Cousin Time!

It has been so nice having Nate and Amy's family here for Christmas.  We have been trying to spend as much time as possible with them.  On Tuesday I took the boys over to Grandma's house for a sleepover and we picked up the girls for a sleepover at our house.  

Our stake did a movie night for the primary kids and there were extra seats, so we were able to take all the girls and Tony and myself.  We watched the Grinch Movie.  They provided popcorn and soda.  We all had a great time and got a picture by the big Christmas tree outside the mall.

Josh got to spend a couple nights at grandma's house playing the Nintendo Switch with Matt.  They got a long so well and played all day together.  I was really happy that those two found something that they have in common.  They haven't had that in the past and it was great to see them playing together.

Lydia and Cora got to sleep over at our house again the night before they left.  The girls loved playing with each other and mostly got along well.  Megan and Lydia loved every minute that they had together.  I love seeing them love each other so much.  They are bestest friends and bestest cousins.  

We took them back to Margie's the next morning to get them ready to see Amy's family.  We made sure and took pictures before they left.  Family time is the best.  We loved spending time with Nate and Amy and the kids.  

Clark Family Christmas Party

We had the Clark family Christmas party after Christmas this year because we were waiting to do the party for Julie's family to come.  But the weather made it so that Julie and her family couldn't make it here.  So, we had the party without the Sutherland's.  It was low key and felt different with so little people.  

Kevin's family came from Logan before a storm, so they were pretty stressed when they got to my parents.  Also, they were driving down to St. George the next day to meet up with the Sutherland's, so they seemed like they had a lot going on.  Rich was sick so it was just Sherri and Graham.  It was fun, but totally different from years past.  Hopefully next year it will feel better.

Cora's Baptism with Nana

Cora got baptized by Grandpa Lloyd while they were in town and Nana was able to come.  It was fun to see Cora get baptized and super great that Nana was there.  I couldn't give up the opportunity to take a family picture with Nana before Tony took her back to her place.  I am so glad that she likes Tony to pick her up and take her home.  We've been lucky to spend extra time with her in the car while taking her to and from her place.  

Christmas Day Fun

We had a great Christmas.  We enjoyed watching the kids open their presents.  We enjoyed the morning at our house playing before going to the Steenblik's for more presents and lunch.  After we went to the Clark's for their presents and then dinner.  It was a fun relaxing day.  It wasn't a white Christmas, but it was a white day after Christmas, and that was pretty awesome.

Christmas Eve Party

We had another great Christmas Eve party at Margie's house.  We were lucky to have all the cousins together.  It was a good party and even better after party when the kids all got their Christmas jammies.  

Lunch Date with High School Friends

I was able to meet up with some of my friends from high school for lunch.  It was nice seeing them and getting caught up with what they are doing.  We didn't have a high school friend party again this year.  A little because of Covid, but I think mostly just because it just didn't get planned.  We are hoping to get together more often with us ladies.  Life gets busy with everyone going their different directions, but it's nice when we can make it happen.

Mutual at the Aquarium

For mutual the boys wanted to go to the Aquarium, and they invited the moms to come with them.  The girls got to sleep at Grandma Margie's house the night before so the boys and I could go to the aquarium in the morning.  

The aquarium isn't very big, so we were able to go through the whole thing in about an hour and a half.  After the aquarium we all went over to Chuck-a-Rama for lunch.  It was a really nice time spent with Tyler and Josh and other families from our ward. 

Last Indoor Soccer Games

 Allie and Megan had their last indoor soccer game yesterday.  Allie started the game playing goalie.  I was concerned that she was just going to be scared of the ball and struggle, but it was quite the opposite.  She wasn't scared at all and did a really good job going after the ball and even stopped a couple shots.  I was a proud mama.  

Megan played really good as well.  She played defense the first half of the game and then played midfield the second half.  She went after the ball and stayed back when needed.  She has played defense most of the season, so it was extra fun to see her play a different position and go after the ball more.  It was another proud mama moment.  It was fun to watch her, and she enjoyed this season of indoor soccer.  

Frost Christmas Program

The kids were able to sing a couple songs in the school's Christmas program.  Tony was able to take the day off and come to the program (that made it extra special for the kids).  They all did a great job and looked super cute.  It was so nice to have this program back this year and feel like things are more back to normal.  

SNOW DAY!!!

It snowed a good 10 inches overnight, so the school district decided to have the kids stay home and do a distant learning day.  The kids love the snow and love playing in it.  The boys and Megan were big helps getting the driveway shoveled.  

Tony had a hard time getting to work this morning.  He got stuck getting out of our driveway.  He was able to shovel his car out and get it moving around the corner in front of our house before he got it stuck again.  He tried to shovel it out again, but it didn't work this time.  So, Tony waited it out until a plow came in front of our house a little before 6:00 am.  After the plow came by Tony was able to shovel his car out and get it onto the plowed road.  It was quite the early morning adventure.  

We hope to have a lot more days like this.  Not only do we desperately need the snow, but it is beautiful and fun to play in.  And the kids like that they always get yummy hot chocolate after playing in the snow.