Christmas w/ the Fam!

It's hard to believe, but our family Christmas has come to an end. We had such a great time together -- all nine of us packed in to our little ski condo! It was certainly great to be together; the time passed too quickly. We had lots of adventure: xc skiing, snow-shoeing (Leah & I mastered Mt. Royal), running in the snow (Dev & Trav), attempting to "snow skate" (Ethan) and an all-day ski adventure to A-Basin. We also made lots of time for relaxation: movies, Settlers of Catan, reading, and sleeping. Of course, no family get together would be complete w/out lots of great food. Now the family is headed back to the great state of WA...Dev & Laris head to Portland next week. It's less than two weeks until we depart to the land down under. So much to do before then :)...

Hook's Visit

We had a great time with Jonathan's parents when they came to visit. They came at just the right time -- hours before a major snowstorm!! We got almost three feet while they were here. Thanks to the fresh snow, we were able to go on two xc ski outings (one major 4 hour trek). Jonathan and his dad got our Christmas tree too -- a little Charlie Brown tree:). We decorated it together and then celebrated our Christmas early. Since all of our Christmas supplies are in a basement in Fort Collins, we went w/ the lights, candy canes, and 2$ Walmart ball ornaments:). We're going for "simple" this year!