Christmas Break!

What a whirl-wind 2 weeks of partying. We had sleep-overs, went to movies, out to dinner, Wii championships, and of course lots of fun. The kids tried their best at Band Hero, but we are definitely lacking in musical skills in our family. Thanks to Natalie and Doug they were able to unlock a few songs for us.

Wendell's parents treated everyone to a night out in Salt Lake and a sleep-over at a hotel during the break. We went to the Spaghetti Factory, the Planetarium, and Temple Square.

Emily insisted on seeing the Christus. We waited in the long lines to get to the top and then Emily looked for about 1 minute and said she was ready to go. I'm not sure what she was expecting, but it didn't live up to her time in line. We all thought it was great, though. It's always nice to take time out of our day to be reminded about the important things.

A fun night looking at lights.

The favorite part of any hotel is always the pool. With all the cousins in the pool, it was almost filled to capacity.

Megan also tried her hand at skiing over the break. She was very concerned about looking cool on the hill. She went with Wendell, Grandpa Tom, and Jeff and did her best to keep up. She was so excited that she made it down a black diamond hill---I was impressed she came home in one piece. She now keeps asking to go every weekend. Tyler and Emily decided it sounded like more fun to spend the day at the Treehouse museum. I was more than happy to oblige. (It was a lot warmer.)

What is the break without some sledding? We tackled the hills at El Monte Golf Course. The hills were lots of fun to sled down on, but really hard to get back up. Emily only lasted a couple of runs.

Tyler and Wendell went down as fast as they could get back up.

Megan was also a die-hard. She tried some of the jumps and tried to find the slickest runs.

This picture says it all about their energy levels after an hour of sledding and the entire break for that matter. It was a lot of hard work, but really fun. It will take us a year to recover enough for next Christmas.