Then in mid-December my dad and brothers came to visit for a ski weekend. We started in Loveland on Friday, drove to Steamboat Springs that evening, skied Steamboat on Saturday and went to the hot springs afterwards, then drove back on Sunday. It was a great weekend and we look forward to ski trips in the future with the rest of the fam!
For the holidays we drove back to WI for 2 weeks and had TONS of fun with the whole family! It was the first time Evie could really keep up with her cousins, so it was really great to watch them all play together. In addition to the immediate and extended family get-togethers, one of the highlights of the trip was going to Kalahari (the ginormous indoor water park in WI Dells) with the Johnson clan. All of the kids love to swim, so they were in heaven!
All in all we had an awesome close to 2009. December really was a reminder of how truly blessed we are to have such great family and friends. We look forward to this new year, one of transition for our family, but hold tight to the great memories we've made and experiences we've had together thus far.
Gettin' ready for Christmas Eve church service.
Playin' with cousin Charlie.
The Johnson family
The Johnson cousins
The Hornickel cousins
Niki, Ryan, Kyle and Dana with the 3 Hornickel kiddos and their 2nd cousin, Levi.
That's awesome! We are hoping to cut our own tree next year!
ReplyDeleteWe had a Charlie Brown tree every year we lived in CO. We cut them from our back yard. They are great. I can't believe how big Evie is! She is so cute. Happy New Year!
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