Friday, January 22, 2010

Christmas 2009



We had a wonderful Christmas - here is a little peak at our morning festivities! It is always fun to see the kids eyes light up as they open their gifts! It was especially fun to have Connor for his first Christmas ... he loved everything that he could put in his mouth. He is now 7months old, sitting up and always smiling and so fun to have around! Madi got her new desk for her room that she has been wanting for over a year - I found it at the DI and then sanded and repainted for hours and then put new handles - it turned out great! Robby was so excited for his new Wii game Super Mario Party 8 and Elli got her Princess castle. James finally got his fire pit for the back yard! For Christmas Eve - we went to Matt and Rebecca's for dinner and the took the kids up to drive aroung the Bountiful Temple where the neighbors have put pictures lit up in their front yards of the story of Christ's birth -- it was a nice reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. The kids loved taking turns reading the story as we drove by each picture!
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Tubing at Soldier Hollow




Tubing at Soldier Hollow is always a good time! We haven't been in a couple of years and the kids had a blast - after the first run they all said "that was awesome"! Our neighbors, the Schenks went with us and we had a great weekend at the cabin. The trip was cut a day short due to an early storm that was quite fun to navigate through on the way home (white out until we passed Park City - with nervous Grandpa behind us - calling to see if we should turn around, because that would be fun to drive back through the whiteout!) But very happy to have Grandpa with us since he stayed at the cabin with Connor while the rest of us went tubing!