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Christmas break fun

Crafts

More crafts

Driving the snowmobile. Lucas initially didn't want to ride on the sled or snowmobile, but Grandma finally convinced him to try it. — Driving the snowmobile. Lucas initially didn’t want to ride on the sled or snowmobile, but Grandma finally convinced him to try it.

Christmas Eve

Opening one present on Christmas Eve

Tables set for lunch

Trying to stack marshmallows

Playing a game

Trying to throw snowballs through a wreath into a bucket

Nativity

Christmas decorations

Getting the tree put together

Final product, before ornaments

William liked decorating, though he took more ornaments off then he put on

Putting ornaments on

Nice hugs/kisses

Excited for Christmas

Thanksgiving

Getting some food ready

Playing

Enjoying some appetizers

William's ready for some food — William’s ready for some food

Helping out

The weather was great, so the kids spent a lot of time outside

Table all decorated for dinner

William enjoying his appetizers

Getting ready for bingo

Pumpkins

Getting help from Grandma.

William's finished pumpkin. — William’s finished pumpkin.

Getting help from Grandpa.

McKinley loved the heart cheeks on her pumpkin.

Finished pumpkins, all lit up.

Mesa Falls

This last Saturday, my parents invited us to go up to Mesa Falls. It was a really nice day weather wise, and probably won’t have much more of that this year. We hadn’t been to Mesa Falls yet this year, which we typically try and make it there at least once a year. But it was perfect weather to feed the fish, hike, have a picnic, and see the falls.

Had to climb some rocks.

Hiking

Always fun to feed the fish.

Feeding the fish. We saw lots of really big ones.

Happened to catch this as we hiked back from the train tunnel. They look like they're holding hands but they really aren't. Still cute though. — Happened to catch this as we hiked back from the train tunnel. They look like they’re holding hands but they really aren’t. Still cute though.

Brothers

Viewing the falls

Haunted house

We bought a haunted house kit (like a gingerbread house) last year after Halloween, when they clearance everything. So last week for our FHE activity, we decided to put it together.

Corn maze

We decided to go to a local corn maze for FHE yesterday. We were the first ones there and apparently a little earlier then they expect people, as they were still setting things up. But the kids enjoyed the mazes, the bouncy houses, train ride, slides and everything else.

They had three slides propped up on some hay bails

Climbing up to the slides

Riding the barrel train

Big tractor

Jousting

Going down the slide

Spud Day parade

William enjoying the parade

Watching the kid parade that starts before the full parade

Waving to get some candy

Park City

We went to Park City for a few days a couple weeks back. We wanted to do something before Lucas started school again and I needed a break from work. We had fun being in the mountains, riding the gondola, hiking, paddle boating, swimming, exploring and being together as a family.

Watching ski jumpers. First time we've seen them use the big ski jumps. — Watching ski jumpers. First time we’ve seen them use the big ski jumps.

Watching the ski jumpers land.

Playing a game in the olympic musuem

It wasn't very warm but the kids still wanted to swim. — It wasn’t very warm but the kids still wanted to swim.

Riding the gondola

In front of the lake we hiked to.

Downtown Park City

Had to stop and get a caramel apple.

Eating the M&M caramel apple