We kicked off December with Blake’s birthday and our sweet old neighbor girls brought him a gift. He had a backyard movie night birthday party with a bunch of friends. I helped in the kindergarten STEM lab a few times a month. There were lots of high-tech activities to…
After making our way through presents on Christmas Day, we hit our favorite sledding hill that had gotten a fresh coat of powder. Finn was over the cold real quick. It’s a good thing his brothers were there to drag him up the hill. I’m not sure if Finn was…
First on the agenda on Christmas morning was checking for evidence that Santa had been there. The missing carrots and cookies were the giveaway! Once Santa’s visit was confirmed, the boys were so excited to find that it had snowed overnight. They patiently waited for all of their cousins to…
We hit up our favorite indoor swimming pool at the Kamas rec center on Christmas Eve. Back at the cabin, the kids were super entertained with their holiday specs while the adults worked on Christmas Eve dinner. The glasses transformed the lights on the tree into magical images and it…
On Christmas Eve Eve, we made our way downtown to check out the lights on Temple Square. We successfully kept track of seven children. The flashing bulb necklaces helped. Uncle Todd was the crowd favorite, as always. Finn kept us entertained with his many expressions. We didn’t last too long…
Troy’s siblings and parents are spread across three different states, so it’s always a big party when we all get together. The boys loved having so much time with their cousins in the days leading up to Christmas.
We drove to Park City for Christmas break and the boys were delighted with the abundance of snow. They whipped on their snow gear and hit the small backyard hill at the cabin immediately upon arrival.
This year’s card went down as one of my favorites. When December rolled around, I didn’t have a traditional family photo to use for Christmas cards. So, I decided to reinvent the wheel – literally! I had it in my mind that it needed to be a spinning card and…
We didn’t get to do most of our Christmas Break plans because we had too many sickies but we finally made it out of the house a few days after Christmas to do our traditional Newport Beach day. It felt so good to be out in the fresh air away…
The overarching memory from Christmas 2017 was how sick everyone was. The photos don’t show how many people were coughing, sniffling or had fevers. There were some that didn’t eat Christmas dinner and some that spent a good portion of the day in bed. We had a lot of presents…
