The deer up here in the moutains have been flat silly. They lay up on the mountain and wait for someone to walk outside. As soon as someone walks outside they walk rather briskly in hopes for food. They'll come right up to your hands and gladly be handfed or eat off the ground. Sam and Jacob have been busy keeping the deer fed and Wyatt has been a little helper as well. The dogs aren't all that much help since they usually chase them up the mountain. There are between 10 and 20 deer at any given point in the front, side, and back of the cabin. Sam told Jacob that they've been sticking out their tongues to him (Sam) since they can't be hunted here. But he (Sam) has told the deer they've got the wrong guy...Jacob is the huntin' man, not Sammy!
The wild turkies have been just as out of control as the deer. They clean up after the deer have eaten (which is several times a day) and have been in groups of 15 to 20. They're huge. Jacob said after seeing them fly that he thinks their wing span is about 6 feet. I'm not a huge fan of the turkies, but it is interesting nonetheless.
Tonight the Hoffart 3 took some cute family photos - tune in to this blog or Emily's blog (you'll notice a lot of our Colorado pictures will pretty much be the same!) - on Wyatt's first Christmas Eve! And you know tomorrow will be well documented and photographed since it will be his first Christmas! He's the cutest happiest and sweetest little boy. Unfortunately, he and Emily are both under the weather with colds. Hopefully they'll be able to shake those colds off quickly and start feeling better.
Also, about the trip up here...it went so well and Wyatt did AMAZINGLY well for his first long road trip! Jacob said earlier this evening that he (Wyatt) couldn't have done any better on the trip. The Hoffart three, Cheyenne, and I all left Willis at 6:00PM Tuesday evening. We made a dinner stop in Huntsville and got back on the road around 7:00PM. The next stop wasn't until 11:40PM in Wichita Falls. Wyatt slept the whole way from Huntsville to WF and then woke up for a midnight gas station stop. Then after getting back on the road, he fell back asleep and didn't wake back up until about 6:30AM in Raton, New Mexico. He stayed awake through Raton Pass and then we got out in Trinidad, CO and had breakfast. He was so cute the whole time and so happy! He dosed off a little bit but was awake most of the time through La Veta pass and then we made a quick grocery store stop in Alamosa. From Alamosa to the cabin is about 45 miles. He stayed awake from Alamosa to Monte Vista and then dosed off the last 15 minutes or so until we pulled into the driveway! He was SOOOOO happy once we got here because he was greeted by his Papa Sam, Mia, and his puppies! He most definitely knows his people and his puppies and has HUGE smiles for everyone. We made the trip in 16 hours which is not bad AT ALL considering we stopped for 2 sit down meals and were traveling with an 8 month old! And can you believe Jacob drove the whole way? Yep, he sure did. He was nervous the entire time. He said he was nervous because he wasn't sure how Wyatt would do, he was nervous how the whole driving-through-the-night would go, and he was nervous about any potential adverse road conditions through the passes. Wyatt did incredibly well, the roads were clear, and there were no problems whatsoever! Thank you Lord for a safe trip!
Now his nerves have moved on to being nervous about skiing for the first time! We'll see how it goes! I'm sure he'll do fine since he's overall fairly athletic, coordinated, and has good balance. Now, the hard-headedness might be his only obstacle :) I plan to do some Christmas day skiing tomorrow, but not sure if I'll be skiing solo or with company. It all depends on how the Hoffarts are feeling in the morning. Check back to see more pictures and updates from South Fork, Colorado! Merry Christmas everyone!
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