We had a great Christmas this year. Mere brought Tim and Val and Eric got to stay longer than usual. We decided to go to mass early on Christmas eve instead of midnight mass so that Gma could go along. It was packed! The guys wanted to decorate cookies so I saved some sugar cookies and the gingerbread house for that night. They seemed to really get into it and added a gable and some other additions to the house. We tried to watch Christmas Vacation but most of us fell asleep. Christmas morn was fun too. Grandma saved her new jammies (from last yr.) for xmas morn. and Arn wore his usual Christmas morn outfit. We ate, drank, played games, watched movies, and had lots of fun. The day after Christmas we met Val and Eric in Denver for her birthday sushi lunch (not many sushi opportunities in ND). Mere and Tim had to leave on the 26th, Tyler returned to work on the 27th, and Val and Eric leave on the 30th.
Every New Year's Eve the AdaMan group hikes up Pikes Peak. They 'add a man' to the group every year (get it).They have 33 people in the group and I think it takes a special invitation to belong to it. Last year they didn't make it to the top due to the weather. This year they spent one night at Barr Camp and made it to the top this afternoon. They had to use a blow torch to get into the building at the top. They shoot off fireworks tonight at midnight. My brother and his wife usually watch them from their deck. Happy New Year!
