Christmas in Utah

This year's trip home for the holidays flew by.  It was like a whirlwind!  We were so concerned about how we were going to see everyone and make everyone happy and still have fun ourselves and finally on our way out on the plane, Mike and I decided to just sit back, enjoy and let whatever happens, happen.  It was the best thing we could have done.  We got to spend such memorable time with each family and even got some time to see a few friends here and there.

We started our 6 day trip with Mike's dad and his wife.  It was a great place to start... mellow, relaxing and so fun.  We sat back, watched the BYU and Utah football games, enjoyed appetizers and adjusted back to life in Utah.

 

 

We spent the next 2 days with Mike's mom, Sheridan (with a stop on Christmas Eve/Christmas morning at my sister's.)  This year was a little different for Sheridan because she just bought a house and is in the middle of renovations, so she's staying at a friends house for the time being.  Although we weren't able to stay with her for our 2 days, we made sure we spent all the days and stayed late nights with her.  We had a great time shopping around, eating at Thai Siam and enjoying Christmas Eve at the Grand America.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We surprised my sister on Christmas Eve and stayed at her house and surprised her kids on Christmas morning.  It was so fun to see them and there's nothing we love in our family more than surprises!  My mom and dad were staying there too and made Christmas morning breakfast, it was so fun... Oh yah, and of course, my brother, Ryan surprised us and made it for Christmas breakfast.

 

 

  

The last 2 days we spent with my family.  It was a blast.  The family has grown so much, it's crazy how quickly the house fills up now.  We started as a family of 6 and now we are 16!  It was complete chaos and madness, but we loved it and just soaked up the time we could get.  The last time we all were together like this was at our wedding (4 years ago!) and of course, a few kids have been added since then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Thanks to everyone for making our trip home such a great experience.  Stella is so lucky to have such amazing families that love her so much and so are we.  We love you all!