New blog for the new year

Well we've made it through another Christmas! Quite frankly I'm glad it's over, and so is our checking account! We had a busy December, starting with my mom (Mimi) coming for a visit Dec. 7th for three days. We had a great time! Plus it was nice to see a familiar face. We shopped and did some site seeing in the Colorado Springs area. Got lost a couple of times, but that's part of the fun. We also got to play "Christmas Day" and exchange gifts. Ava was happy about that! That girl loves wrapping paper!
The week after Mimi departed, Kyle's parents Mike and Barb came for a visit. We did some more shopping, and visited with Santa at the mall (not very amusing for Ava, but we enjoyed it). It was also haircut time for Ava. Again, not very amusing for her, but we enjoyed it. We also relaxed a bit too. We stuffed ourselves silly at Cousin Debbie's house for an early Christmas dinner, and Ava got to open more gifts. On the 22nd, the night before Mike and Barb left, it snowed about 8 inches. We were a little concerned that they wouldn't make it to the airport, but Debbie got them there on time, and the flight was on schedule.
The next couple of days leading to Christmas, I focused on getting the house clean, while Kyle and Debbie braved the overcrowded stores with all the other last minute shoppers. They made it home without a scratch. Christmas Eve was quiet, while Christmas Day was quite the opposite. Ava tore into her remaining gifts with glee! We enjoyed some Starbucks coffee and cinnamon rolls. Later that evening, we walked to Debbie's house for a delicious Christmas dinner. Cherry cobbler for dessert. I think we all went to bed that night fat and happy!
Today I took the tree and decorations down and put them away for yet another year. Looking forward to 2012!