It has been a fun filled couple of weeks! My last day of school was December 19 (Woot woot!) and it has been non stop since then. We kicked off the holiday merriment with a Christmas party at Tanque Verde Ranch. Mom, dad and I had such a great time when stayed there a few weeks ago, we thought it would be a great place for all of our friends. It was a perfect night- chilly enough to break out the winter gear and feel a little bit Christmassy but not so cold that we could enjoy ourselves. There was all kinds of stuff to do (including line dancing lessons) and Madeline and I are old enough now that we just took care of ourselves most of the night. The parents were able to relax and enjoy themselves. Win-wine! Perfect!
On Sunday, dad and I built our annual gingerbread house. We are getting better and better every year building it. Ginger tried to help this year but it didn't go well.......
Dad's birthday was Monday the 22nd and to celebrate, he took me up to Dave and Busters in Phoenix. We won all kinds of tickets and prizes- it was a successful day. When we got home, Nana D and Mr. Walker were waiting to greet us! Yeah! Grandpa Vern and Grandma Sue came over and we had a delicious birthday dinner of meatloaf, brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes. Hopefully, it was a good day for Foo-Foo.
Tuesday, mom had to work while the rest of us enjoyed a beautiful day. Dad and Mr. Walker went mountain biking while Nana and I headed to the zoo. Did I mentioned mom was working- she had almost as good a time as we did.....
Wednesday was Christmas Eve and the ladies spent the day in the kitchen cooking and baking up a storm. We aren't sure what the boys were doing, but I'm sure it was productive. Oh wait, Mr. Walker was so bored that he did some yard work for us. Things look definitely cleaner out there now!
I finally got to bed about 10 and not a moment to soon- Santa was coming for peet's sake! I had the cookies and milk ready and a special treat for the reindeer.
Christmas day was spectacular (but again, no pictures. Booooo!) I got some cool stuff- Dino-opoly, hair chalk, mine craft books. My favorite however is my iPod touch. I now have the ability to text! So far, I have mom, dad, Nana, Mr. Walker, Uncle Adam and Aunt Erin on speed text and have been a non-stop texting machine ever since. Everyone is really enjoying it!
Everyone left on Friday morning and then it got cold! We woke up to this on Saturday morning.....
We practically couldn't leave the house all day because it was too danged cold. Mom did manage to get in a run- with two pairs of socks, two sets of running tights, two shirts and a jacket. It was a little too close to Denver temperatures to make her happy but she soldiered on.
On Sunday, it was still cold and it was dad's turn to brave the cold for the sake of exercise. Mom and I headed out around 10 and met some friends at Sabino Canyon and enjoyed a wonderful day of sunshine and learning how to skip rocks.
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