Merry Christmas!!!

I hope everyone had a Very Merry Christmas!!! I know I did!!! We got quite a bit if snow last week, about a foot here!! It started snowing Tuesday night, and by Wednesday morning we had about 7 inches. Mommy and I went out to shovel the driveway and sidewalks, and then played in the snow with the doggies and kitty!! It was such a pretty snow! It snowed a little bit more after that, but on Christmas Day and that night it was so windy!! It blew the snow all over the place!! Some of our neighbors' fences were hidden by the GIANT drifts of snow that piled up. I guess that's what we get for living on the plains!! At least we got to have a White Christmas!!!

Christmas was great!! On Christmas Eve we braved the freezing temps and wind to go to church. Mommy and Daddy got to sing songs, and light candles, but I played in the nursery - I was the only kid there!!! Partly because of the weather, and partly because we went to the 7 pm service, and most of my friends went to the 5 pm service. But that's ok - I had three grown-ups to play with!!! Then we came home, and Mommy and Daddy made me go right to bed so Santa could come. I left him a big glass of milk and some Christmas Reese Cups, cuz Daddy said Santa would like those better than the cookies Mommy made (and I think it made Mommy mad!!) But Daddy was right!!! Those Reese's were all gone in the morning!!! And he left me a bunch of toys!!! I got lots of cars in my stocking (Doc Hudson, Mater, and Sarge from Cars), and a bunch of books too!! And even some candy - but I can only have 1 piece a day. Then I also got More Books from Mommy, and some big blocks from Daddy. Santa brought me more toys too!!! I got a Veggie Tales movie, more books, and a couple of big cars!!! You'll have to see the videos of these!! Daddy likes them too! They are made out of all recycled materials (including computer pieces) and take no batteries! But they light up, and talk and make car noises if I push them - isn't that cool!! I love pushing them around and making noises (and chasing the doggies!!) They're called Sprig toys. Mommy made breakfast casserole for breakfast - per tradition!! But we did something different for dinner this year. Rather than making a tukey or ham for just us and wasting the leftovers, Mommy and Daddy decided to have a different kind of Christmas dinner. So we had Enchiladas!! It was yummy!! It's a beef recipe, but Mommy made it with ground turkey, and it was so good. Daddy said that it made it a Feliz Navidad Christmas!!
Then on Saturday Mommy and Daddy took me to the Fort Collins Museum and Science Center. Mommy was boring - she just wanted to look at the stuff on the walls and read the captions, but Daddy and I spent the whole time in the Discovery Science Center for the kids. We rolled balls, and played with crash dummies, and made electricity on a bicycle, and played with dinosaurs, and even made wall art with our shadows!! It was a lot of fun! Then Mommy and Daddy took me to Chili's for lunch. Daddy got a HUGE burger - it was almost as big as his head!! I had such a fun week with Mommy and Daddy!! I wish they could stay home with me like that all the time!!
Anyways!! Today Mommy and I are packing! We leave for Indy Wednesday night. We spent all morning doing laundry, and then packing it up! We had to take the big suitcase cuz there's a couple of presents that we didn't ship home and Mommy had to fit them in. I hope they don't get too smooshed!! Mommy says we are spending Thursday with Gran Wilson, Aunt Anna, and Unckie Rodgie, and then Friday with Grammy and Grandpa Louie, Uncle Dale, Uncle Stan and Aunt Janice, and all my cousins!! I'm so excited!! See you all soon!!

Wheelin!

Hey everyone - I hope you are all staying nice and warm!! We are here! In Fact, yesterday was so nice, that we all took a walk around the neighborhood, even the doggies came! But it's suppose to get cold again, and snow this week before Christmas. Are you done with all your Christmas Shopping? We are!! Friday Daddy took all the presents to be sent to Grandma & Grandpa's house to FedEx. I think he was a little late to get them there for Christmas, but they will be there for New Years when we come!!

Then on Saturday we went Snow Bashin'!!! (that's 4-wheelin' in the snow) It was so much fun!! We went on an easy trail, Bunce School Road down by the St. Vrain River (where we went last year). But it was still snowy enough in some places to make it interesting! Here's some pics from the Trip, and you can see them all in the Kodak album.

Me Driving the Jeep (while waiting for Daddy to come back)

Chad finally had to put his chains on!

Daddy Stuck in a drift (the only time he got stuck!!)

Mommy took lots of video on this trip, so you can see those on the Photobucket account (link on the right).

Well, it's almost time for Christmas!!! Mommy and Daddy are excited, but I'm not quite sure what for. We already have the tree and lights up - and so far that's my favorite part! They keep talking about this Santa guy, and Baby Jesus, but I don't see them anywhere, so I don't get what the big deal is! Oh well, I'm still having fun! Trevor, my babysitter's little boy gave me a little stuffed toy for Christmas. It's a Baby Elk!! (but Mommy keeps calling it a Reindeer, and says his name is Rudolph - but I don't know who that is, and he looks like a Baby Elk to me - so that's what I call him!)

In other news - Mommy and Daddy keep making me sit on the potty. I HATE IT!!! I don't understand why they make me sit there, nothing happens when I do, it's so boring! I would rather be up playing and running around. but since they take my diaper off to sit on it, they won't let me run around. Oh well!

Have a Merry Christmas Everyone!!

I love this time of year!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! I know it's not Christmas yet, but I'm just so excited I can barely stand it!!! Mommy and I have been listening to Christmas music almost everyday, and I love to plug in the Christmas lights every night, Mommy said who needs a timer - we've got Riley!! hahaha Last weekend we went to cut down our Christmas tree up by Red Feather Lakes. We got a really BIG one this year!! See

Daddy had to cut it almost in half to fit it in our house, but don't worry we cut up the rest to use for firewood next year. It was just so full and pretty on top that we couldn't pass it up. Daddy was such a trooper to lug it up the hill to the car. I spent most of the time eating snow. That was my favorite part. And I even rode on the sled on the way back up. Mommy was happy about that cuz then she didn't have to carry me!!

This was the first year we took the Xterra to get our tree. Mostly cuz Daddy sold the Rack for the top of the Jeep, and we didn't have anything on top to tie the tree to. It did a good job!! Although it was a little more difficult to tie it down since we were so worried about scratches. Good thing we brought a tarp.

Here it is all finished up nicely!! Mommy let me help put on some ornaments. It looks so pretty! Now we just need some presents under there!!

This year we picked the perfect day to go get the tree. It was chilly, but not too cold. There was snow, but not waist-deep! The big storm came on Sunday, and we have been Freezing ever since!! We got about 4 inches of snow Satuday night into Sunday, and another couple of inches yesterday. The mountains got a lot more though. Also, the temperature has been so cold. This week so far highs have only been in the single digits!! Yesterday the high was only 3 degrees!!! It was 13 below 0 when Mommy and I got up this morning. Needless to say, we haven't got out to make a snowman yet!

Tomorrow Mommy has a Cookie exchange with her friends from MOPS. I don't know what that is, but she has been baking like crazy!!! And won't let me eat any of the cookies!!! She said she had to make 8 dozen of them, and we can't have any!! But she will bring some home too, and we can have those! YUMMMY! Then this weekend the Colts get the chance to Kick the Broncos Butts!! We are having some of Mommy and Daddy's friends over to rub it in their faces when the Broncos lose!! GO COLTS!!!! I hope that my Colt's t-shirt still fits me. . .

Have a good week everyone, and Stay Warm!!!