Holiday Fun!

So, as most of you know, every year we go to Red Lodge to cut our tree. We do this on the first weekend of December because it's the Christmas Stroll there and we stay overnight at the Pollard. It's become our very special Christmas family tradition and we just love it. It's our "family Christmas present" to each other. It was so wonderful to have Rosie with us this year............finally! The weather was extremely COLD, but we did it anyway. Actually, "we" didn't cut the tree at all, it was just Daddy. He's our hero and got us the perfect tree, as always. Tia attempted to go with him, while Rosie and I stayed in the vehicle, but that only last about 10 minutes. That's how cold it was! So, Daddy got the tree while the girls stayed back and waited. We definitely have the best Daddy ever. After we got the tree, we headed to the Pollard to check in and get cozy for a bit before dinner. Our room has a balcony that overlooks the festive lobby area and the girls loved it. We didn't "stroll" very much because of the cold temperatures, but we did go at a very quick pace to the restaurant for dinner, to our favorite shop in town and to the candy store before heading back to the hotel. Like I said, it was COLD. :-))  When we got back, Tia and I got into the big Jacuzzi tub and managed to practically drown ourselves in bubbles. It was so fun! When we got out, we took a bunch of the bubbles out with us and played with them on the bed with Rosie and Daddy. I think we giggled for an hour. It was so much fun. And so precious for Mike and I to sit back and watch the girls play and listen to them giggle and be so happy. It still doesn't even feel real at times. We just couldn't be happier or more grateful. Have I ever mentioned that before?? :-))

Last night, Tia and I went with my parents to the Billings Symphony Chorale for their holiday performance. We got all dressed up and went to dinner at the Grand Garden first. The performance was amazing! My good friend from high school was singing, so it was very special to see him. He's been away for many years and just moved back recently. We all enjoyed it so much. Their voices were just spectacular. Afterwards, we got some ice cream and took the long way home to look at a few Christmas lights. We had a lot of laughs, as always. Times like those are so incredibly special. We are so thankful to have Mom and Dad here and healthy and able to share special times with. We are very blessed that way and never take it for granted. God is so good!!