Christmas/ Jól 2013

   Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all of our friends and family! We Love and miss every single one of you. This year we were blessed to spend it with my brother and mother. We actually just dropped off my mom at the airport a couple hours ago, and Brett is here for about another week. Arni and I both took Christmas week off work and we have had some fun! Skiing, hiking, horseback riding, we've been to the movies, out to dinner, out with friends, we've played games, been to the hot tub, stuffed our faces with delicious food and slept in like we were teenagers! DIVINE! I'm sad to go back to work tomorrow, le sigh.  We have done so many activities over the past couple weeks I've lost count, but I will post pictures and explain as I post.

Brett just arrived, one of the Icelandic Santa Clauses left them a present

Mulled wine

Amanda at girls night

Nina being a dunce 

Caitlyn.........

Icelandic pancake breakfast

Bretts first hike in Colorado

My work Christmas party, brought my husband and my brother

Silver Grill Cafe in Fort Collins has the best sticky buns in the state

Playing in the snow, that's a change from California

We met Smokey the bear

We found the perfect Christmas tree!

Taking a break to enjoy some hot tea

This is actually my first legit snowman I've ever made

Decorating our Clark Griswold Christmas tree

Brett went on a horseback ride with me

Brett's first time skiing, Winter Park, Colorado

Ice beards

Mom has now arrived, we took her to a spa at Devil's Thumb Ranch for Christmas

Her first time seeing snow since she was a little girl

While mom enjoyed her spa day, we enjoyed a day of skiing. Here we are taking a break in a hot hut next to the fireplace.

This is Brett's first time cross country skiing, he catches on quick.

Christmas, this year we did Icelandic Christmas on the 24th.

Brett has been practicing playing his guitar a lot.

Our friend Johan, also a musical genius.

The chef! Arni made traditional Icelandic lamb, Waldorf salad, caramelized potatoes and red cabbage.

A hilarious game a charades

Paul sporting his Christmas present

A very tired us, opening up our presents at midnight, our matching boots my parents gave me.

Another hike

My blue eyed husband, he's so cute (it's my blog I can write stuff like that!)

It's safe to say mom is not a cold weather person, us on the gondola

Winter Park

We got her on skis for a minute, she didn't love it..lol

Mom's first snow angel

Getting creative at UFC night at Amanda and Chris's

Cards Against Humanity, always a good time.

   So that's it for now, if we get into any more adventured while Brett is here I'll be sure to post!