We went to cousin Jeremy's mission homecoming. It was also the ward Christmas program so it was fun.
Jacque was making her famous
pouty face.
We were able to visit with our good friends, the Borough's, while we were in Utah. Going out to dinner with 7 boys, 1 girl, and 1 girl on-the-way, always makes for a fun night!
Jacque's first introduction to snow. She was a little unsure of it and didn't really want to touch it. But she loved to sit at the window and just watch it come down.
Xander and
Jacque all bundled up and playing in the snow. They spent the morning making a snowman.
And here is the proof of said snowman... Job well done!
3 boys and 3 girls making gingerbread men was a real treat. Here they all are displaying the finished product!
Cousin Lucy was all tuckered out from the hours of fun! Such a cutie!
While we were there, we had to try out Pirate Island with the cousins. Pizza, games, prizes, what could be better?
This is Halley's very creative invention of the coloring circle. I swear that girl is going to be a teacher. She had them all entertained for hours.
This was the same night after Pirate Island. So Jaden was wearing his Pirate Patch that he got with all of his tickets.
On of the nights we were in Utah, Grandpa Bruce took us to the Polar Express. He works with the owner at the temple so he told us to come and he would take us for a ride. That's the little engine that pulled the train.
We all took a seat in the little train seats and went through a tunnel, around houses, and saw lights and pictures of Christ.
We even stopped at the North Pole. But Santa was already out getting ready to deliver presents.
On Christmas Eve day, we went to an orchard in downtown Provo to take family pictures. On the way home, we drove by the Provo Tabernacle, or at least, what is left of it.
It was so sad to see the damage the fire had done. The windows were literally hanging in ribbons. So sad... This was the first place that I attended a Messiah Sing-In. Such great memories from this place. I hope they rebuild it.
We still had a few Christmas presents at home so we had another small present parade and opened them. Legos were a big hit this year.
And Jaden looked at that Moon Dough in every store we went to. I think he was very surprised since it was the last gift that he opened.
The next couple of pictures are kind of dark and hard to see. But they are of Ali playing with a toy while sitting on a beanbag. She is so funny sometimes. And Jaden is with her in the second picture. 
For New Year's Eve, we decided to stay home and hang out with the family. We made a Mickey Mouse puzzle (that turned out to be a little too hard for the kids), played Creationary (a new game that is like Pictionary but building things out of Legos), and played Wii Play games. 
We of course had plenty of treats and lots of laughs. Almost everyone stayed up until midnight and we had a blast! 2011... bring it!
