Erin Bellaire photographs her husband, Mark, and son Jacob, 8, in front of the family Christmas tree before cutting it down Saturday at Trees to Please in Norridgewock.

Jacob Bellaire, 8, pelts his father, Mark, with a snowball while hunting for the family Christmas tree Saturday at Trees to Please in Norridgewock.

Mark Bellaire, of Clinton, inspects a balsam fir for suitability as his family’s Christmas tree Saturday at Trees to Please in Norridgewock.

Jared Waraskevich loads a balsam fir onto a waiting four-wheeler as Mark Bellaire, right, watches on Saturday at Trees to Please in Norridgewock. The Bellaire family, of Clinton, visits a different tree farm each year in pursuit of the perfect family tree.

Jacob Bellaire, 8, of Clinton, pokes his head through a cut-out hole on a painted wooden Christmas tree Saturday at Trees to Please in Norridgewock.