Christmas was a blast!

Owen at Nana's











Amelia - the Star











Logan Loves his Play Doh










Laila thinks Sweet Potatoes are great











Logan and Laila spending quality time together










Laila the happy camper-always smiling
See videos below.

Family is just the best during the holidays! All the children and grandbabies got to meet/see each other. Becky, Devin, Logan and Laila were here for 3 days in Pueblo and 2 days in Bailey. Owen and Logan had fun with Nana's toys and played around each other most of the time. It was great fun to watch their different personalities. Josh & Devin got to take the boys on outings since the weather was frigid. Logan and Owen both like to go on disc golf outings just a mile from my house. Becky and I stayed busy with sewing projects which did not get finished. We always plan waaaaay too much in the short time we have together. Bree spent some time taking it easy, but she and Becky got to visit. She has to rest 20 minutes of every hour and keep that baby in the cooker for a few more weeks. I kept the Close kids one evening while Becky and Devin went to Josh and Bree's for the parents to talk for a change. It is nice to have two houses, but still hard not to have the evening time when the kids are in bed, so they enjoyed the time to catch up.

We went to Bailey on the 23rd with my car packed to the brim. The weather looked horrid on I-25, so we got to go my favorite way, on 24 through Woodland Park and Deckers - it was dry most of the way. We caught nap time for Logan and Laila which made the two hour trip quite nice for them. Ben, Brenda and Amelia were bombarded with all of us and we figured out sleeping arrangements. The men went to pick Shep up in Denver.

The next day the guys went shopping for dinner (Cajun Boil). We watched kids play and waited for the return of the men, which took a while, but the wait was worth it. Ben's partner Andrew and his wife Shelly joined us for Christmas Eve - we had a great dinner after the kids were in bed!

Christmas morning the kids were up bright and early and we opened gifts. After a big breakfast, Becky, Devin, the kids and Shep left to meet Devin's brother Cory in Broomfield, so they could go to Greeley for Christmas there. I stayed on in Bailey until Monday, because Ben and I had to do a project (the ususal!) We demolished their master bathroom, and I learned how to do ceramic tile! I left them in a huge mess, but I needed to get home. The travel this holiday was great. Weather in Pueblo has been awesome - in the 50's and 60's. I have enjoyed the warmth.

Jobs are non existant right now. I have tried everything, but the time of year isn't right. Maybe later this month. At least I get to go to work on Jan. 5! I am getting anxious. I tried to go to the Police and Sheriff offices today, but nobody was around to give my resume to. This was not the best time to look for work. I am still plugging along, though.

Check out these videos - what a joy they are!!!


Amelia

Owen & Devin playing with the puppet show

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning