Baby's First Christmas

This year was our turn to be in Colorado for Christmas. We went up to Estes Park on Saturday, Dec. 22 for a little pre-Chirstmas relaxation. Nate got to open one of this presents early, the Wii, which kept everyone entertained for the next couple days with bowling and golf. Christmas Day was our typical commute to see all the family. We started in Estes Park, drove to our house to drop off the dogs and then headed to Nate's grandparents house in Lakewood for Christmas lunch with the Bustamante side of the family. Then we headed up to Berthoud via our house for Christmas dinner with the Vielehr side of the family. It's always a long day but it's great to see the entire family. It was great to have a white Christmas and luckily it didn't affect our travels too much. We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.

7th Annual Girl's Gift Exchange

This weekend was our 7th Annual Girl's Gift Exchange. It was the biggest group yet, 16. We had it at Betsy's parents house since ours numbers exceeded the capacity of Betsy and Lee's living room. There was lots of good food, great gifts, lots of stealing and great company. We were also joined by Koben, Riley and Chester. View more photos here.

2 Months Old and 12 lbs. 2 oz.

We had Riley's 2 month doctor's visit on Friday. Riley was 12 pounds, 2 ounces and almost 23 " long. He also received his first round of shots. They gave him 3 shots in his thighs. He screamed, as you would imagine, but he quickly quited down once they were done. I can't believe how fast he is growing. He has almost grown out of a few of his outfits. He is smiling a ton and "talking" lots too. He has discovered his reflection in the mirror of the swing and enjoys smiling at himself. We are looking forward to all his changes to come.

Tree Hunting

Saturday was the Vielehr family annual Xmas tree hunt, Chris and I met my family and other friends at our property West of Boulder. There were about 20 people with us and we ended up cutting about 10-12 trees total. It might sound like a lot of trees to cut, but on the 10 acre parcel there are a lot of trees growing into each other, so our cutting actually helps some of the other trees grow as well as with fire mitigation. Chris ended up getting a tree about 8-9 feet tall, mine was closer to 12-14 feet. We got them loaded on the Land Cruiser and headed home. My tree was so heavy that Chris had to help me carry it in to the house, luckily it fit. Next is the hard part, decorating it.