Holiday Recap

Okay, I know I have neglected the blog for far too long and now it is overwhelming for me to try and catch up on everything we've done the past couple months. But, I will attempt to do so anyway.

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Just having Perry home was enough for me. The kids are still happy to have him home too. All the kids got bikes this year and no, we did not get Abby Butterscotch the giant stuffed pony. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on my dilemma and gave me good explanations for Abby. She was fine with the gifts she received and all was well. Phew!

Don't be deceived by all the presents. There are actually no presents under the tree. They are all in front of the tree. :)

After Christmas we left for Utah for a visit with family and my youngest sister Laura's wedding. The wedding was beautiful and very elegant. It was so great to see extended family and to have our immediate family together for the occasion.

Aren't they so cute and in love?

These are all the sisters of Ben & Laura and a couple of Laura's close friends. Not a very good picture, but you get the idea.

The little girls in their cute red dresses. Of course getting any of them to look at the camera is nearly impossible and Avery was not cooperating in the least.

All the brothas and brothas in-law: Perry, Daniel, Brian B, Brian C, & Adam

This was the beautiful view from the wedding dinner at the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

Me and my handsome buddy Andrew

My parents

Little Avery conked out at the wedding dinner. Something to do with still being on eastern time.

I took this picture because this is where Perry spent half the trip. (in one of my parent's bathrooms) What started out as a simple replacement of hardware and fixtures, turned into a huge project, but he got the job done as usual because he's handy like that. Ignore the box of tampons.

While we were there Perry presented his dad with a shadow box that displays his military awards from his 21-year career in the Marine Corps. Perry has been working on this for months and was very excited along with his siblings to finally give it to him.

The four sistas : Molly, me, Laura, Kate

I was able to meet up with three of my very best high school friends. Lisa, Sarah & Annie. We had so much fun talking and catching up at one of my favorite restaurants, The Dodo. Thanks for coming girls! It was so great to finally all be together again.

Kickin' it New Year's Eve in Provo yo!

The kids had a ball with their cousins. We actually let our kids stay up on New Years Eve. A mistake we paid for for three days.

Look at these cute cousins. We are missing Ruby who didn't want to cooperate ;)
Abby got a much-needed haircut while we were there. We call it "classic Abby"

All in all it was a great trip filled with visits to our favorite places to shop and eat in Salt Lake and Provo. We also spent a couple nights at Perry's sister Phyliss' house and had a great time. The kids enjoyed going to the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum twice and the ever-popular Jungle Jim's. It was so wonderful to see everyone and spend quality time with our family. We love you and miss you already!