A swim in a pool and a night in a hotel...

We decided around 11 am on Wednesday that we were going to go to Eastern Washington with my parents and brothers to visit the ranch and see Annie and Jeff. We had a blast! There was snow the whole way from Snoqualmie Pass to Connell. Troy was in heaven. I didn't get any pictures of Madison with the cattle because it was so darn cold. We'll be back over in a few months so maybe I'll get some pictures then. We stayed in a hotel with a swimming pool. We were so excited to take Mad swimming for the first time. The water was a little cold so she didn't last long, but it was fun while it lasted. We then went and had some take out Chinese in my parent's room or as Eva put it "Party in Room 134!!!". Mad didn't got to bed until almost midnight. She sure loves to party. ha!

Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve at my parent's house with a bunch of our family. Lucy and Shawn even joined us for the evening. Mad loved opening presents. Well really I should say she loved opening one present and then she would ignore all the rest and play with whatever the toy she opened was. Her cousin Noah did a great job of helping her open the rest. Christmas Day was spent at our house. We woke up and open presents together and then had my parents and brothers and Lucy and Shawn come over for brunch and more presents. All in all a great holiday. We are so grateful for all that we are blessed with!

(No he wasn't neutered. He got a flea bite, which we found out later he is allergic to, and chewed his fur to the skin. So he has to wear this cone until it's healed. Poor Kaiser.)