Yes, I know it's February. But January was a little crazy with work/job hunting/life in general... But, Christmas break was fantastic because I got to go HOME!!! I was pretty excited- I even had a countdown of the days until my flight. And then I had a blast at home- I love my family so much. I have an amazing family and I'm so grateful for them and that I have a great place to go home to :)
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| The completed countdown... Goin' home! |
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| Got to spend a week with these two wrestling monkeys. |
Christmas Eve involved decorating sugar cookies (yum!), bowling (fun), and watching our neighbors in the city Christmas pageant (adorable). Christmas Eve night we had a delicious dinner, followed by singing Christmas carols and reading the Christmas story. Once upon a time the family tradition was ice skating on Christmas Eve, but since there's no rink in St. George we've had to improvise. This year was bowling...
Christmas day we got up early (of course) and opened presents... Unfortunately Derek and Mandy were in northern Utah with Mandy's family so they weren't able to be with us. But we made sure to send them pictures and text them throughout the day.
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| Ryan and his nice smelling "cologne." Oh Ry... |
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| We might have had a little fun wrapping Dad's present in lots of little pieces... |
Then we took a trip to Cedar City to visit the cousins...
The rest of the week we spent just relaxing and hanging out with the family- my favorite kind of time at home :)
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| Tina playing in the "snow" |
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| Grandma and Dee. Aren't they cute? |
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| Another family tradition... puzzles! |
