Dogmas in Colorado

Or the holidays in Colorado. But Dogmas, as Kristina has deemed this holiday season, might be more appropriate. Sam and Erica's dog Porter stayed at Mom and Dad's while I was there and Kristina brought Digby down, too. Porter and Digby kept us entertained every day with their shenanigans. It took Digby a morning to assess Porter but then they were playing almost non-stop.

Digby post-flight and still on drugs

Weighing in at 10lbs is Digby Tinkletrousers, and Porter 'The Horse' at 110lbs!

Face hug :)

Grand puppies begging at the table

Resting

Keeping a watchful eye on the door

Christmas Eve dinner feast!

Snow storm dropped 12+ inches overnight

Stroll in the sun on one of Boulder's many trails

Sam & Erica

Mom & Dad

Dave really wants to make a saddle for Porter

Are we there yet?

Prince Digby warming up his paws

We played dress up with Digby. HAH. He was a good sport. We took advantage of him when he was tired and couldn't put up a fight.

modeling a hat

Not that excited about the onesie

We had a great visit with my family. The weather was fantastic, mostly in the 50s the last week of my visit. So nice to feel the heat of the sun this time of year. The time went by way too quickly as always.  Thanks Mom and Dad for taking such good care of us! Hope everyone had a good holiday season!

Random

It's been a pretty mild winter in Fairbanks with the exception of our cold snap right around Thanksgiving. Record lows of -40F?!?!

Dave at -30

 Gall-Rizzolos came over for dinner one night

blueberry monster!

Blueberry monster turned into sleepy dragon

Where's the tail?

Love the outfits that parents put their kids in. And dogs. Too helpless to do anything about it! hah!

California

We went down to CA for Thanksgiving and to celebrate Tessa's Bat Mitzvah. It was a busy trip! Events scheduled almost every day. We had some time to catch with some of Dave's friends.

Dave, Kevin, Dave. It's a sandwich!

Going for a stroll in Mt. Diablo State Park

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Looks a little different than Fairbanks

We met up with Patti! Her aunt and uncle live 10 min away from Dave's mom.

Great to finally meet Katie, her Chinese is better than mine

Shabbat dinner. Uncle Dave with them munchkins

Tessa's Bat Mitzvah service. I finally met Auntie Anne, Dave's dad's sister.

Uncle Dave and Tessa

Post cake and ice scream. That is not a typo.

Hanging out with the Hoffmeisters on a Sunday afternoon

Extended relatives from Ohio and Florida came out for the celebration! It was wonderful to see everyone. Tessa - we are very proud of you!! You worked really hard in your preparations and we're excited to how much you've grown as a individual!