Ayeresam admires the Christmas tree.
Some of us went bowling - Chris, Sarah, Hannah, and Ben.
It was such a joy to have Adelaide in our home for a few days!
Helping Grammy load the dishwasher!
Eating sweet potatoes. Taking her clothes off beforehand was definitely a good call!
We girls have a tradition to go to tea at our local tea house each holiday season. I was not feeling well (I had some sort of bug for two days), so my dear girls arranged to have the tea right in our own dining room. It was so sweet of them to make it happen, and it was just as elegant and scrumptious as ever. Thanks, Ladies, it meant the world to me! And YOU mean the world to me, too.
Left to right: Christine, Hannah, Jo, Beka, and Nikki.
Hannah and her little niece.
Sitting in the pot!
While Mark read the Christmas story from the Bible on Christmas Eve, the babies crawled around on the floor. They were so good - I think they somehow realized that it was a very special story they were hearing!
Then Mark read "Twas The Night Before Christmas."
Again, the little ones listened quietly - it was really impressive!
Then, we watched each of our grandkids open one of their gifts from us. Adelaide was definitely more interested in eating the wrapping paper! Ayeresam was happy to play with a little school bus from his stocking, so Jake helped his son open a book.
Adelaide opens her blocks.
Lovely time with precious people, both big and small - and that about sums it up! Happy New Year to all!
We are in Basalt, Colorado (near Aspen) for a few precious days, visiting David, Nikki, and our sweet granddaughter Adelaide. Hope to connect with more family in the area as well, but reconnecting with this dear baby is the primary focus of this visit. It took Adelaide a full day to get used to us again, but all is well now.
As you can see, Basalt is still in the grip of winter. It's so beautiful out, and more snow is expected tonight. In fact, when we flew from Portland to Denver on Thursday, we couldn't fly on to Aspen, as the snow storm had necessitated the closure of the Aspen airport. We had to take a bus from Denver to reach our destination - a four-hour jaunt. Adventure time!
I was riding in the back seat with Adelaide - no better seat in the car than that!
Yesterday we went to the Basalt Library, where Adelaide crawled through the tunnel and played with other tiny friends who were also there.
After her morning bath today. Our sweet little flower baby!
Outside the library. We will be here until Tuesday evening, and will soak up every precious minute we can with this little cutie pie!
