Merry Christmas

We hope everyone had a wonderful week or so of fun and family. It has been a bit since my last post, mostly because I broke my foot last weekend and it has taken every bit of my energy just to keep the kids and house from exploding. No good story behind this one, just walking and carrying too much ski gear and a kiddo-Sherpa Mama should have taken two trips to carry the load. The weather has been wonderfully wintery which is great for those who are still skiing, not so charming for those of us on crutches. Aside from the inconvenience of my injury and the absolutely insane hours Trevor has been putting in at work, the kids loved Christmas this year. They were so funny and excited about the whole thing. We did make it to see Santa again so that Colter could tell him that he wanted a Bow and arrows--"a real one" and a rocket. He woke up Christmas morning saying "Mom, Dad, let's get downstairs so that I can see my Bow and Arrows" Colter was not disappointed and the smile on his face in that photo says it all! Both boys were amazingly patient while opening presents and would open one at a time and then play with it for a long while. The entire event took well over two hours. I can't believe I actually put up a photo of myself with no shower, early in the morning, ugh, it is pretty sweet though. Colter picked out his and Dylan's blue outfits for Christmas Eve service. He wanted to match and also liked the idea that Dylan would be wearing the same outfit that Nana had bought for Colter's first birthday party. Very cute these days with the clothes and shoes. I can feel the days of me just picking out anything that is clean for him to wear coming to an end. He definately has an opinion about his fashion. Today, after skiing for a few hours (with some friends and other parents---not me) he came home, put on his shark flip flops, laid his blanket is a sunny spot on the floor and declared himself "Mexico Man" He wants to open a SCUBA shop in Mexico (because it doesn't snow there) and a fancy restaraunt like Wendy's. Yeah, we know, we need to get him out in the big city a bit more. I'm afraid he is going to be disappointed that we aren't going to Mexico this January. We have gone the last two years, which is half of his life, and he thinks that is what January is for. We are lucky that Colter is a great skiier and loves to go out with just about anyone. My cousin Tim took him out the other day and was amazed at how fast he skiied. Tim thought he would be waiting on Colter the whole time and instead said he was going "medium-fast" just to keep up with him. They went on Colter's favorite blue run "Enchanted Forest" where they have huge painted wooden animals hidden in the trees and apparently this year there is a tree with eyes, nose and a mouth on it. If we didn't have the outside with other people option it could be a very long six weeks inside with Mommy! Dylan is in his own funny little state of mind. Everyday he runs up to the Christmas tree and screams "ohhhhhhh" until we turn on the lights and then he screams "ohhhhhhhh" even louder. He loves the lights. He loves to sit in anyone's lap and read books, usually about ten times. Still the master of repitition. Dylan is a very good communicator with very few words. He has added a few animals sounds to his list of grunts, growls and screams. My favorite right now is his shark noise that he will make as he chases us around with this funny little chomping shark. Trevor, Colter and Dylan are all into knights, castles, dragons and saving the Princess Mommy. Trevor made them all cardboard sheilds, swords, knifes etc and they run around the house saving everyone and pretend sword fighting. I am pretty convinced that aside from "mama", "dada", "dol-ta" (Colter), and "izzykitty" Dylan's newest word is "on-god" (on guard). I will put a pic of that funniness up top in a minute. I guess that is about it for now. Little Noah is starting his next round of procedures tomorrow. Please send positive thoughts and prayers to him tomorrow morning and then for his next open heart surgery that should take place on January 6. He is big and strong and we know he will pull through and be home in Telluride soon!