and Silly Games on the couch...

And it worked! The time flew by and soon Nana & Papa and Uncle Todd had arrived!

There were books to be read...

and lacing toys to play with...

On Christmas Eve day, Daddy & Uncle Todd went skiing at Aspen Highlands.

They skied the double-black-diamond expert terrain under the brand new

Deep Temerity chairlift...

(it looks Very Steep. We think we'll stick to skiing the groomed slopes at Buttermilk

for a few more years.)