Well we went to Springerville for a week right before Christmas to visit family and just get away for a few days. It was nice to be home and spend time with everyone but it didn't seem like we had enough time with everybody......

On our way back to the airport it had snowed so much that they had to close down the interstate so we got stuck at a little casino/ hotel. Luckily they had Santa visit that night so Brandon and Daddy got to get a picture taken with him ......



We took a Drive up around Big Lake and there was a small herd of Elk that ran across the road as we were driving up.....

Brandon thought the bed at the hotel was a good substitute for a trampoline.

The antler is as big as he is......

After our Drive to Big Lake Grandpa Oltesvig took us to see his new motor grater at work and Brandon got to help him drive it.