Ice Skating

On Saturday afternoon we went ice skating in Midway. We all stayed on our feet and had an enjoyable time. My mom and dad brought us hot chocolate. It was perfect because we were all getting cold by then. It warmed us back up and we finished strong. 

Beautiful Morning and Girl's Breakfast at Tru Religion

The sky was so beautiful on Saturday morning. I enjoyed cotton candy colors during my whole run.

We had a girls breakfast at Tru Religion. Huge thanks to Ali for getting us a table. I ordered a crepe breakfast. This is everything that came with it. The food was amazing! The restaurant had chairs, tables, etc from Lambs Grill that used to be in downtown Salt Lake. The whole experience was so fun!

I love my mom and sisters so much!

Baptisms, Indoor soccer, and Grizzlies Game

I made a reservation for Katie's kids, Ali's kids and my kids to do baptisms for the dead. The only temple that had openings was Payson. I was hoping for a different temple but I checked a few times and couldn't find any openings at any of the other temples. It's ok though. They all still enjoyed going together. Marshall took half of the group and I stayed home with Kade, Tag, and Sienna.

James played in his last indoor game with his friends. They took first! 

That night we went to a Grizzlies game with Katie's family, Betsy and my family. Drew and Katelyn also came with. It was so fun! I forgot how fun those games are. 

We even made it on the jumbotron a few times.

They won!

Hot Pots

We had a cousin sleepover at our house with Mir, Brig and Drew. That afternoon we went to the hot pots. It was cold outside so it felt nice sitting in them

Rose's Lunch with Cousins

We've been talking about getting together with Kia and Erika for a long time. We finally made it happen! We met up at Aubergine. Kia's daughter Ava and Erika's daughter Bella came too. We had a very nice lunch catching up. 

Christmas Day

I am one of those crazy runners who still goes running even on Christmas. The kids are great at sleeping in so I knew I could go running and be back before everyone was awake. I went running, came back and showered, put my pjs on and got back in bed. Shortly after everyone was awake and ready to see if Santa came.

It was fun as always, going around the room, taking turns opening presents. I pulled off a surprise and got Marshall a corn hole set. That was pretty great! Tag and Kade got a couple of new soccer jerseys. 

Sienna got roller blades and a lot of cute outfits. 

We spent the afternoon and evening in Heber for the smorgasbord. It was so fun having Katie's family in town for the holidays! We all enjoyed dinner and visiting after. Ali reserved some indoor pickle ball courts so a couple of the adults and teens went and played. 

Christmas Eve

Christmas eve was on a Sunday. We had a wonderful sacrament meeting with beautiful talks and musical numbers. Sienna came home and told us how she felt the spirit so strongly. It was so sweet.

After church we had a yummy dinner with Cam's family. Steak, shrimp, cod, baked potatoes, salad, fruit, and rolls. After dinner we decorated gingerbread houses. Well, the kids did and the adults helped.

Later we had a talent show. Then we read and the kids performed the nativity story.

To finish off the night we opened our Christmas pjs. My kids were much happier with their pjs this year. Last year the ones I ordered ended up being skin tight and no one wanted to wear them. This year they were baggy and comfy. 

We tucked everyone in bed around 10:00. Later I realized we forgot to put presents in everyone's place and their stocking. Also forgot to put milk and cookies out for Santa.

Christmas Eve Bowling on the 23rd

 Christmas Eve bowling took place on Saturday the 23rd. The bowling alley opens at 11:00 so we got there at 10:30. Usually we have to wait in the cold until 10:50. Thankfully this year they let us in at 10:30 and we got started bowling shortly after. It was so much better!

It was a great time as always. I got to catch up with cousins, siblings, and eat greasy food. 

I haven't bowled since last year's Christmas Eve bowling. I don't know if it is because I'm lifing weights now or what but I bowled my best games ever! My first game was 188. I thought for sure I would bomb my second game. I started off a little slower but then ended up getting 188 for my second game too!!! It was so wild. I seriously can't believe I can do so well at something that I haven't practiced or put any time towards. Then you have running, swimming, biking that I spend so much time on and I'm not fast. 

Stacey's boyfriend Wes got top adult male bowler. Tag was top kid bowler but there was some confusion. Jennifer's daughter was next and she got the prize. Tag was totally fine with it. He's an easy going kid.

We hung out at my parent's the rest of the day. We enjoyed playing games and eating yummy soup!

Family time is the best! We were so happy to have Katie's family in town!