Alright, so you heard it here, after 27 years in the mountains of Colorado, Mom and Dad are selling their place and moving. Its so exciting and terrifying and sad and wonderful. The reality that this was quite possibly my last Christmas there was kind of a big deal this year. Change is always good, but sometimes its hard to say goodbye.
That said, man did we have a fun Christmas. Lily and Evie just love the mountains and Evie was so serious about giving "uggs" to any one or thing that would let her. She especially loved hugging Skittles whenever she could.
Lily introduced Papa to CandyLand and they had a blast. Sweet Lily had the hardest time waiting to open presents. I cannot tell you how many times I was asked, "Mommy can we open a present?" I am so glad we had several days and many presents that we could dole out. It spread the wealth a little bit better!
Most of our time up there was spent outside! The Lord was so wonderful and gave us a WHITE CHRISTMAS! Not only was it white on Christmas day, but we got over a foot of snow the day after Christmas. It was so perfect. The little girls spent many hours sledding and wrestling through the snow.
Even Papa took a break from his regular chores to catch a sled run. So much fun! When we weren't out playing and freezing, we spent our hours watching "Brave," eating, making graham cracker houses, eating fudge, playing horsey, eating some more and making more memories.
What fun.
I treasure this place and will miss it a whole lot. I am so glad that my girls will have some brief memories here. Hopefully Lily will remember a lot and Evie will remember through pictures.
Our days were relaxing and fun. Christmas could not have played out better for us. My girls were thoroughly spoiled by all of their grandmas and grandpas. Seriously, Santa's got nothing on them. I took pictures and soaked up every part of it. I found myself getting excited about the next chapters in all of our lives and wondering what next Christmas will look like. No matter, if we are all together, that is what makes it home.
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