The three of us headed to Colorado for a much needed vacation and to celebrate an early Christmas with all our family in Colorado. Nick has to work Christmas Eve so there was no way to get there this year. We had a great trip relaxing, spending time with family and friends, and playing in the snow in the mountains. My mom wanted to create a Christmas morning for emerson so we pretended that Santa came and she got to open all her presents from mimi,pa,malorie,and tyler. The first thing she noticed was all the Dora wrapping paper. I think they could have just wrapped an empty box and that would have been just as exciting. The funny thing about her obsession with Dora is that she doesn't watch t.v. and has only learned about Dora through books and seeing her her at the stores. You wouldn't believe how much Dora stuff there is everywhere!
The three of us headed up to the mountains for some cabin time in the snow. Nick and I thought it would be so much fun to play in the snow with her, but she didn't like it very much. I think it was because with the many layers she had on, she could barely move. She did enjoy meeting a buffalo and a bear while we were outside, but then after about ten minutes she kept saying "inside...lets go...all done!"
We also went to see Santa while we were there and she did exactly what I thought she would do...cry and want nothing to do with him. My dad said, "like mother, like daughter." All in all we had a great trip. It was hard to leave and emerson talks about her family and adventures everyday.
