Marcus Holmes, from Fauquier County, searches through the trees at Snickers Gap Tree Farm, near Round Hill.

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Liz Holmes pulls her 21-month-old daughter, Mandy, on a sled while her other daughter, Ashley, 13, helps find a tree.

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Ashley, Liz, Morgan and Taylor Holmes look for the right tree to decorate their house.

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Morgan Holmes, 9, pulls a sleigh through the trees while trying to catch up to the rest of the family to see the tree their dad picked out.

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Taylor, Mandy, Liz and Morgan Holmes watch as their father cuts down the family Christmas tree.

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Marcus Holmes uses a hand saw to cut down a Christmas tree.

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The Holmes family heads back to the barn at Snickers Gap Tree Farm with their tree.

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Morgan, Ashley and Taylor Holmes pull their Christmas tree through the snow.

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Morgan, Ashley and Taylor Holmes pull their Christmas tree through the snow.

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Trees wait under the falling snow for shoppers looking for the "perfect" tree.

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Morgan, Ashley and Taylor Holmes fall on top of each other while trying to pull the Christmas tree down a hill.

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Morgan, Ashley and Taylor Holmes pull their Christmas tree through the snow.

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Morgan, Ashley and Taylor Holmes pull their Christmas tree back to the barn with their father, Marcus, close behind.

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Juergen Jankovits, a cousin of the owner of the Snickers Gap Tree Farm, uses a machine to shake the snow and dead branches out of the Holmes' Christmas tree.

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Juergen Jankovits pulls the Holmes' tree through a machine to wrap up the branches so that it can be tied to the top of a car.

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Marcus Holmes secures the tree to the top of the car while Liz gets the kids into their seats.

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Lightly falling snow covers a barn next to the Snickers Gap Christmas tree farm.

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