This Christmas we spent in Utah. I went out mid-December to help set up Christmas and help in the store. Ryan had to stay and work and wasn't able to fly out until Christmas Eve.
Wrapping Presents after setting up the tree and stocking:)
After picking up Ryan from the airport on Christmas Eve we went to my family's party. My uncle has a new pool house so we went there for the celebration. We were able to go swimming in the afternoon. Then my cousin, Chris, hooked up his Clydesdale to wagon and everyone went caroling around town. After that we all went back to the pool house for dinner and games.
Some of the cousins playing ping-pong while others are eating.
Here are some of my young cousins beating up on Ryan with the pool noodles. The kids sure do love Ryan. Sometimes I think the only reason thy are excited to see me is because of Ryan.
Here is my niece Ady and Ryan.
My cousin Cecily and me. I love seeing all the girls when I go home. I hope they come visit me soon.
Christmas morning was a lot of fun and at my parents house. Though it will be the last time we have Christmas in the house I grew up in because my parents are moving to their new house this month. We slept in! Then we had breakfast and waited for my older brother and his family to arrive from their house in Taylorsville. Once they got there we were able to have Christmas all together (except for my little sister who just got back from Iraq and had to stay stationed in Hawaii. A real hardship I am sure!)
Me with my nieces and nephew. Gotta love them and how cute they are!
The Day after Christmas we were able to all meet up again in town. We decided to go see a movie, The Princess and the Frog. The movie theater was packed so we had to buy tickets to a later showing. We decided to go to the arcade to wait. Well, Ryan decided that.
Here's Ady and Carissa hanging out at the arcade.
Ryan's reason for going to the arcade. He could play pinball forever.
After the arcade we went and saw our movie. It's not one of my favorite Disney shows, but what can ya do. After, we all went to Brian and Jennifer's house for cake and ice-cream since it was my mom's birthday. I love my family.
New Year's Eve was spent playing games at my Grandma's house. Then on New Year's Day we went up to the dry farm for some sledding!
Ryan's brother Robert and his family came up and enjoyed the day with us. Thanks for coming guys! The sledding hill was slow going at first because it was the first time and we had to get the snow packed down but by the end it was finally picking up.
During the holidays I was able to visit Top Gun too and teach Ady to ride:)
She was not afraid at all and was really good about staying on the horse all by herself. She'll make an awesome cowgirl. Now she just needs to convince her mom and dad to get her a horse for Christmas!
