Breckenridge

We spent some time in Breckenridge during our Christmas week in Colorado! I think it is so awesome that our kids can ski with their grandparents!

Fun in the condo's bathtub!

My dad made everyone marshmallow guns.  We had a stellar fight in the condo!

Trying to hit the target!

Joe pelted me in the eye with a marshmallow so I wore my helmet and goggles for the rest of the fight!

We took Jacob for a ride on the gondola since he wasn't able to ski!  Hopefully we will be able to get him going next year!

Maya eating a beignet at a cajun restaurant in town

Family picture time!

We stopped to see some friends in Denver on our way back to Windsor!  It was so good to see them and their awesome kids!  Gabi and Octavia have a very special bond.

Ice Skating

My Mom and I took the girls ice skating on Christmas Eve.  We laughed a lot and took lots of falls, but eventually go the hang of it!

Christmas in Colorado

We spent a week over Christmas at my Mom and Dad's new house in Windsor, CO.  My brother and his girlfriend were also able to join us for the week.  We had lots of fun!

Snowman built with Papa Gary

They even got my playing Just Dance 2016 (a Christmas present) on the wii!

Lots of ping pong games!

and pool!  Gabi was a fast learner!

Decorating Christmas cookies

Everyone holding up their ornament after the annual ornament exchange!

Opening Christmas gifts after Mass.  Thanks to Angelene for taking these pictures!

Wrapping paper that Maya made to cover her calendar that she made for us at school.

A cowboy nutcracker to add to my mom's collection!

A special card for Papa Gary

Dump Trucks make Jacob happy!

Loving her new Stormy Kromer!

Maya has her own scooter now!

Gabi received her own Kindle to read books!

Maya holding up her new monkey legos from Santa

December Fun

We had a special visitor right after Christmas.  Cadence, a relative from Texas, came to stay with us for the week. She doesn't see much snow in Houston, so we took her up the mountain for an afternoon of sledding

Cadence loved our dog, Hudson.  The feeling was mutual...Hudson thinks he is a lap dog.

Gabi & Maya played basketball this winter.  Both loved it!

We made lots of sugar cookies to take with us to Colorado and decorate over Christmas.

Joyce buys the kids matching Christmas outfits every year and it is fun to get them together for some pictures.

Maya had a holiday dance recital during a craft fair.  She thought her outfit was pretty snazzy!

Our annual gingerbread houses!!