One more Birthday and Of Course Christmas!!

This month Coltin turned 8. The celebrations seemed to be spread out all month. I guess that is what happens when your born near Christmas and you see different family members at different times. I believe he enjoyed the special moment each time.

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Laura and her kids came to Colorado before Christmas. So we all got together in Grand Lake for an early Christmas celebration. Guess this one could be our last. :( It was fun having all the kids together. Papa played Santa and handed out gifts. We spent a few hours out sledding and going for snowmobile rides. We also kept with a fairly recent tradition of helping a local rancher feed his cattle via horse drawn sled. It was cold and fun!

I just love the smiles I got for this picture!!

Here we are celebrating our Christmas at home. Since we didn't get a tree this year I put some lights on an artificial tree in the basement so the kids could sleep together under it on Christmas Eve. I think that might be a new tradition. We also decorated a small table top tree to put a few gifts under. It was a fun simple Christmas.

Merry Christmas

School Programs, Santa, and one big OUCH!!!

Coltin's school program combined the 1st and 2nd graders in a "Bear-y Merry Holiday." He had 2 small speaking parts and did pretty good. The songs were fun. Pictures are a bit blurred cause I had to zoom way in.

Everitt's program was just his little kindergarten class.

He said his lines awesome.

We got to see Santa again.

We heard Everitt tell Santa he wanted a dog and a horse!

Alayna wished for a princess book.

WARNING!!

Graphic photos...

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Poor baby! He was running around with Coltin and fell onto a cabinet handle. The biggest goose egg I've ever seen. He hurt but wasn't upset for too long. I was! :) This happened 12/13 and here is what he looked like 4 days later.

Still a bit of a bump, but mostly a bruise. It started draining down around his eyes. He looked great for Christmas photos.

This was on the 21st.