This year we were able to go to Utah for Christmas. A week before we were to leave our best friends car broke down and they had plans of going to Blackfoot, Idaho for our friend, Ruth's parents 40th Anniversary. When we heard that they would not be able to go due to funds since their car was so much to fix, we decided to find a way to get them to go with us.
We looked into getting a canopy for Mitchell's truck and could not find one anywhere that would fit. We then decided that since our van needed to be fixed anyway, we would take it into the repair shop and get it repaired then take the van.
Heather had to get Rebekah from BYU Idaho so we asked if Lindsay could drive with her and Elizabeth so we would have room in our van for Ruth and Paul. This was perfect and a lot of fun for Lindsay.
We left for Utah at 11:30 PM because our friends had a play that they already had tickets for. Once they drove up, we loaded in the van and drove away. Mitchell drove for the first couple of hours, then he was so tired that Paul took over when we started heading into the Blue Mountains. We hit really bad fog, then a blizzard and then icy roads but we made it safe and it was a TON of fun traveling with them.
We dropped Ruth and Paul off at Pocatello, then drove into Salt Lake to my parents house.
It was so fun to pull up to Taylorsville and to see a ton of snow in the back yard for the kids to play in. At first Calvin did not want to walk on the snow, then he kind of got the hang of it and had fun playing in Grandma and Grandpa Adamson's back yard.
This picture is of their view from their back porch. GORGEOUS!
We arrived on Saturday, December 21, Calvin's birthday. The day before he opened his present which was a dry erase board/chalk board/paper roll. He had a lot of fun playing with it. At Grandmas house we sang Happy Birthday and he ate a cupcake.
On Sunday we headed to Lehi to listen to Tricia, Camille and Johnathan sing in their ward choir. Tricia is the choir director and did a great job. The music was beautiful.
That night we invited cousins from both sides of the family over to my parents home. We asked that only adults come since their home is small. Uncle Jay, Anna Marie and son, Alicia, Uncle Rob, Aunt Sharyl and Sara, Vanner, Donna, Karl, Nancy, Diantha, Trent Johnson all came along with Uncle Craig and MaryAnn. On my Mom's side Uncle Ken, Kendra and her husband all came. It was a wonderful night and so fun to see all of my cousins and Aunts and Uncles that I had not seen in years.
Monday Grandma and Grandpa had a Grandkid Christmas party. They had fun eating pizza, making crafts, playing outside in the snow and just hanging out. While they were partying it up Tricia, Allyson and I went shopping for last minute Christmas gifts and out to eat at Costa Vida. We had a great time.
Tuesday I became really sick and wanted to sleep all day. I did not have a fever, but had bad diarrhea. My father was also sick and had been for awhile so he went to the Doctors office and received 2 bags of fluids in an IV. As the day went on I started to feel a little better, but I was really weak all day. That night Tricia's family and Allyson's family along with Uncle Jay came to my parents and we had a Christmas dinner along with the nativity story. My parents handed out our presents including the story of the Candy Bomber, a Willie Handcart book and record of their genealogical DNA to see where our family was fun. It was fun to learn that my family is 100% from Europe on both sides.
Christmas morning we did the traditional Christmas train starting youngest to oldest.
The kids opened their stockings and they found candy along with their first real CTR rings.
Calvin had fun opening his gifts.
Our family joke - Mrs. Egg McMuffin Love Ronald McDonald. Funny Mitchell. :)
Hailey received a pair of skates.
My favorite gift happened to be Calvin's drum set. He sat down for the first time and banged out a tune, then took a full on bow. It was really funny. He then threw the drumsticks in the air. This boy is a character.
The number one thing that I wanted to do while in Utah was go to Temple Square. I was so excited to be able to go the day after Christmas.
Allyson and My Mom joined us while Mitchell, Adam, Calvin and Dad stayed home to let Calvin nap.
Inside the tabernacle.
In Deseret Book they had a display for the candy bomber book. It was fun to shoot off the parachutes then run and catch them. Each child was able to take a free candy cane.
I love my Mommy and had so much fun visiting family. We were not able to visit with friends since they day we would have, I was sick. We had a blast.
We left Friday morning at 6, then went to Pocatello to pick up our friends and drive home. We played a game, What If..... and had a blast laughing and talking. They are awesome and we get along so well with them. Would not have wanted to drive with anyone else.
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