Dec 26th: We went sledding with Meads on a hill by our house and had so much fun. We also pulled the sled behind the RZR. We tried to go buy new sleds and they were absolutely sold out everywhere! We borrowed some. The kids loved it, including Maverick! He would tottle on over whenever he saw an empty sled and want to climb in.
That night we went to "Funtopia" which was basically an indoor climbing gym just for kids. It was awesome! The kids were fearless and tried climbing, jumping and all sorts of things.

Dec 29th: Caitlin and Nolan have been busy "planning parties". Pretty much every day they wake up and decide what kind of party they will have. Then they decorate one of their rooms to fit the theme and plan costumes and activities. they REALLY wanted to have a Hulk/Superhero party and invite friends so we did! We had about 8 little friends come over and basically they ran around the house pretending to be superheroes for a few hours! It was crazy fun! I love their big imaginations.


Dec 30th: We headed to Salt Lake for a family getaway. First we went to Soldier Hollow to go snow tubing! The kids loved it, including Maverick who was technically not even supposed to go down the slopes but he did and he loved it. Turnbulls met us there and then we went to lunch and then to Little America. We swam and hot tubbed for awhile and then the kids stayed (with a sitter) and played together at the hotel while adults went out for dinner. It was a lots of fun catching up with Turnbulls, we miss living by them!



Dec 31st: The next day we got breakfast then they left and we stuck around Salt Lake- we shopped a little and went to the Grand America to look at their Christmas windows. Then we rested at the hotel for a bit and then went and got cookies at a yummy place. Then we headed to go see the lights at temple square. It literally lasted about 10 minutes and then we realized it was WAY too cold and the kids started breaking down. We ran for shelter in the Joseph Smith building while Paul brought the car around. I was trying to point out the pretty lights and beautiful temple along the way... at least we tried right? After that we met Gottfredsons at the City Creek food court for a quick dinner and then took them and met Meads back at the hotel for more swimming! We ended up driving home in PJs that night and putting the kids to sleep in their own beds. Paul had decided to go to hunting early the next morning so we celebrated the New Year with the East coast and turned in early too, which was just fine! We had a fun getaway and we were definitely tired. I told Paul theres no one I rather go to bed at 11:00 on NYE with than him.