Christmas in Utah
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Even more pictures!
I know my last post was all about how much I love Hawaii, but I love Utah too. For totally different reasons. Mostly being the people in it, my family and close friends. Me and Scott were lucky enough to find some good deals on tickets home for the holidays, about $420 a piece, round trip. A steal from Hawaii. We spent the entire two weeks eating food, and hanging out with the family. I still had to work, which was a bummer (vacations just aren't the same as an 'adult'), but it was still more than worth it.
Another plus about Utah is cute clothes- in Utah you can layer, wear boots, tights, scarfs, mittens, hats, ect. In Hawaii you wear short and a top, or a breezy dress. I can't curl my hair, wair too many accessories, and definitely no cardigans. We missed our cute winter outfits!
Here is a pic just outside my sister's house in Kaysville.
I was loving this horse. From a distance. Horses are scary, yo. Stay back you beautiful, untamed stallion.
This is baby Lyla, so big! She is such a happy baby, I could just steal her!
Here is my Uncle Allen and Aunt Jullie. They are living in Heber right now, searching for a home in the area (what good taste they have!).
In this picture is: Sydnie, Liz, Laurie, and my mom.
This picture was taken one of the first nights we arrived, where we had a family Spaghetti dinner night. I don't think spaghetti is worth eating, but it sure does make for cute babies!
Also while we were in Utah Scott's dad, Dave, came out for 4 days for a job interview. We made him stay at my parents house so we could spend some time with him, but he and Scott pretty much balked at all camera oportunities I offerred them, so I don't have any pictures to prove he was there, you will just have to believe me. We only got to see Scott's brother, Brent, and sister in law, Janeese, for one dinner before they left to Califronia for the holiday, so no pictures of them either. I feel like I am giving an un-equal number of pictures to my side of the family, and I am trying to tell you why it seems like I am prejudiced. Because I know what every member of the family on either side wants is to be in photos on my blog.
This picture kills me. I want to cuddle her!
Here is my aunt Lynette, the Lady in Red. Right before this picture she probably said "You're so good looking" and right after, "I love you". What a sweetheart. Her and my Uncle Kim came to spend Christmas with us. Their caretaker, Allyn, is an angel, truly. She does so much, our whole family was exhausted just helping them for 4 days. I have no idea how she does it. She is an endlessly strong, happy, and celestial being. She will be as rich as Oprah in heaven, and I wish I had a picture of her to put in here.
Here is a picture of me and Scott, Myspace style.
And a cute pictue I insisted we take because it was the first time I had ever worn red lipstick and not been on a dance stage.
This picture reminds me of the scene in The Nutcracker where the tree and the presents get bigger and bigger and BIGGER. I love it.
My family went tubing at Soldier Hollow, in Midway, on Christmas Eve. I had to work, so I couldn't go, but they all had lots of fun, and Scott got some great pictures with his waterproof camera.
Tait and Liz.
Laurie, Sydnie, Dane, and I believe in that little tube is Trey.
Allie, Lucas, and Ethan.
Tien.
Reid.
Lyla, not looking too happy.
Lyla, looking more happy.
Trey, cozied up in the tube.
After tubing we started our traditional Christmas Eve activites; pizza for dinner, singing Christmas songs, reading the Christmas story.
Isaac played us some Christmas songs on Christmas eve.
Allie played some as well. It was great to have Dane's family come into town for the holidays, since I rarely get to see them. Their kids are growing up so fast- Isaac is even in Young Men's!
Here is a picture of mom playing the piano while we had our yearly family caroling. Scott told me he was a little wierded out that my family would gather round together and sing. He said he liked it, but that it wasn't something he had experienced before. Which I thought was so funny, becuase we do it every year, so it seems normal to me. And I love it. I love how different every family is.
Here is a room shot of everyone gathered round to sing. We have some exceptionally good voices in my family (Mom, Tait, Colby, Dane, ect), and some exceptionally bad voices (me). But we always have fun, and everyone sings no matter what. Tait, Liz, and Tien even did a song for us where they sang in Thai, and Tien sang in Thai by herself! If I knew how to post videos on here I would post it. (PS, if anyone wants to teach me how I challenge you to do it).
On Christmas Day here is Colby and his friend Merga, who spent the holidays with us.
Mine and Scott's stockings, the princess and the Cowboys QB. Pretty much describes us.
Here I am in my festive wear, green polka-dot long john jammies and reindeer horns that jingle.
In my family you have two gift that you give each year. One is a gift-gift, which we got for Colby this year, and the other is a 'creative gift' where you make something to give someone. Here is Colby opening up part of his gift from us, very sexy like (or so he thought). We got him a remote control hellicopter, and two Wall Climber cars (they have vacuums on the bottom so they can go up walls).
Lynette enjoyed opening her many presents. She had more than anyone, and she opened them as slowly as possible, to soak in all of the attention. She was beaming.
Here is Scott playing with the remote control hellicopter that I got him for Christmas as well. (Our nephew Isaac got one too- thanks Costco!)
Look at that tiny pink lace top- it's the same one my brisdemaids wore at my wedding! I was dying!
Here is a photo on the last night we were in Utah. The siblings; Dane, Kelsey, Sydnie, Tait, and Colby. We missed Reid, who was there earlier that night, but 5/9 is pretty good.
I am so so grateful we got to go home for the holidays. I miss all members of our family so much, I don't know how I am going to survive when we move to Hong Kong! We didn't get to see everyone this holiday, but quite a few. I love everything about Christmas, but mostly the family time.
And you know what? My family is my best friends. Literally. The older I get the more I enjoy them. They are the best kind of friends; always watching out for you, giving to you, loving you. And mine are soo funny, and would give anything for you (well, me at least ;) ). My mom used to tell me that the best gift she could ever give me was siblings, and I definitely agree.
Love this post!! It was great having you guys here! Tait and I were just talking about you two moving to Hong Kong and I was saying how I am not sure how you will handle being away that long...Heber really is a great place to live...if I do say so myself! I also love it because of all the cute pics of my girls!! Thanks!! And thanks for coming out to hang out with all of us!
ReplyDeleteI know! I love Heber, we just need to convince Scott that is not so bad to commute an hour to work ;). And I am nervous about Hong Kong, but, as dad said about missionary work, "you can do anything for two years" :).
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