Christmas Day Feeding

 We had to push the straw bale back.  Bryan is still working on the stacking skills.

 

Christmas Day was beautiful and clear.  We had about 10 inches of new snow to get through.  We found out about Jackson needing surgery about the time we finished feeding.  I wanted to drop and run to him, but I  realized the roads would be terrible, I felt terrible, and they needed this time to bond without me.  So, I took care of the sick calf in the truck, and went home and slept the rest of the day and the next one too!  I finally feel better after 2 days of sleeping!

Christmas Eve 2012

We had about 70 fall pairs behind Allan's house that needed to go back to Charlie's to spend the winter.  Bryan thought that it would be a good day to drive the cows.  The storm was supposed to be done at 10:00.  It did let up a bit at ten, but by 10:30 it was a blizzard.  We rode past the cattle and they were about a half a block from us!  They drove along nicely--thankfully.  It took us two hours to get there and we were frozen by the time we got back home!

 My "fairweather" riding husband was not one bit happy about the snow!

 

 The visibility is less than a block!

 

Bryan let me come home after the drive to get our appetizers ready for the Christmas Eve party at Marj's. 

 Sierra had gotten them ready and put them out on the deck to stay cold.  Good thing she put tin foil on top, because there is two inches of snow on top of it!

Toni

We went to Tremonton to watch Toni dance.  She has gotten so tall.  The girls did her make-up (except the lipstick) and her hair.  She is a beauty!

The big boys are back! 

 They have found this patch of winter barley that the snow has just covered up.

They haven't found our haystacks yet!

My favorite ornaments

 Sierra brought this home from Germany

 

 I looked for a lot of years to find a saddle ornament!

 

 I like traditional red ornaments and this one is so pretty!

 

 My nativity.  It stays exactly how I arrange it. 

 It wasn't that long ago that the kids would rearrange and play with the pieces.

I will admit I do like to have the empty bedroom to store all the Christmas gifts and wrappings in!

Bone Graft

Jackson had to have a bone graft on his lower jaw.  His jaw is so thin that it wouldn't support the implants that he has to have done.  He is missing like, 12 permanent teeth.  Lucky him! 

 He doesn't have wisdom teeth, if that is a bonus!

Merry Christmas, Mom!

Jackson had to have an appendectomy on Christmas day in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  It was not exactly the way to enjoy their first Christmas together...but it will be memorable!

 

Christmas Morning

 Sierra wandering in...about 8:00 a.m. 

We didn't get up too early this year.  I was feeling crumby with a bad cold.

 

 

 

 We have out-grown the toys and dolls that used to be all over. 

It is different than it used to be!

 

 This is the puzzle that we worked on this year.  It was a gift from the Greenigs.  We put a puzzle together every year for Christmas and so do they. 

 500 pieces is plenty for us!

 

 Savanna is so excited to have her new skiis!

 

The finished puzzle!