A Very Merry Christmas

Brett and I were very spoiled this year for Christmas. Between Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas we got to spend 3 whole days with BOTH of our families. We are so glad that we have families that live so close together that we are able to split the holidays. We're spoiled! :)

Christmas morning we went snowshoeing with Jadd and Rosie, Jake and Lauren (who just got engaged and we are so excited for them!) and us. We went up immigration canyon and hiked around for a bit and Rosie brought some sleds so we went sledding for awhile too. It was a great way to spend Christmas morning. It may just have to become a tradition! :)

Christmas Eve was quite eventful... We were at the Falslev's - we went caroling to people in their ward to deliver their Christmas goodies. We had a lot of fun. Here's some pictures to show off our nerdiness. We're just waiting for someone from Nashville to call so we can sut a record.... (NOT!)

We had a lot of fun and it was very fun spending Christmas with them. This was also Dillon's last Christmas before he leaves on his mission so we really enjoyed his company with us.

Brett showing off his new stuff from Christmas - new hiking boots, new swimming suit, new shirt, new biking gloves, new hat. What a good looking guy! ;)
We ventured over to the new house and scrapped out the ice and snow that made it in before the roof was actually finished. The roof was finished on Tuesday and my dad did a great job at leaving the house alone for a few days to spend Christmas with his family. Thanks Dad! It's coming along so well, they think that they will be starting to move in, in about 1 1/2 months, maybe 2. We're super excited for them. Hopefully the horses don't have their babies before Dad can get the roof on the shed... Here a picture of what the house liked just ONE MONTH ago and a picture of what it looks like now.

Christmas night we headed to the Petersen's for dinner and more fun. It had been snowing in Newton all day so there was about 5 new inches of snow already when we arrived. While we were there it snow about another foot. It was soo crazy! I couldn't believe it but we had to go outside to play in it. We had a lot of fun. Because it snowed so much the whole family ended up staying at Sparks and Suz's house. It was so much fun to have the enitre family there. I'm so grateful that we all get along and enjoy being with each other.

After we all watched the kids open their presents. It's amazing how one little kid can captivate a room full of adults. We love the nieces and nephew! They are adoreable! Unfortunately, Brooklyn (niece) and Sean (brother-in-law) got sick a little later that night and were puking and then Sparks (Brett's dad) and Emily (Brett's sister) got sick the next morning. Sparks thinks he may have broken a rib from puking so hard. We'll have to wait and see until he makes it to the doctor. Yesterday, Brain (brett's brother) called and said that he was now sick. So far we haven't caught the bug and hopefully it stays clear of our house! That was pretty much our Christmas. And now we're planning on a GREAT NEW YEAR!