Incline again

So today I got up and Steve said "It's gonna be a nice day, let's go up the incline". Why not?! It we haven't gone since before I had surgery and it's such a great workout. Steve talked our friends Charles and Jessica into go with us.

Steve and Nicole at the start

Jessica and Charles

Steve has really started to figure out some cool thinks with our camera...

Check out all the snow on the trail! We should have know...It is January in Colorado after all!

Poor puppy...think Tots can make it next time?

Charles making a "fish face"

Nicole, Jessica and Charles

Nicole taking a break...again

Snow!

Steve and Nicole

What a weird shot...The pine cone is melting the snow around it!

Nicole

We actually made great time going up the incline. It took us about 45 minutes -- which is a personal best for me! Now going down, that was a different story! The amount of snow and ice because of all the shade was not expected. I guess I should be happy I only fell down 7 times!

Charles and Jessica on Barr Trail headed down

Another pine cone

Nicole...between falls!

Jessica and Charles

I know...kinda weird...all these pictures with me and just a few with Steve for once!

Christmas Day

We didn't know what Snoopy would say when we got to Christmas Day and the countdown was over...

Ho, Ho, Ho!

With me having to work Christmas day, the boys slept in. The did such a good job waiting until the afternoon to open up presents.

Jacob looked like he just got up and it was 3 in the afternoon! Poor guy still was not feeling well.

Mac was feeling great!

That evening we went to Mindy's house with the rest of my family for dinner.

Michael

Mica and Niko

Allie and Allison

We were both taking pictures...funny how Mom and I ended up taking one of each other!

Terra

Jacob and Andy talking cell phones

Jessica

Mom and Dad

Elzo and his mom

Niko -- will he ever smile for a picture?

Steve -- check out those sweet eyes!

Jessica and Andy

Elzo

Allison ready to open more presents

Mindy handing out the presents

All the kids gathered around the tree...

Elzo and Joe

Michael

Grandpa Ray did not want his picture taken...

He even tried to hide behind the wrapping paper!

Mom, Andy and Elzo

We bought Mariah a "Princess and the Frog" musical set...

Here she is playing the trumpet while Grandpa Ray plays the guitar.

Look at Grandpa Ray go!

Mariah playing the symbols

Mariah playing the symbols while Dad played the trumpet

Allison playing the guitar while Dad plays the trumpet

Grandpa ray playing the symbols

Mariah couldn't decide which instrument to play...so she playe several at once

Andy and Jessica won the ugly ornament contest...Can you beleive that's real?!

Jean and Elzo's mom

Mom

When we got home, Jacob tried to hide behind the Santa train