Alpaca Smooches

We toured a 'Choose n Cut' Christmas tree farm yesterday and alpacas had been brought in to amuse visiting children. And no, alpacas are not indigenous creatures to the NC Mountains. This area grows Frazer firs and it is becoming a tradition for all the city folk to come up here for Thanksgiving, visit a farm and pick a tree to take back home with 'em. The 'Choose and Cut' phenomena is sweet sentiment and good opportunity for families to spend time together. However, I am grateful that my children haven't strayed too far from the land and when it is time for us to put up the tree, we climb our mountain and find a suitable one to chop down. Our tree is never perfect and we giggle over it's imperfections for the entire season. That is what makes it a perfect tree for my family.