When Christmas evening came we had a great family dinner(even Dustin's couscous squash was pretty good ;) Finally after dinner it was time for presents. Dad gave such amazing and thoughtful gifts this year. All the grand kids got marshmallow shooters, which commenced with a 30 minute marshmallow fight before we could finish presents. ;)
Along with all our great gifts, Dad made everyone a walking stick with sticks that he and Mom had found on their last trip up the mountain. What a keepsake! They turned out beautifully and I love mine!
Christmas day was wonderful, we enjoyed the nativity, orange story and hanging out with the family!
Sunday was another busy but great day. Alicia hosts a Ladies Tea every year and it was so much fun! It's so nice to be able to get together with all the lovely ladies...especially when I am not hosting! Thanks Nelli for such a great afternoon!
That evening we had a birthday party for Rora...that's right, shes ONE! The highlight of her party was when she ate her cake. Grandpa Tim let her feed him cake off her fingers...what a great grandpa! She was so sweet to share her birthday cake with him. Even Grandma Lisa took a bite from her! Brave, brave people. For the record, I would NEVER eat mashed cake from my babies fingers...but what a memory!
The rest of our vacation we tried to relax and just enjoy our time with our family. Kira and Kenzie are the best of friends and have such a great time together!
Even our trip home was pretty good. We had a 2 1/2 hour layover in Denver and after a yummy pizza dinner the girls enjoyed two hours of running on the walking escalator(not sure the name) one side wasn't running so the girls walked on the side that was running and while Rora walked back on the out of order one, Kira ran back on the moving one. I couldn't believe how entertaining it was for them!(Sorry no picture.) Plus they both napped on the flight since they had spent 2 hours running around.
We were so grateful to be home and see Daddy! After 10 days away, home was such a welcome sight!
I love when u guys come out next time it needs to. Be permanent. Thanks for the fun week. Love you guys
ReplyDeleteWhen I have been babysitting, I have always had the no-eating mashed food from the baby's hand policy, too. It is just so dangerous! Thanks for reading my blog. I decided I should start blogging again, so I had to come find your blog too! It's wonderful. :)
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