Carter Christmas

Christmas break has started! A new friend joined our house on Thursday night.  Gwen the penguin came to stay with us until Christmas.  

Caroline Loves that penguin and we are so glad she hear for a little while.  

The David family flew in Thursday night and came to stay in Lubbock.  The kids played amazing together and had so much fun playing spies, wolves, hide & seek, the floor is lava & roller coaster. The Cogburn kids came over Friday afternoon and there was a huge nerf war at the park. 

Aunt Dondi let Ali "braid" her hair

This weekend all the Carter family met up in Ruidoso.  We all left Saturday morning and were able to get there by early afternoon.  

Trying on Skis for Sunday skiing

After 3:00 Winter Park (the sledding hill) was half price so after picking up the girls skis we headed to the sledding hill. 

Here we go!

She did it!!

The girls went down the hills so many times

Ali and Dad

About to throw a snow ball at her mother. 

I took Caroline down the really big hill 5 times while Chris took Ali down the smaller hills and then we switched.  

Ali going down the penguin hill

"Bye mom!"

Abby and Ali doing snow angels

Winter Park was so fun! After Sledding we celebrated Christmas together.  My mom made tacos and we put out our favorite Christmas snacks and opened presents from each other.

We started with the youngest and went to the oldest to open presents. This year Lolly was the winner as she gave the best gifts!  Chris got the tool he wanted, Caroline got a bow and Arrow set & Ali got a giant plastic drawer full of craft things and she got her tape dispenser! My mom also found me some lockers for our back porch.

Harry Potter cup from Aunt Jacee

Jaden and his shoulder pet.  Caroline picked it out for him.

Jacee got her Toms!

Ali likes to open present and immediately play with it.

My dad took two pictures of his girls in matching pants. The first picture has no picture of pants -the second has pants but I don't think we were ready.

All the cousins eating breakfast

Sunday we went skiing.  This was Ali's 2nd time skiing - the last time she skied she went down once and didn't want to ski again.  This time she tore up the mountain!

Chris was an amazing teacher and had Ali zooming down the mountain and able to stop great.  

Chris also helped teach Jaden.  

Caroline had a really great day.  I let her ride a lift at the smaller hill by herself and ski down. I could see her the whole time but she was so excited and felt big to do it by herself.

snowball fight!

This snowball hit me from Chris

Team Santa PJs

Sunday night the adults played Rumikub and Acquirer 

It was such a fun trip!