Catching Up!

We've had a busy last two weeks and are excited to get you all caught up on things. Sorry for not posting last weekend, but time just got away from us. We've put a lot of our pictures in collages for you on this post so that you can see lots without taking up too much space. Seat belts on - - - this is going to be a long post!

We've had a great winter so far, even though it's technically not winter yet. The snow has been excellent and finally the timing of a huge storm was perfect to allow us to be able to enjoy it all. We did a little sledding in our circle and made snow angels. It was super deep but incredibly light and fluffy. The warm weather has come back the last few days and we only have just a little snow left now. It was definitely fun while it lasted! We're sure there will be more.

And, as always, we've had a lot of fun just playing around the house.

We went down to Thanksgiving Point to see the Christmas lights and the reindeer. This one is Prancer - and we got to pet him. Super soft - surprisingly soft!
Our Aunt Jen Jen flew up and got to spend a week with us while daddy was in Atlanta for a conference. The first thing we did with her was go to the Festival of Trees. Aunt Lu and Bart went with us as well. It was so much fun - we love good holiday traditions! We had been looking forward to visiting with the Big Guy to tell him what we were thinking about by way of Christmas presents. Sam was brave but still wasn't too excited about seeing him.
We looked at beautifully decorated Christmas trees, ate yummy food, saw gingerbread houses, and played in the Kids Corner. We shopped - - as if we had a chance when Aunt Jen Jen and mommy get together! We crafted and read books. So much fun!

Before daddy left town, they also surprised us with a trip to the North Pole on the North Pole Express (Heber Valley Railroad). It was super great!
Do the smiles on our faces give you any idea of how excited we were?We had hot cocoa and cookies. We sang songs. And we spent time with Mrs. Claus and then Santa himself.

And just a cute picture of us for fun!We also got some sad news that our Aunt Mary Isabell died and so Grandma and Grandpa G. flew up to go with us to Wyoming for her funeral. She was one of our most favorite relatives! It was great to see her kids (mommy's cousins) and make some new friends. We stayed in our favorite condos in Star Valley while we were there and let everyone watch "The Polar Express" movie with us - they hadn't ever seen it before . . . can you believe it?Here I am in my little nest up in the loft. This condo had an elk on the loft instead of the moose at the one next door that we stayed in last time. Daddy got back in town a few days ago and then this past weekend we treated mommy to a late birthday dinner at our favorite restaurant. Sam and I got to ride the saddle since she wouldn't do it. (Our server was incredibly patient and nice!)This weekend we also went Christmas tree hunting and came home (from a local tree lot) with a beauty. We got it all decorated and love sitting in front of it . . . just to look at it!And of course, we put up our train. Daddy had to do some serious surgery on it to get it running but it's been chugging well since the surgery. We love this train!We'll try not to let another week go by without posting - our fingers are tired from typing so much. Thanks for reading all the way through . . . now here's Sam.

Sam Alert: Hey there everyone . . . here are some cute pictures of me from the last two weeks. Enjoy!

On the North Pole ExpressIn Star Valley at the condo - I would rather be outside!

At home riding Dash
In my room reading books - I can't get enough of books lately. Daddy and mommy are so happy about this!Sam out - take care everyone!

P.S. In a late Sunday development . . . I just got back from the Urgent Care Center with 7 (yes, count them . . . SEVEN) stitches in my forehead. I fell off one of our bar stools this afternoon and cracked my head open. It wasn't a long cut, but it sure was deep. My fat lip and bonked head agree that it didn't feel very good. But let it be known that I didn't cry a single tear at the doctor's... not even as they were putting stitches in! I'm one tough cookie! All is well!