Merry Christmas - albeit a little late. We've been so busy and full of holiday cheer that I've put off adding any new pictures or posts. Now I'm incredibly behind but will slowly start uploading some new photos.
Before leaving for Montana, we tried to savor as much holiday cheer in Phoenix as we could. We visited Santa in Kierland. This is a great Santa - he has a village, and fake snowfall, and Ms. Claus dancing with the children. Elayna enjoyed all of that up until it was her turn with Santa. She refused to sit with him and even cried sitting on Aaron's lap. It was a valid attempt but this is the best photo we got.
We left for Montana on Thursday the 17th. The trip started off badly when my Grandma cracked her hip Friday morning. She is doing better than expected - no hospitalization, no surgery - but is staying with my aunt in Bozeman so we saw less of her than we had hoped for.
The snow as also disappointing but we made the most of it. Elayna warmed up to sledding and quickly learned to walk in the snow boots. She was adorable in her coat and hat!
We had a great Christmas with lots of friends and relatives. Santa brought Elayna a rocking horse and she LOVED it. She called 'horsey' whenever she wanted to play and was a natural rider.
We flew home yesterday, Sunday the 27th after 10 days on the ranch. Elayna had her first official experience as a passenger with her own seat (due to a hellacious flight to Mt) and was AMAZING. We are happy to be home in our own beds and settling back into our routines. It was a wonderful Christmas.
