On December 6, Amanda broke out of the norm and proposed to Ryan. He said yes, and they're planning a date for sometime this spring!
Anthony and I celebrated our tenth anniversary by going snowshoeing in Estes Park, then spending the next day recovering, going to see The Hobbit in HFR, then out to dinner at Ace Gillette's, a lounge with live jazz in Fort Collins. We had so much fun and it was wonderful to be able to reconnect without the everyday responsibilities (thanks to Anthony's parents for taking care of the kids)!
Anthony turned 33! Since his birthday fell on a Sunday and both his teams were playing, we spent the day watching football! :P
We had an incredible Christmas, and Santa and Mommy must have been in cahoots, because most of their gifts were ONE PIECE (I definitely learned my lesson giving them those craft kits last year. I swear I was vacuuming up googly eyes through July!) and perfect for playing with in THE BASEMENT. Definitely the right choice, since now we have the fun house where the neighbors like to play and there's very little cleanup, even after hours spent down there!
It was fun to have Harrison enjoying the morning instead of being terrified of the paper like last year! He was somewhat interested in opening gifts, but since it was so early (up with Connor at 2, Alaina at 3:30, and Harrison at 5:30), he mostly wandered around while drinking his milk.
Can we say, "glassy-eyed"?
It snowed most of Christmas Day, so when we got the kids together on the 26th, we all had lots of fun in the snow!
Poor Harrison was so excited to get out and play in the snow, but I think he assumed it would be soft, squishy, and WARM, like our bed that he's used to diving around in face-first. Once we were outside, he immediately dove face first into the snow, then understandably couldn't wait to get back inside!
I managed to photoshop the tears and snot out of this pic so we could look back on these pictures and pretend like he had a great time! :)
We all spent the week between Christmas and New Year's passing around a cold, so that wasn't any fun, but at least we didn't have anywhere else to be!
On New Year's Day, we woke up to a beautiful sunrise. We were saddened to hear the news of my Grandma Broadhead's passing, and are relieved that she no longer has to suffer.
Harrison and I flew out to Utah to be at the funeral, and it was a lovely tribute to her life. It was so nice to be able to reconnect with family that we probably wouldn't otherwise see. All of the beautiful touches that she requested reminded me of fond memories of visiting their home that was always beautifully clean, smelled delicious from her home cooking, and had such feminine touches, in spite of being surrounded by her 7 living sons and husband! I love you, and I'll miss you, Grandma!
A few days after we got home, Connor had surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoid. 2015 better hold a reprieve from surgery for us...three surgeries in 12 months just shouldn't be a thing. He's 6 days post-op right now and we're definitely over the hump in terms of pain, so that's good! I've been helping a friend clean and prepare her house to be rented, so that has filled my nights, and the past few weeks have also been filled with jumping through hoops and taking my first exams in over a decade to try to get an online position as a search engine assessor with Lionbridge (for Google). I'm also starting to watch a friend's little boy 2-3 times a week beginning next week, so things have been a little hectic around here! I always beat myself up for not taking enough pictures January-March, so I'll do my best to keep clicking and keep this blog better updated!
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