"First Christmas" in Woodland Park, December 19th.
Attempt to get a good "under the tree picture" of the kids.
And... try again...
Nope. Moving on...
Handmade puppets from Grandmom. Joel loved his even more, resulting in only blurry pictures...
But here's a good one:
That afternoon, driving to Paonia, Colorado, Jim's (aka: "Jimmy") childhood home.
Where the creation of this wreath is highly debated.
And where there are wonderful treasures to explore on the farm. Yep, that's the Willys Jeep that was the getaway car in our wedding!
Where Faith enjoys helping feed the dogs and the horses... a lot!
Back inside everyone lined up for their Christmas haircuts: Faith, Joel, Jim and Andrew. (Heather's brother)
And Andrew is back at it again with Faith on his shoulders... this time, making tortillas!
And FINALLY it is Christmas morning again! Look at that excited boy!
And what is Christmas without thoughtful, lovely gifts? Yep... that's a starling trap that we crafted for Jim's parents. Side note: it created a lot of conversation during the break about the birds, and Joel asked at lunch one day if we could go out and shoot some birds after we ate. Hmmm...
And sweet cousins...
And the hilarious re-gifted "white elephant" gift.
Maybe all that laughing is what sent poor pregnant Pamela to the hospital!
It was a beautiful time. We are thankful.
Hmm...I think I've heard only one side of the ornament story. It looks like such a fun time! Thanks for sharing.
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