Sleigh Ride and Sledding

As a Christmas gift for everyone, I got us a sleigh ride and lunch at a ranch just down the hill from us.  It was one of the most fun things we've done, it was so cold and snowing and we were all warm and cozy under the blankets.

Brilee was in her element, obviously 

Bruce was our guide and he was great!  I plan to leave a wonderful review for him!!

We came home and got right back into our cozy pjs!

I love seeing this.  If we don't have a big meal the 4 of them sit together like this, sometimes its awful and they fit and make fun of each other, but usually they just laugh and laugh together

Christmas is all cleaned up and I am enjoying the view

Never have I seen my kids eat more snow!  Luckily its virtually untouched up there!

I seriously can't even believe this is real life sometimes

Montana, you are just so beautiful

Christmas in Montana

I never knew how much fun we could have sledding in out own back yard!!

As soon as Clint arrived the kids promptly made him go out with them

All dressed up and ready for church

About 5 minutes after this was taken on the way down to church I ran my car into the ditch and had to be towed out!  Luckily we still made it in time!

Santa must have got their letter because he showed up in Montana!!

AND, he left a note saying that the big gift they each asked for he took to Colorado for them already - he's a great guy that Santa!

This book that Bryden got was a high point for them all Christmas morning - I Need a New Butt!

He wiped himself out and fell asleep, on Kiya and holding my hand

We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas morning in Montana in our brand new home:)

Christmas vacation!!

We got to start our Christmas break a little sooner than everyone else when the airlines canceled our flights and we had to get on an earlier one.  We weren't sad about it at all!

It was fun seeing the airport in the holiday spirit!

These cuties and me (im)patiently waited to board!

And Montana greated us with this!

We had so much fun playing out in the snow, the dogs loved it

The icicle of peoples nightmares!

We also tried out ice skating for the first time of the year

The kids loved it and really did pretty darn good

And Santa and one of his elves even showed up to skate too!

The boys spent much of their time down in Clint's bar watching ALL THE FOOTBALL GAMES

Clint was a little jealous of them;)

Brilee loved making gingerbread houses, it is so darn frustrating putting them together but really fun seeing what they come up with

Brilee almost got attacked by this super rare grizzly - don't worry, I saved  her after I took the picture!