Colorado Christmas {Poem Edition}

This Christmas was spent in Colorado with the Tiptons for a whole week! Complete with relaxing, baby smothering, gallons of tea and coffee, tastiest turkey, best and messiest breakfast burrito at Burger Boy, animal sightings galore, snow fulfilling dreams, a wild lookin llama, Native American ruins and more. 'Twas quite fantastic.

Here's my Christmas morning poem.

Now the snow's falling down

On this sweet, Colorado town

A perfect morning for this Christmas travel

All the love and adventure unravel

Our adorable addition has had us grateful

Norwegian surf and turf, a delicious plateful

It'd been years since seeing the Tiptons

Now catching up on how we've been

We skied down the Tellluride mountains

Baby's so cute when she be bouncin

Piano and carols on Christmas Eve

Were more lovely than you could believe

The Ross's had a griswald tour

Were Anasazis happy? We're a little unsure

Adaleigh rode her very first horse

Her mama's favorite, she was happy, of course

El Viento the llama was a sight to see

With teeth even more crooked than me

A Christmas Eve service in their unique little church

Now on the porch, two pinion jays perch

We're all gathered close

All getting our dose

Of sweets, snow, and Adaleigh

Opening presents while sipping hot tea

Scott perfectly prayed

For family not here today

They played an amazing part

And are forever in our hearts

This Christmas has been quite picturesque

Spending it with all the best

Mesa Verde tour

Anasazi home

Favorite street in Cortez

Just chillin with granddaddy

Cutest carolers

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