Merry Christmas

We'll just call this Christmas morning . . . even though it was really the 26th. We had a blast in Utah but our travel plans home were a nightmare. We flew home Christmas day and our original flight was cancelled. They separated our family on different flights. I guess Delta didn't realize my kids were not old enough to fly alone. They were able to get our whole family on a 1 am flight back to Atlanta. Ty never slept on an overnight flight. Crazy!! And then it was completely snowing in Atlanta and the 3 hour drive back. A Christmas we'll never forget. We got home at 10 am Sunday morning and walked in the door and celebrated Christmas. Rich and I were exhausted but the kids seemed to have enough energy opening their gifts!!

This razor bigwheel was a hit from Santa!! The boys love it and fight over it every time we go outside. I guess Santa needed to bring 3!

Merry Christmas

Stacey's Wedding

Stacey & Andrew Jones

December 21, 2010

the RECEPTION

Utah . . . the week before Christmas

We went to Utah for my sister Stacey's wedding (pictures to come) Here were some other fun activities from the week . . .

all the COUSINS!

The Parkinson Family Christmas Dinner

(an annual tradition held at Magleby's Restaurant)

The Nativity . . .

thanks to my sister Christy for her amazing collection of costumes

The kids were very excited that it SNOWED alot while we were in Utah!!

And of course . . . we couldn't leave Utah without a SKIING ADVENTURE!! This was a first for the boys. Thanks mom for watching Ty so we could take the kids up to Snowbird. After 5 hours of preparation and rounding up stuff from the fam the boys were finally ready to hit the slopes. I told Rich on the drive up that it was going to be a disaster and that it had already been too much effort just getting the stuff together and adjusting skis, etc. It turned out to be an AWESOME day and all 3 boys loved it!!

My sister Christy's family came skiing with us. Her kids love it. Michael, her 4 year old, skis the tram!! Fun Fun

Thanksgiving with the Evansons'

Thank you . . . Lynette & Terry, Brit, Tara, Jessie & Adam, and Lacey & Stew and the boys for coming to visit us!! We had a house full for 5 days and it was a blast. Lacey and her family drove in from Ohio. Jessie and her husband from Tennessee, and the rest flew from Colorado. It was really nice to spend Thanksgiving with family!

This is has been a tradition for us each year to go to 'Lights of the South'. The kids see Santa and have fun seeing all the Christmas lights.