December has been a real treat for us this year. The weather has been so nice and Brandon actually started to get a little ahead with his normal winter projects. His deer capture crew was several weeks earlier than normal so Meredith and him got to enjoy some nice time together out in the snow-free sagebrush (although it made deer harder to catch). It'll be nice to spend Christmas Eve day goofing around rather than catching deer! You'll see that we made our annual pilgrimage to Grand Junction recently to get pictures with Santa. Meredith has had her picture taken with Santa every year since she was born, which is a tradition we'd like to continue with Delaney. It's a little nerve-wracking for us to go to the city and be amongst city germs, but we really want to keep the Santa pictures coming. While we were there, we also were able to have a quick visit with one of our favorite NICU nurses which made our day. It really is special to let our friends from St. Mary's see Delaney and how she's grown.

The biggest news around here is, 1. Delaney has begun to consistently pull herself up around the house (she enjoys the coffee table), and 2. We finally got snow, and plenty of it. We're working on getting Delaney fully outfitted to be outside because she really seems to enjoy it.