I had to take a picture of my mountains as we were travelling through. Matt thought this one might be the one they were going to hike for High Adventure, and then he changed his mind. We debated back and forth for days if we should go to CO because I got really sick with the flu a few days before we left and had nothing packed. While Matt took the boys to the Ward Christmas Party, I decided to just start packing in case we decided to leave in the morning. It kept my mind busy and off missing the boys participating in some of their firsts...sitting on Santa's lap and Nathan singing in front of people. We decided to leave the next morning on Saturday, early early Saturday morning Nathan woke up with a high fever. Yes, we were the culprits. I bet we got everyone at church sick because we had no idea that Nathan was sick. It takes 14-16 hours to make it to Cedaredge. Those were some long hours as Matt got sick on the next day. They boys travelled well, and Jared stayed away from being sick until the day before we left for Dallas. Matt, Nathan, and I were sick as dogs and in bed most of the time. It was nice to be pampered by my parents and not have to cook meals.
Christmas Eve Day we woke up to snow. It kept snowing and snowing, so we had a white Christmas too. PERFECT!! Nathan was still really sick but wanted to play for a little while in the snow. I wish that he would have been feeling better. It was so good to see most of my siblings...we missed seeing John and his family but saw them twice already this year.
Bridgette playing outside with Nathan. It is so nice to have some older kids around to help with the boys.
Becca loved to play with Nathan and Jared.
Jared sandwhich in between some of his cousins.
Christmas morning at 6:30AM. Yup...even though Nathan was sick he woke up early and wanted to see what Santa brought him. He was so excited this year and it made Jared excited too. We had a family gathering the night before, and with Nathan being sick he went to bed at 7PM. He said, "How is Santa going to come with all of these people." He would also tell Jared for months that he had to stay in bed and sleep otherwise Santa would not come.
Good thing they share their toys as Jared loved Nathan's bike. Toward the end of the week, Nathan was pedaling and riding all on his own in the house.
Nathan just chillin. You can tell that he is not feeling well. I felt so bad for him because he just couldn't get excited about much since he felt so rotten.
Merry Christmas Grammy and Papa.
The boys loved the miniature gumball machines that we got.
We had to get a snow shovel in CO since they are hard to find in TX. Matt wanted one to sweep off the nasty berries that we get in the winter on our sidewalk. It works like a charm.
Nathan a few minutes after he woke up...ready for bed again.
Santa brought Jared his own boots, so now Nathan and Jared can wear their own.
Susie Q is Grammy and Papa's cat, which the boys adored. She is a toddler herself and loves to get into mischief and play. Since Nathan was sick, he slept with Matt and i slept with Jared at night. The cat would come in and join us for naps and night time on the bed. The cat would entertain the boys for hours...maybe we should get one.
The boys loved the accessories (helmet, gloves, elbow pads, and knee pads).
Jared playing with the cat with Nathan's air compressor hose. He would run around the house, and she would chase it.
The boys loved to play on their pool table with all of the balls, and Nathan really liked ping pong.
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