We went to Austin to have a follow up with the pediatric ENT for Fisher; to see if her xrays showed a need for surgery as well. We had a very early appointment so we chose to stay the night before. well, Fisher had one of her usual nights and cried ALL NIGHT LONG. There was nothing we could do, but that didn't stop the guest next door from calling a noise complaint. It was a bit awkward for everyone, especially the front desk lady and security guard who knocked on our door (waking the other child now) to see if there was anything they could do to help...um sure, take her for two hours and let the rest of us get some sleep! LOL

anyway, here is a fun moment bright and early the next morning of the kids enjoying room service overlooking downtown Austin. So the dr appt went well. Fisher does have enlarged adenoids, tho certainly not the size that Drake's were, so we have opted to put off surgery and schedule a sleep study first. The sleep study wont be until sometime in March or April.

We have had some really beautiful days which have resulted in lots of dirt time and roping. We have also had our first foal!! so darn cute. 17 more to go. We haven't made it all the way through January and Drake already is sporting another bandage. This time a butterfly on his chin from falling on the stairs. I went today and stocked up on butterflies and bandages. Look like it's going to be one of those years.

we had a fantastic December and Christmas. We were able to celebrate with each of our families before having Christmas morning at our house. Santa was sooo good to us! We opened presents all day long in between playing with new toys and eating food. Loved it.

After Christmas we drove to Midland to catch a plane to Jackson Hole, WY for New Year's Eve. There were 21 of us traveling and it was such a great crowd. The weather was a bit rocky at first, they closed the Jackson airport and re-routed us to Idaho Falls but mid-flight, they opened it and we made it just fine. The snow was incredible and we really enjoyed the hotel. We definitely recommend the Four Seasons if in Jackson Hole. a great highlight of the trip was Drake skiing. We enrolled him in the lessons on the first day and dropped him at 9am thinking he might stay half a day. We had to drag him off of the slopes crying at 4pm! We so loved the instructor that we got Drake a private lesson the next day and they skied the same hours. If you are looking for a ski mountain with a fantastic kids program, we HIGHLY recommend the Kids ranch there. Ask for Casey Poe; the best instructor around.

We came home on Jan 1 and started our year with a bang. Drake had an unfortunate fight with a wheel barrow on the 2nd and ended up with 2 stitches and 4 staples in the back of his head. Then on Thursday, he had surgery to remove his adenoids and tonsils. He came through it remarkable well but we are still in the healing process and having a few bad nights. We are looking forward to 2012!!