Beautiful Ouray on Christmas day...well.... weekend.

Sara and I, and Devi, spent our Christmas weekend ice climbing in Ouray, Co. We opened our presents on Christmas eve and then got up early for the drive to Ouray. Even Devi had a few presents to open, a couple of which she couldn't wait for Christmas to open. Getting home from work a few days before Christmas I found pieces of wrapping paper spread around the room and two little plastic legs sticking out of one of her presents, ohhhh she looked guilty. The weather the first couple of days was very cold and snowy so the back country climbs we wanted to do weren't safe to climb. The last 2 days warmed up nicely and we climbed a bunch of routes in the man made ice park. A beautiful weekend, and a wonderful Christmas. We are enjoying spending time together while Sara's school break gets ever shorter.

First day on the Ice, very nice!

Well, today Sara took the day off from studying and we went out to find some ice. Sara knew of a place close by and remembered where it was. So after a bit of searching we walked down and found the ice. A little thin, but hey, it's early in the season and it's relatively close to the house. For the first lead of the season, I was wanting thicker ice but after a bit of nerves, it all went well. Sara has one more exam on Monday then 5 weeks off. Time for her to relax, and enjoy her free time!

Christmas trees and sore knees

Sara and I got our first Christmas tree together on Friday. It is a perfect little tree and smells SO good! We decorated it with all of Sara decorations and it looks perfect! Today, Sara was busy studying at the library, so after chopping wood this morning I took Devi out for a run in the snow. Three hours later I trudged back to the house, I was only planning on being gone an hour or so. It was such a perfect day for a run though, so it lasted a little longer. Sore knees again, but after a couple of hours they feel "normal" again:) Got some great photos of our tree and from the run Devi and I did.

Doggy fights and Turkey bites

Sara and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year, our first together. We invited one of our neighbors over and cooked a great meal. It was a great day and ate way too much. Over indulgence is ok once in a while. The turkey I cooked came out great and thanks to Sara's mom, the gravy was a hit. A few photos of the day and a great video of chasing Devi around our living room.