Finally... a post to get caught up!

This year we went to Colorado for Christmas and had a wonderful time with family!

Here are some pictures from our visit:

The 2nd day we got there, we went to a fun place that the kids really enjoyed called "Biggs" in Denver:

Aunt Missy with Ellie in the "hospital"

Paps and Ethan in the fire engine:

Addy and Ethan in the car shop:

Ethan, Addy, and Emma serving up food at Wendys:

Sweet Travis

Sweet Norah

Baking cookies:

Cousin Bath time fun:

Hanging out at Paps and Grams house:

Ethan giving Uncle Joel a "check up":

The little musicians:

It was so fun to get to see and know our newest nephew:

"Greeley Girls"

(we had a great, fun outing in Greeley, just the girls, thanks to mom treating us and dad and Stephen watching the kids)

(Here's our sad attempt at trying to take a crazy pic...)

Painting with Uncle Stephen:

Singing songs with Paps and Grams:

Sweet Norah on Christmas Eve:

Playing doctor:

Grocery shopping for Christmas food!

Christmas Eve Dinner:

Cute one of Addy and Adam:

Stephen and Adam enjoyed picking out a fancy cheese spread for us to have:

Singing Christmas carols, while being accompanied by some cute drummers:

Ellie was loving it! :-)

Fun Police outfit!

Daddy's going to jail!

Adam's in jail:

Addy, the nurse's, turn to be locked up:

Joel getting another check up, this time from a very experienced nurse:

Sweet sister pic:

Christmas morning:

Sweet one of Joel and his little man:

Chapstick was definitely a theme for Ethan and Addy during our time together...

Shelley and I showing off some of our Christmas gifts!

I love this one of Travis and Adam:

And I also love this next one of Adam.

What a handsome hubby I have! :-)

All the girls in their Christmas jammies:

I love this one of Addy and Ethan:

Merry Christmas!

All the Kiddos!

(these kind of pics are so humorous...)

(It was definitely busy and crazy having so many kids this Christmas, but oh how fun!!

We are so blessed!!)

Travis was worn out by all the activity even before all the unwrapping began ;-)

Emma snagged Travis's toy dog right away after it was opened... good thing he had no idea what was going on:

Ellie sporting one of the bows I made her for Christmas:

Emma was all about the unwrapping:

Ethan saying hello to his buddy, Travis:

The little Snow Belle Princess:

With Paps:

Adam and Stephen taking a cheese break:

The buddies: Ellie absolutely loves her Aunt Missy! It's so sweet!

Sleeping Travis again ;-)

The older cousins taking some time to get caught up on some Bible reading:

And that is round 1! :-) 2 more rounds to come...