Highlights of Christmas Break

Although we dropped the ball Christmas morning, and only managed to take two pictures of the big day (both boring pictures of the girls unwrapping a gift), we did take pictures of some of the other fun and exciting things we did over the break.

Connor, of course, kept his priorities straight and played plenty of basketball over the break. He even shoveled off his outdoor court.

Our trip to SLC was fabulous once again! First we went to Trafalga for the first time, which was a lot of fun. Well, it was all fun other than this sad experience.

Our regular restaurant, The Mayan, was shut down recently, so we had to try something new. We decided on Tucanos, and it was a hit with the whole family! And, of course, the lights at Temple Square were spectacular this year too!

The kids had tons of fun on Christmas Eve, acting out the Nativity with a full cast of Micheli cousins.

We also got to ride on the Polar Express! (Okay, so it was actually a horse trailer, complete with poop on the walls, but everyone had a blast!)

And at the end, each of the kids got their very own bell.

A few days after Christmas, the girls and I headed to Cokeville for a few days. I forgot my camera, but we had tons of fun gaming, puzzling, visiting with family, watching basketball, and for Mylie, learning how to ski! We made it home on New Year's Eve. I didn't think we had any plans for the night, but Tony suprised us with Tucanos at home! He had a couple different meats, grilled pineapple, and even the Brazilian Lemonade!!! (And the kids didn't care much, but I also loved that he had vacuumed the house and cleaned the bathrooms! Wow, I love him!)

And now, we are back to "normal." Tony and the kids went back to school today, and Mariah and I cleared out all evidence of Christmas. Sigh.