Christmas Additions

the bell posse

We had two fun additions to our family for Christmas this year--namely Trevor and Bethany. They made the drive over the mountains and through the plains (BORING WYOMING) to spend their Christmas with us.

The boys anticipated their arrival with such excitement. We should have had a Christmas Countdown just for that! Daily reminders were given by Bode of how-many-more-days-until-Uncle-Trevor-and-Aunt-Bethany-arrive...

And they were not disappointed. They arrived and Trevor was the new favorite playmate. He very kindly obliged and played nearly constantly with the boys. I'm pretty sure they wore him out.

The weather was super-cold, so our favorite visit to the Garden of the Gods was out. But they made it to the zoo. And we spent a morning at Pump it Up (an indoor inflatable playground of sorts). There was a huge amount of food consumed--cheese and chocolate fondues, cheese soup in bread bowls, spiral ham and rolls, gingerbread waffles, eggs benedict...Gotta love the holidays. A nice excuse to truly "indulge" (our family motto in the kitchen).

The boys LOVE their new light sabers gifted by Trev and Bethany and play with them a ton. Doug had to go get one of his own to join in the fun! (Hey! That rhymed!). They go nicely with the SuperBode and SuperKeegen capes we got them, too.


As a send off on their way back to Utah, we had a marshmallow gun war at the playground and a meal at Chili's. Hugs were given and away they went.

Thanks for sharing your Christmas with us!