It's a been a nice few weeks here in Gunnison and we've been enjoying some unseasonably warm December weather. The nice weather has allowed us to enjoy some final horse days, and Meredith has been helping her dad pick up deer collars across the Gunnison Basin. The horses also helped pack out an elk last week, which was a much appreciated gift for us, and the perfect end to a wonderful fall of chasing elk.

Delaney seems to always be adding to her repertoire, and Jennifer and Meredith caught her sitting up from the prone position the other day. She finally figured out how to go from sitting, to prone, and back to sitting. She still loves to eat, and gets really worked up at meal times. We've been battling a rash she's developed for some time now and wish we could shake it. Hopefully it's something non-food related.

We had a fun night on Friday at Gunnison's Christmas tree-lighting. It was a nice warm night and everybody enjoyed seeing Santa roll through town. The following morning Jennifer and Meredith went to our annual pottery glazing day at the Gunnison Art Center and had fun decorating new house ware. We finished the weekend off with a fancy tea party at Meredith's. She told her dad that he "had to bathe" and "wear a tie" to attend. He tried to accommodate.