Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Christmas

We were so grateful to spend time with my family in Utah for Christmas. We were off to a rocky start when Ethan threw up numerous times on the plane! Andy and I ended up with the flu the night we arrived and my sweet mom took care of the kids the next day. Unfortunately we passed it on to others in the family. The good news.... it lasted only 12-24 hours and then was gone!
We did so much and I didn't take out my camera nearly enough so some highlights of the holidays are:

*Seeing family
*Being able to spread out and not be in such a small house (as is the case in IN)
*Sledding on my parent's hill
*Drinking hot chocolate
*Visiting Temple Square (when the lights turned on the kids were amazed and Ethan jumped up and down saying "this is awesome! this is awesome!"
*Spending Christmas morning with LOTS of kids
*Taking a LONG nap Christmas day
*Having one on one time with grandpa after everyone left (including my mom who had to go help alisa with her new baby)
*Going swimming
*Hanging out with Adam and discussing his personal life
*Learning to crochet (thanks Liz)
*Going on a date (Ok adam was with us and we got to the movie late so none of us got to sit by eah other - minor details!!) and watching Sherlock Holmes movie (dad watched the kids and put them to bed - impressive!!)
*Exercising
*Going to the temple
*Eating
*Ringing in the new year with Dad, Mike's family, and Adam
*Playing games
*Sleeping
*Reading
*Seeing Andy
*Being together as a family

I could go on! We had a wonderful time! Isn't family the best!
Happy New Year Everyone

Lucy was so happy she got to be Mary on Christmas Eve (yes, she is holding Jane who is not so much a newborn anymore!)



We loved seeing Uncle Adam



5 comments:

Sara said...

I love that "Seeing Andy" was out of the ordinary enough to make it on your list.

I'm glad you guys had so much fun in Utah! Hooray for Christmas Break.

Alisa said...

oh my gosh...jane and lucas look so grown up!! and lucy looks adorable and so proud to be mary.

N. Tipps said...

Sounds like you had fun in Utah. When are you going to visit us again up here? Oh, gotta go. Grey's Anatomy is on.

Becky said...

Oh Amy, your family is SO cute. :) And I'm LAUGHING at your flu story because it reminds me of Ben's wedding. I brought Kaleb (1 yr) with me and same thing - was sick the whole plane ride there. I never got sick but the Ben's wife's family (10 kids plus spouses and kids) ALL got sick including Ben and Joy - on their HONEYMOON! All because of us. :) Definitely a memorable experience. And I can't help but think HOW many people on the plane got sick too. YIKES!

Jenner said...

that last pic of the temple is awesome. did you take it? if you did i want a copy of it.