Christmas Tree hunt

So a few weeks ago my sister Autumn sent out a text saying she was going to get tags for Christmas tress if anyone wanted to go should be at her house at 5:30 am. Its only 10 bucks for a tag and I thought OK we will give a try why not right. So a group of us met up bright and early the next morning and drove up to midway for our tags. To say the least we weren't nearly as prepared as some people. Obvious rookies but just that experience was a good time with Dapper Dan and the rest of the crew. So we planned to go the Sunday before Thanksgiving because the ranger guy told us the earlier the better for more choice on trees. So this Sunday we headed up.
I thought it was so much fun. We trudged through the snow that was "crotch" deep (Tiff's words). Xavier and Annika didn't dig it to much so lucky for us grandma Kathryn had come along for the fun and was sitting in the car with Gabby girl where Xman and Annika spent the majority of the time as well. The rest of the kids did really well as we hiked in the snow and wandered around looking for the tree that spoke to us. Another good thing Grandma and Granddad joined us, my dad had a chainsaw and nobody else brought one. Like I said before obvious rookies. Audge and Dan found their tree first and brought it down to the cars, Tom and Tiff, next or Autumn and Mitch not sure, Mike and I were the last to claim our tree for the afternoon. Unfortunately Andrew and Shawna and Corbin and Jaimie didn't have a tree speak to them and the weather was turning and time running out so we all headed home. Those lucky sons of guns get to go do it all again hopefully with better luck next time. (don't forget a saw guys). Anyway here are a few random pictures that Mike chose, there wasn't many options due to the snow and huge gloves. Our trees are very Charlie Brownish but I think I speak for us all when I say we chose them they are ours and we love them. Thanks Autumn for the great idea, I hope we all make it a new tradition I for one had a great time. Owen, Olivia, Canyon in the snow
The yucky weather as we follow Andrew up the canyon
Madz and Zar in the snow
Shawna and Xav before he gave up

How did we spend our time?

So I have been trying to upload pictures for a Halloween post for a week or more now and every time I try it says it can't upload "program isn't responding" uggh so frustrating... So I thought I would ask this Question because I was thinking about it today....
As kids how did we spend our time? My kids have been movie fanatics lately, I can't even tell you how many times I've watched the Cat in the Hat or Shrek, or Home Alone or Batman. When Zarley comes home from school she says I haven't even watched any TV and wants to watch TV or movies. I don't have this problem in the summer because my kids spend almost every waking minute outside but it's cold now so we are inside and all they want to do is watch something on TV. So today as my boys were fighting over watching a show they were going to watch when we got back from errands I thought what did I do as a kid because I know I wasn't watching movies all the time because I think my family was the very last in America to get a VHS. I played I think all the time really I don't remember I seem to have a horrible memory when it comes to my childhood... I know I played Barbies I know I had an imaginary friend that I did everything with and I know I didn't watch so much TV.
Now days our kids watch TV constantly in the car in their rooms all day if they aren't watching TV they are on the computer or playing video games. What ever happened to good old fashion playtime? I think technology is the downfall of creativity and playtime (not to mention the American family right mike? ;} ). So although it is fantastic at times and really what would life be like with out it, what would life be without it? Maybe a bit more imaginative?
So think about what you did and what do your kids do?