We managed to split the Christmas holiday, flying to Denver on Christmas day. We had a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends in Denver.

We enjoyed a Christmas dinner with family,

Sisters being weird

Christmas dinner

Experienced a white Christmas,

It started snowing as soon as we landed in Denver! Check out Eric’s Santa reflection on Christmas Day Eve!

Taking a walk in the snow

Ugh! Driving in the snow

Took a snowy trip up the mountain to visit our cabin,

Beautiful sunset on the way down

James Peak

Lunch at the cabin to warm us up!

caught up with friends old and new (really sad that somehow we didn’t manage to get any pictures from friends from school… boo!),

Fun game of Scrabble

Enjoying Denver beer

Fort Fun!

celebrated the new year in our traditional style,

Writing down wishes and hopes for the new year!

Wrapping in red string and getting ready to burn at New Years!

New Years Jelfie! Happy 2015! May all your dreams come true!

ate Ethiopian food,

celebrated a special birthday,

looked at pictures from a RTW that helped inspire our own (see more in an upcoming post),

Looking at old slides

Wayne on the 1979-80 RTW trip… some things never change- He still swims every chance he gets!

Peggy and monkey on the 1979-80 RTW trip

and reevaluated and repacked our bags (see upcoming posts!)

It was so nice to see everyone and enjoy some of our favorite things from home!