A whole month has gone by since that last post! Eek! I am playing catch-up for the month of December and Christmas, which is a very sad way to document one of the best times of the year, but it is what it is.
In early December we set up Christmas lights inside and out of the house and Ezra was entranced. The entire cul-de-sac also had outdoor lights. The best displays on the street were done by our two closest neighbors, so Ezra had great eye candy out the front windows at night.
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| Most of the time Ezra just admired the tree... |
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| ...until he discovered that pretty lights are good for wearing! |
Dowtown Golden hosts a "Candlelight Christmas" every year, a free event featuring candlelight caroling down Main Street, a terrific lights display, performing groups, and hot cider. We braved the crowds and really enjoyed ourselves.
As members of the Denver Botanic Garden, we also got free tickets to the "Blossoms of Light" garden lights display, boasting over a million lights. There were a number of strategically located mistletoe balls for kissing opportunities; we took advantage of at least four such opportunities!
After a couple one-two punch rounds of the sickies, we pulled ourselves together in late December and flew to Salt Lake City for a much anticipated vacation with my family.
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| The traditional Christmas Eve sibling/spouse/friend couch picture. |
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| Cute parents, and patient hosts of eleven busy (needy) people, including two full-of-energy toddlers. |
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Cousins dressed up in Christmas Sunday best (clothes from Grandma). Fruit snacks kept them still.
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| On Christmas Day we all bundled up, and went out to play in the snow for awhile. |
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2 comments:
Just for the record, I think "catch up" is a perfect lovely way to document the holidays--it means you were busy enjoying them as they happened. (And/or growing a baby, as the case may be.)
Looks like a wonderful stress-free holiday. Minus the sick part of course. Happy Christmas!
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