Home for Christmas - Part 3

On Thursday, December 16th, we got an early start and drove down to Castle Rock, CO to spend a few days with Cameron's parents.  We were glad we got to spend some time with them, because Cameron's mom has been having a hard time recovering from back surgery she had in August, so they have been kind of cooped up, and I think they appreciated the company (even though it may have been a little hard to have us around at times too!).  I didn't take One. Single. Picture. while we were there.  I know...I am so lame.  I am hoping that I can steal some from Cameron's dad at some point, because I know blogs just aren't as fun to read without pictures!

We mostly stuck around the house, and just let Miley enjoy the time with her grandparents.  The weather was BEAUTIFUL while we were there....in the 50's!  Miley really enjoyed walking their little dog, Weasley, but was a little more timid around their bigger dog, Rene.  Cameron's parents also set up a little play area in the basement with some of their old toys (we are talking 40-year-old toys here...they were  adorable!).  Miley spent a ton of time playing her little heart out in their play kitchen, riding their old spring horse, and drawing on a chalkboard.

On Friday, we were able to go into town and meet up with our friend's, the Gabbards (the family of one of Cameron's best friends who passed away in high school).  We always have so much fun with them, and we loved getting to catch up with them and meet their daughter's adorable baby girl.  They gave Miley a tutu and a wand for Christmas, and she loved it - anything princess related is a huge hit with her these days!

On Saturday, we had an early Christmas dinner with Cameron's parents and his brother, Bryson, and his family.  Bryson's two boys, Jaren and Tye, absolutely adore their Uncle Cameron, and Miley, so the four of them were busy playing all evening while I got to enjoy some good conversations with all of the adults.  Tye was sick while we were there, but I think he still managed to have some fun!

On Sunday we were able to go to church with Cameron's parents, but then due to weather predictions, we decided that we better head back to Laramie that afternoon.  We were originally planning on going back to Laramie on Monday or Tuesday, but didn't want to risk driving in bad weather.  For those of you that aren't from or don't know of Laramie, you have to know that it is it's own little pocket when it comes to weather.  It can be gorgeous weather everywhere around Laramie, and Laramie can be having a nice little blizzard, or vice versa.  So even though we were enjoying very non-December like weather in Colorado, we knew that it could change completely on the 2 and a half hour drive back to Wyoming.  Fortunately, the weather was great driving back, and the big storm didn't hit us for a couple more days...

More later!