Christmas in Colorado

Jeremy took a week off of work and we drove to Colorado to spend Christmas with Nana, Grandpa, and Talon. 

Highlights of our trip: Shasta, Butterfly pavilion, playing games, A Christmas Story Musical, Las Tortugas, toffee & fudge, the park. 

My three babes sleeping while I (cough cough) am driving. 

One of Carly's Christmas presents was the Endless Alphabet App for the ipad.  Best idea ever! She didn't even watch a show until the last 20 minutes of our 12 hour drive.

Books with Nana

Carly and Shasta played hide and go seek a lot. It was too cute. Carly would hide and Shasta would go find her. Nana would hide Shasta and Carly would find her. 

At the Butterfly Pavilion. Carly loved walking up the stairs and having us point to what
was in the glass.

We held Rosie the Spider!

Carly looking at the star fish. She decided not to touch it as soon as Jeremy picked her up.

Jeremy touched a butterfly. After that Carly told us to touch every butterfly we could see. 

Nana and Emma watching butterflies.

Nana and Carly watching all the pretty butterflies.

Emma even started picking up the ball and throwing it for Shasta.

Emma enjoying some snow.

Carly loves loves loves Shasta. Where ever Shasta was Carly wanted to be with her. She loves throwing the ball in the air so Shasta could catch it.

Emma LOVES stairs. Any time she got the chance, she was crawling as fast as she could to the stairs to go up!

Carly offering Talon some of the chocolate from the spoon.

Nana helping Carly wash off her hands.

We took the girls to the park where Jeremy and I had our wedding reception. We try and visit this park every time we go and get a picture. This year it was freezing, windy, and super icy.

Jim and Heidi surprised us with tickets to go see A Christmas Story The Musical!
It was so good. They had songs about everything that happened. A song about the boy getting his tongue stuck on the pole, a song about his red ryder bb gun, a song when he visits Santa. It was super funny. We liked it a lot.

Me and my handsome date :)

One....two...THREE!!!!!!

How we watch shoes at Grandpa and Nana's house.

Carly and Emma with Tasia.

AAHhh I haven't seen this girl in three years. (We were college roommates). We finally got to meet up in Colorado and visit for a bit at Cafe Rio. It was so fun. She got to meet Carly and Emma. 

Our matching pajamas! I was so excited for us to wear these Christmas morning!!!

Merry Christmas!
Our presents from Jim & Heidi. Jeremy got ties, t shirts, and a picture of Lion King, and Coco motion. I got some shirts and a balloon making book with balloons (Jeremy hates balloons).  

The girls with their presents from Nana & Grandpa, Tucker & Sawyer, Kellie & Brad. 

Nana & Grandpa got them books, clothes, bear, Leap Frog barn for the fridge, fairy wings, framed Jesus picture.
Tucker & Sawyer got Emma a pink & teal outfit and got Carly some Fancy Nancy books.
Kellie & Brad got them adorable matching black and gold outfits.
Not pictured: clothes from Lin & Cathy for both Carly and Emma.

Talon in shorts and Carly all bundled up on Christmas day playing with Shasta.

Emma loved when Shasta would lick her feet. She giggled.

Emma playing tug-o-war with Shasta.

Jeremy and I went to Las Tortugas and ordered a Huerfanita Torta with jalepeno and chipotle with some horchata to drink. It was SOOO good.

We travel in style. Carly would yell "bright!" and we would put her sunglasses on. 

Emma loved playing with the lunchable container. Thanks Grandpa for the lunchables!
They were a huge hit.