Ah... the Christmas season came and went too quickly. We had sooo much fun!! We didn't take enough pictures- we were too busy having fun, but here are a few....
This is our tree the night before we left for Layton. We decided to sleep under it. It was not as fun as it sounded. Kaeleb slept great. Kwint left when I wouldn't give him any room on the couch cushion. I couldn't sleep because Kaeleb kept flopping on me.
Once up North the fun began immediately. Monday we relaxed and enjoyed some time with Grandma and Grandpa. In the evening we went to dinner with Dan and Dee, which was sooo nice. We were so excited to go on a kid-less date... so guess what we talked about all night? The kids.
Tuesday was Kwint's birthday. Woo Hoo! He's finally my age!! He went snowboarding with Dave, Tam, Kris and 4 of our nieces and had a blast. That night we had the first of several big family shin-digs to celebrate the December birthdays. Lots of fun, great times together and oh yes, lots and lots of food.
Christmas Eve was spent in Heber at Kris and Barbi's. They host a good party, let me tell you. There was laughter, singing, and oh yes, lots and lots of food.
Christmas morning... Holy pile of presents Batman! We were completely amazed by the bounty that surrounded us. Before you think that we spoiled our children beyond belief, you must recognize that this was 3 families worth of gifts. Our kids had a blast and all of us were truly happy and grateful to be together. Other than a few people coming down with fevers and the stomach flu we had a perfect Christmas.
This is Kaeleb's favorite present... it was free. Kwint and Coby made magic wands. (Kaeleb likes to pretend he is Harry Potter.) His other favorite present is the Superman cape that cost 1.00 for Santa's elves to make. I feel nearly sick when I think that we could have spent 1.oo on Christmas and it would have been enough.
Here is Bren with his new toolbox. He likes the drill and hammer best and finally has some toys that Kaeleb wants to play with instead of him always stealing Kaeleb's toys.
Here we are the day after Christmas for the annual family brunch at the Little America Hotel. Lots and lots of food. It is always fun. We are always amazed that it has been a year since we were there.
We enjoyed visiting the Packers that night and were sorry to miss the friends we didn't get to see.
Once back home the fun continued. Pictured above is Harry Potter playing basketball with Brennan. Kwint got back to work for a couple days and I cleaned the house (finally) before we had a New Year's Eve celebration at the Robinsons. We had pizza and watched movies, but alas, only Kwint made it to midnight. He tried to give me a New Year's kiss at midnight but I wouldn't wake up. Oh so lame!
New Year's Day we spent with the Miller's. We do so love Nathan, Mary Lynne, and McKay. We went to Pirate Island Pizza- the new restaurant in town that will make all of you want to come visit us. Then we watched a movie at home. We had a great day.
Last but not least, this is Kaeleb at Owen Powell's birthday party again, at Pirate Island Pizza. It is a seriously cool place. Kaeleb had so much fun! Thanks to Chris and Kim for that. It has been really fun to hang out with them and have a connection here from "oh so long ago" and far away. Kaeleb really loves Owen.
So, that is the last few weeks of our lives in a nutshell. Can't wait to read all of your blogs and see how you are doing!
5 comments:
Thanks for coming to the party. Owen loves playing with Kaeleb too. He says thanks for the Batman stuff.
That is so true about the connection from "oh so long ago." I can't believe we're twice the age we were when we entered Auburn High School. I think I'll go pluck some more gray hairs now.
Dang. That stings.
It was good to see you guys. Next time, lets opt for a kidless night too. Maybe we can get all the couples together and go to dinner and a movie. So much more enjoyable, but still good to see you never the less.
What great pictures. It really was wonderful to see you guys. Thanks for the kid-less evening. I am hoping we can come see you at your very own house sometime this spring. We have yet to see it. What bad friends we are.
Gina, hello!! What a cute family you have! Its your favorite adopted sister, Miss Krista! :) So I'm really not stalking you, i promise, i just happened to stumble across your blog and was just so excited to see what you all were up too! Glad to see all is well, and your boys are cuter than ever!
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