Christmas has come and gone and it was a whirlwind. We decided last minute to go to Breckenridge for Christmas. Mike offered us the house and we decided why not. So we or I hurried to get every thing ready to go. We let the kids open their gifts early so we wouldnt have to carry all of it up there. We left around noon on Friday and drove to Mickeys house west of Colorado Springs. We ran into a blizzard on the way there. It was so bad driving down the road to his house we had to look out our windows to see how close we were to the ditch that was the only way to stay on the road. And when we got there the storm had knocked some power lines down and they had no power. We made it to Mikes house the next afternoon. We had a great time while we were there. Mickey, Paula and the kids came with us for a few days and we loved that. We talked and played games and even got to go eat lunch with out the kids one day thanks to Halie.The kids had a blast sledding and playing they rarely get to see each other. It is so beautiful up there I just love it. I would go back today if I could We even had a real Christmas Eve dinner turkey dressing and all the works. We did take the girls stockings with the Santa gifts Halie got her new phone ( we tricked her into thinking we hadnt gotten in the mail yet but had it the whole time) Sierra got a Hanna Montana phone. But their favorite gift was the WII we got them with the help of my mom THANKS MOM!!! We started home the Saturday before New years. Sunday Ryan went dirt bike riding ( I couldnt believe it after he drove for 13 hours on Saturday) The girls and I unpacked and repacked and headed to Powderly for the long weekend to have Christmas with all the family since we missed it.
Ryan drove there that evening. Tammy,George and the kids came to moms and we played cards and let the kids open their gifts. Monday we went to Ryans moms for Christmas. And that evening Ryan and I went to Michellas for New Years Eve. Sonya her husband and her brother and sister in law was there we had a great time I even won the poker pot. New Years day we had lunch at moms and went and visited Granny Belle and PaPas. We watched old home videos I really enjoyed our visit. I hated missing Christmas with them.
We came home that evening and Sierra stayed at Nanas we let her skip school for two days.
Halie wont miss a day she wants to be exempt from her mid terms. On Thursday we decided to go to Muentser for the weekend so We packed the motor home. Kim and Colton went with us and he had a blast. kim said he absolutely loved it. Jordan and his dad came up on Sunday to ride so they got to spend some time together. Came home Sunday late afternoon. And I am TIRED and sick. I thought some of the wood we burned had kicked up my allergies but I am not sure its not a touch of the flu. Both girls went back to school Monday and Ryan went to LA. on Wednesday. I think we are saying home this weekend. I need a break. Over the whole Christmas break I was home 2 nights. The girls are doing good, Halie had to cook a meal Sunday night and write a report on it, she cooked Italian sausage manacotii (sp)and it turned out really good, and she got a 100 on the paper. She went to dinner and to the movies with her BFF this week (just the two of them). We are getting Sierra back in with a therapist her little nervous habit is getting worse and a friend of mine said its not normal and we needed to get her in with some one. Still not sure what we are going to do with her next year.
I hope everyone had a great holiday and a even better new year.
Heres your pics BAM. 1st pic is of Ryan and colton on my bike, Sierra,Colton (on his little 4 wheeler) and Ryan both at Muenster , us at the house we stay at in Breckenridge, the girls tubing, at cindys on New Years eve, Dixie in her winter getup she hated the snow,Christmas eve dinner and finally the 4 of us at Keystone.
