Snow, Snow and More Snow!

I'm writing today from the beautiful winter wonderland of Colorado! For the first time since 1912, Denver had a "white Christmas" meaning that snow was falling on Christmas Day. It snowed all day on December 25th and then snowed again yesterday. Today, the sun is shining and the neighborhood kids are taking advantage of the snow to build forts and go sledding at the retention pond hill near our house.

We had a very nice Christmas! The kids were very excited to get to bed early to avoid an encounter with Santa, because, as we all know, if you see Santa leaving presents and he sees you, then all of your presents disappear! Quincy had a very hard time falling asleep. Bedtime was 8:30 p.m., but his eyes didn't close until about 10:15 p.m. Then, he was awake at 11:00 p.m., 2:30 a.m. and we finally relented at 5:58 a.m. and let the kids go downstairs to discover their Christmas treasure.

Quincy received a punching bag and gloves, rollerblades and a pirate ship from Santa, while Gracie got a "nap pet" puppy (a realistic looking puppy that is "sleeping" and its back moves up and down like it's breathing), a world map puzzle and a new bike, among other things. By 6:30 a.m. all the presents were opened and the play began. We were able to have a lovely Christmas brunch at Erik's brother (Andy's), fiancee's (Karen) mother's home (did you follow that?), and later spent some time at Holly's parent's home in the evening

Speaking of Holly's parents, George and Virginia Bowser are celebrating their 51st wedding anniversary today. Congratulations, Mom and Dad! Last year, another winter blizzard foiled plans for a big 50th wedding anniversary celebration, so it's nice to see the sun shining on their special day today

We hope that all of you had a very Merry Christmas! If you are logging into the blog for the first time because you received our holiday card (note: Holiday card -- we're late as usual, so none arrived before Christmas and hopefully some will arrive before the New Year), our family update can be found in the December 19th posting! Until next time...