December 2012

Our fun-filled December:

Mommy ran the Dirty Girl Mud Run:

And got real dirty!

Daddy celebrated his 30th B-day with the guys:

Happy Birthday to Mommy & Daddy:

School field trip to the train museum!

We surprised Daddy with a trip to Colorado for his birthday:

 Waiting to board the plane:

Our beautiful hotel:

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- AWESOME!

This gorilla came all the way down to the window, gave Bryson a kiss through the window and then... threw up in his hand... and then ate it. Lovely.

Monkey love.

Date night, Colorado style: 

Waiting for the Cog Railway up to Pike's Peak:

 Cuddling to keep warm:

America the Beautiful:

 Up, up, up!

 Amazing & cold!

Texas people freeeeeezing on top of Pike's Peak:

Going back down... exhausted:

Excited to ride on the Polar Express: 

Waiting to board the Polar Express:

Beautiful train ride through the Royal Gorge:

Stopping at the North Pole to pick up Santa:

Open-air car on the train- Amazing views!

Santa!!! And he handed out authentic Polar Express bells- the boys LOVED it (& so did we!):

Suspension bridge across the Royal Gorge- we were crazy and drove across this shaky bridge! Scary!

At the train station:

Brayden dancing and singing on the train ride:

Best trip ever! :)

It snowed on our last day there:

It was a beautiful winter wonderland all the way back to the airport:

St. Nick came!

Brayden's school Christmas play:

Bryson's school Christmas play:

Going to see Santa at the Christmas tree farm:

Lots of fun at the Christmas tree farm:

Christmas at Nana & Pop's:

Family Pic!

Visiting with Pop via Skype: 

Having fun at Memaw's:

 Christmas at Yaya & Papo's:

Enjoying the dog's gifts:

Christmas at home:

Hard at work:

We are so blessed.

Hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a very happy new year! 

Can't wait to see what adventures 2013 will bring!