putting Lights on the Xmas Tree