A Colorado Christmas

We flew to Steamboat on Christmas Eve morning and had such a wonderful Christmas with Tim, Susie, and Michael.  After our disaster adventure of having to sleep in our vehicle due to a blizzard, I am so, so happy that we got to fly to Steamboat.  Isaac loved the plane and had so much fun pulling this little suitcase.  He was determined to do it himself and would not let David or me touch it..."I do Isaac's suitcase, Mommy" was what I heard over and over.  :)  He also kept saying, "Go see Nana in 'Rado!"

Isaac helping Nana bake coffee cake on Christmas morning...recently he has started pushing a chair over to the counter whenever I am cooking at home.  He loves to "help!"

I love this picture, even though you can't see the words on the apron.  Isaac is wearing the apron that says "Grandma's Little Taste Tester" that we first bought when we were pregnant.  We saved it and several years later gave it to Susie when we announced that we were adopting!

Opening stockings on Christmas morning...I'd bought Dave's favorite book from childhood, The Tawny Scrawny Lion, and put it in Isaac's stocking.  Dave still had the entire book memorized! 

Isaac is wearing his Thomas the Train sunglasses from his stocking, too.  :)

Isaac loved playing with his Uncle Mike!  Susie had pulled out a box of the boys' old Matchbox cars, and Isaac played with them the whole time he was there.  I think he would have been thrilled with just that box of cars for his Christmas present!



Tim read the Christmas story, and then Isaac got to put Baby Jesus in the manger.

Opening presents!  Tim & Susie gave both Isaac and Griffin this fun woodshop. 
Isaac's favorite part is the "rill."

Christmas dinner!  Susie made her famous prime rib!

We also had so much fun playing outside in the "nose" (snow, according to Isaac).  Even though Steamboat has an abnormally small amount of snow right now, it was enough for us Texans to enjoy.  :)

Isaac was so brave when we went tubing.  He'd lay down on the tube headfirst and wait for a push.  When he got to the bottom of the hill, he'd roll off and clap for himself!

Papa also took Isaac on his first snowmobile ride on Rabbit Ears Pass.  Isaac's favorite part was walking in the snowmobile tracks, which he called "train tracks."  This picture doesn't show how incredibly beautiful the scenery really is up here!

One night we roasted s'mores outside in the firepit. 

Below, we are sitting in an original Steamboat ski lift chair that Tim had hung in the backyard.

Isaac always wanted to check on "puppy dog," Kelly, and loved giving her kisses.  Since we've been home, he's been calling his stuffed dog "Kelly."  :)

This picture makes me laugh!  Isaac had so much fun jumping into the snow and convinced his Nana to jump with him, too!  :)

We also drove down to Loveland one day to visit Grandpa Rinn.  It was great for all of us to see him, since the last time we were together was well over a year ago! 

One more sweet picture of Isaac with his Nana...I think his hand position is looking pretty good, don't you?  ;)

Well, I think this wins for longest post ever!  Thank you for such a wonderful Christmas...we can't wait to see you again soon, Papa & Nana!