Bryan's Birthday & Granby

Happy Birthday to Bryan! We decided to celebrate in Granby and invited our friends, the Marzos, to join. I'm super lame lately about taking pictures and only managed this one pic on his big day! (Bryan is the reason we have photo proof that our children are still alive). We sure love this guy and are grateful for everything he does to create fun memories together as a family.

Our activities in Granby included the following:

 Hot Tubbing

Christmas Crafts and Chilling

Sledding

The sledding hill right next to the timeshare was convenient, but not the safest as it led into the road. We ventured out a little further and found another great hill. 

(This was right before I went DOWN! haha) I love the facial expressions on each of the kids' faces.

Evidently, all of that sledding and hiking catches up at some point!

It was fun to be away for a few days to celebrate Bryan and play with friends.

Underwear Wars

Luke and Myles made up a game called, "Underwear Wars" where they slingshot each other with Myles' *clean* underwear. I'm not entirely sure how this all developed, but it is pretty silly and entertaining.

12 Days of Christmas

I remember growing up doing the 12 days of Christmas to other families in our ward/neighborhood. I remember the feelings as a kid delivering the present for the day and the excitement of "what if we get caught" or "do you think they'll like it"? I'm grateful for parents that helped me to look outward at a time when so much emphasis can be placed on oneself. Bryan and I started this tradition with our own family a few years ago. This year we decided on a family that was new to our neighborhood. We thought we were pretty sly, but the last night they caught us! We didn't realize we were caught until a package appeared on our front doorstep all by itself a day or two later with a note. The kids were initially disappointed that our cover was blown, but when we talked about the note and what their family felt over the past 12 days then our kids' attitudes dramatically changed. I know that our family felt more love, joy and meaning of the Christmas season as we served this family in a simple way. We love this tradition.