It's Beginning To "Feel" A Lot Like Christmas (part 3 of 3)

We have finally wrapped up our Christmas festivities and the tree will be coming down later this week! Today we headed to Georgetown, CO where we rode Santa's North Pole Adventure train. We had originally planned to go last Friday, but Colorado's weather had other plans for us! Everything started out great for our little trip to the mountains. We didn't run in to any traffic, so we stopped at a local coffee shop to pass some time. Carson did great, sat in a big seat all by himself and ate a slice of cinnamon swirl bread (while mom enjoyed a delicious cinnamon roll and dad a cup of coffee). The owners were very nice and even had some toys laying around for kids to play. Now on to the train ride. They were handing out free hot cocoa for the passengers and had a wood burning fire outside while we waited for the train to come. Good thing because it was bitter cold! So cold even our snow baby was freezing and so the "fit" began. This kid was a mess and did not calm down until 15 minutes into the train ride, which happened to coincide with them passing out the cookies!





He thankfully calmed down just in time for Santa to visit our car and hand out a bell. Good thing or he would have definitely been on his naughty list. He fussed a little at the first sight of Santa sitting next to him, but warmed up and gave him another high five and fist pound. Silly boy.




Before Santa, someone came through the cars to take family pictures. We reluctantly declined given we had a balling toddler on our hands. But after he calmed down, we asked some of the other passengers for a family photo which turned out great. We wrapped up the train ride in good spirits and enjoyed some of the beautiful scenery. Overall the train was fun, but we will wait until Carson is a little older before going back. Maybe our next train ride will be a date for mommy and daddy on the Octoberfest train ;)










So I mentioned earlier that we had to re-schedule our train ride due to a snow storm that came to Colorado Christmas night. So we might not have been able to go up to the mountains, but we did get to try out some sledding which Carson LOVED! So happy we have a child who is loving the outdoors (minus the windy, bitter cold).








It's Beginning To "Feel" A Lot Like Christmas (part 2 of 3)

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!


Reid and I both admit we were not feeling the "Christmas spirit" this year. To top it off, we had a very cranky toddler Christmas morning that thought waking up before 6 would be a good idea. So opening presents was not the greatest experience and Carson seemed to want to tear apart everything he got versus actually playing with it. I do have to say though that this fish tank I found ended up being a big hit! Thank you family and friends for all the presents you sent!!













After our Christmas morning we ventured out to Ken Caryl for a family hike just as the winter weather was rolling in. Then it was back home to finish up Reid's birthday cake and start making our Jack Stack! We switched up our traditions this year because yesterday we were up in Ft Collins celebrating Christmas Eve with family.








We originally had plans to ride the Georgetown holiday train today, but with all the winter weather that rolled in we decided to reschedule to Sunday. So maybe later today we will venture out and play in the snow!

Carson: 19 Months

I looked at the date this morning and the 22nd snuck up on me this month! So time to recap what little guy has been up to lately. I think we were all sick half of this past month :( Carson at least had half of his flu shot at the time, so didn't catch it quite as bad as the rest of the family. We went back to Kansas for Thanksgiving and he did ok in the car. My plan to stop at a rest area with a play area failed when the weather decided to be FREEZING cold! But he was a trooper and hardly fussed in the car. He also went to his second K-State football game and still didn't enjoy being confined in the stadium seats. He loved playing football with his friend Grayson though. Future best buds attending K-State in the making!!







He is trying so hard to talk and finally says a few words. Ball is ba or baba (we think because we say football, or basketball a lot). He does mommy and dad or daddy, kind of says dog, and the most recent one was cookie which is a slurred cukie sounding. He loves making animal noises still and most recently has started up his obsession again with lights. He loves pointing to the ceiling fans, store lights, you name it he's pointing. I guess he picked a good time of the year with all the Christmas lights out. With this in mind, we took him to a light show at a local garden grounds and I think he enjoyed himself. To keep with the holiday theme, he got to meet both Santa and the Grinch this year. He was more curious about the Grinch and of course didn't like Santa, until he could exchange some ornaments with him.





He's still a crazy boy through and through who goes non-stop all day long.  And speaking of crazy, he got his first major owie this month. While Tara was sick, Reid took Carson to see a movie and fell between the seat and the wall down to the next row which caused him to get a nice cut above his eyes. We wound up in urgent care where he got some surgical glue :( In other news, we've been going through some sort of sleep issue where he takes 45min to an hour to actually go down, so hopefully that ends soon. He still doesn't eat meat very well and has started to set his plate off of his highchair tray to let you know he's done (and try to rip this bib off which looks like him choking himself). But to wrap this update up, he's the happiest little boy who hates being told no (and makes sure you know his dissatisfaction). Until next month...