{"id":10522,"date":"2017-12-18T08:45:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T13:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=10522"},"modified":"2017-12-14T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T15:59:11","slug":"picking-out-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Picking Out a Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/turkey-day-2017\/\">fun<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/post-thanksgiving-lights\/\">few<\/a> days, it was off to begin the holiday season in full force by picking out a Christmas tree! We headed again to <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/getting-into-the-holiday-spirit\/\">Ticonderoga<\/a> Farm to enjoy a beautiful morning in the country. And, of course, we came home with a tree!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10522 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-10-44-19-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.44.19-1-e1511737217403-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10535\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.44.19-1-e1511737217403-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.44.19-1-e1511737217403-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10535'>\n\t\t\t\tChair pose\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-10-41-41\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.41.41-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10536\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.41.41-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.41.41-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10536'>\n\t\t\t\tA bit unbalanced\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-10-34-36-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.34.36-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10537\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.34.36-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.34.36-1-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10537'>\n\t\t\t\tJumping pillow!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-10-47-06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.47.06-e1511737754322-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10544\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.47.06-e1511737754322-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-10.47.06-e1511737754322-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10544'>\n\t\t\t\tOne slide of many\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-11-24-04-1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.24.04-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10532\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.24.04-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.24.04-1-1-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10532'>\n\t\t\t\tBouncy pillow take 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-11-22-39-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.22.39-1-e1511737715541-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10543\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.22.39-1-e1511737715541-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.22.39-1-e1511737715541-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10543'>\n\t\t\t\tOwen gets in on the fun\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-11-38-17-hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.38.17-HDR-e1511737425475-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10542\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.38.17-HDR-e1511737425475-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.38.17-HDR-e1511737425475-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10542'>\n\t\t\t\tFeeding the goats\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-11-06-35\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.06.35-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10534\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.06.35-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-11.06.35-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10534'>\n\t\t\t\tS&#8217;mores!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-12-22-00\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.22.00-e1511737134106-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10528\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.22.00-e1511737134106-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.22.00-e1511737134106-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10528'>\n\t\t\t\tMeeting Santa\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-12-21-23\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.21.23-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10541\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.21.23-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.21.23-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10541'>\n\t\t\t\tGiving Santa a high five\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-12-30-24-1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.30.24-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10539\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.30.24-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.30.24-1-1-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10539'>\n\t\t\t\tFound the tree!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/2017-11-25-12-35-56\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.35.56-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10530\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.35.56-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-11-25-12.35.56-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10530'>\n\t\t\t\tGoing home with the tree!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The crew shakes out the tree then packages up for us to take.  Pretty cool!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9c54n92RSU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a fun few days, it was off to begin the holiday season in full force by picking out a Christmas tree! We headed again to Ticonderoga Farm to enjoy a beautiful morning in the country. And, of course, we came home with a tree! The crew shakes out the tree then packages up for&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/picking-out-a-tree\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[57,22,15],"class_list":["post-10522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-picture","category-video","tag-family-outings","tag-holidays","tag-out-and-about"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10522"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10650,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10522\/revisions\/10650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}