ouray

What started out as a family Christmas in the mountains turned into an ice climbing trip for Rob and my dad when the others didn't want to travel or couldn't get the time off. The men enjoyed beautiful weather at the ice park while my mom and I followed Cedar around town as he explored every set of steps on Main Street. I am looking forward to the end of this "morning" sickness so that I can enjoy food and travel more. We got back late Friday night and were awakened at midnight to Cedar fighting Croup. After 3 hours in the ER we came back home and finally got some much needed sleep. We are just thankful it didn't happen on the trip. Rob is now scheming to find a way to purchase a vacation home/rental in Ouray.

christmas

We went to church on Christmas Eve where Cedar spent the entire service walking around in the back of the building. He was much more interested in walking than the service. We had dinner at Caleb and Amanda's before trading a few gifts and then heading home to bed. After waking up and opening a few gifts at home we went to my parents for a day of gifts, food and relaxation. Cedar got a new basketball hoop from my parents, which he loves. He now has something to do with the 15+ balls that he has collected. New indoor activities are always appreciated since this winter has been so cold and snowy. We are all eagerly awaiting spring when Cedar can go outside for more than 15 minutes at a time without putting on so many clothes that he can't walk.

walking

Cedar has been taking steps here and there since before he turned one, but decided at 13 months to make the switch from crawling to walking. He went from 15% walking/85% crawling to 85% walking/%15 crawling in about 2 days.

Our annual Christmas tree cutting was almost jeopardized by snow and a family bout with the stomach flu. We finally made it up this past Sunday afternoon, barely making it into the cutting area before it closed. My dad, Rob, Cedar and I went up and cut three trees. We were the first to succumb to the bug and were the only ones well enough to go up to the mountains so we got trees for everyone. We all enjoyed some snow and sun.