The next day, we had a special dinner out compliments of Uncle Billy and then headed to the Broadmoor Hotel to see all the wonderful holiday decorations.
Happy Hour margaritas apparently come as a pair, which we did not know...but we "suffered" through drinking them both.
My drink was delicious and HUGE!
The gingerbread display at the Broadmoor...
various light displays outside...
The amazing chandelier in the main lobby
M&J standing on what looks like a rug, but is really a tile mosaic
Nana and the kids next to one of the gorgeous trees in the lobby
We spent the week working this puzzle...only to find out that a piece was MISSING!
Christmas Eve night the kids found new jammies under their pillows and couldn't have been more thrilled! Drew's had candy canes on them and he ran around saying, "Minty" over and over.
Mommy read from Luke
Daddy read Twas the Night Before Christmas
We called Norad to "track" Santa's whereabouts...
We sprinkled special reindeer food (oats with glitter) in the grass to help attract the reindeer to our house.
Drew dumped his oats in a pile right by the front door...
We set out cookies, milk and carrots...
On their way to bed...
CHRISTMAS MORNING!
Jack and Madi came into our room at 6am. The first thing I remember Jack saying is, "I know Santa brought me the Batcave b/c I peeked!"
The kids checking out their gifts from Santa. Madilyn got some Littlest Pet Shop toys. Jack got the coveted Batcave. Drew got a toy kitchen. Sadie is licking the carpet...as usual.
The whole Cole Clan...
Drew...
(Drew made us lots of 'faffles'!)
Drew checking to see if Santa ate the cookies and drank the milk and seeing if the carrots for the reindeer were gone.
Madilyn...
Jack...
Right before he opened these Legos I asked Jack, "What do you think Uncle Andy and Aunt Nicole got you?" He answered very matter-o-factly, "Legos, b/c that is what I told them to get me!" Little stinker...
Nana...
My favorite meal of the whole year...ham, cheese grits, corn casserole, green beans, cranberry, rolls, pecan pie...
Martha's White Christmas
Doing Legos...
A "Day after Christmas" trip to Garden of the Gods to get out and get our blood flowing! (Followed by a drive around the USAFA...almost all of us fell asleep on the Academy drive...so no pics!)
Post-Christmas cuddles...
