Sometimes we do real trees and sometimes we do fake trees. This year my older girls (11 & 10 at the time) really wanted to go hunting in the mountains for a real tree. We hooked up with friends and spent the day in the mountains, in the snow. We made a big fire pit right in the snow and had a big fire, cooked chili and hot chocolate over the fire, went sledding, and went Christmas tree hunting. It was a fabulous Christmasy day, with snow falling all day long. It was cold, but we bundled up and had a great time. My 2 year old was freezing but would have stayed out there sledding all day long if we let him.
ps Jeff- Are you LDS? Where is your daughter serving a mission?