Home for Christmas - Part 2

On Saturday, December 4th, my mom came down to Fort Collins to pick Miley and me up and bring us up to Laramie for the next week and a half.  I was sad to leave my sister, but it was  nice to be able to get some one-on-one time with my parents.  They were both still working for the first week I was there, but it was finals week at the University for my dad, and my mom only works in the mornings so we were still able to get in lots of fun in the afternoons!

On the 4th, we also took Miley to a Wyoming Cowboys basketball game.  She had to much fun, that we ended up taking her twice more while we were there.  She now knows the Wyoming symbol, and everytime she sees it she says, "Bo Bowboys! (Go Cowboys!)"  We are glad that it didn't take too much convincing to have her be a Wyoming fan, although our basketball team is terrible this year!

During our time in Laramie, I also got a haircut...I cut some side-swept bangs, which is a big change for me since I have had the same haircut since about my junior year of high school.  I am loving the change though, and will post some pictures in future posts for all to see!
 
My mom and I also spent a lot of time shopping (of course!) and making a quilt for baby Cruze.  We hoped to get it done in time for Christmas, and we almost did, with the exception of some of the binding.  Miley loved all the attention for Grammy and Papa during this time, and loved getting to help decorate the Christmas tree, and bake Christmas cookies. 

Posing in front of the newly decorated tree (you can tell in these pictures that Miley definitely has the camera smile mastered!)!

Baking Christmas cookies with Grammy!

Cameron flew into Denver on the 10th, and spent the weekend there while Miley and  were still up in Laramie.  He got to spend a little bit of extra time with his parents that way, and see some more family and freinds without the hassle of toting a two-year-old everywhere you go.  Our original plan was for Miley and I to drive down and join him on Thursday, December 16th (so that I could still be up in Wyoming for my sister's birthday on the 15th) but he just missed us too much and drove up to Laramie on Monday the 13th to spend a couple extra days with us.   ;)

I love this time of year, because I feel like I get to be selfish and have people to myself for a while, but I also get to have the fun of having everyone around!  The best of both worlds...

To be continued...next up, Denver!