We've been so wrapped up in holiday fun that we haven't had time to blog it all. We didn't get pictures of all the great moments, but here are some of the highlights. This year we had a "pre-Christmas" in Salem before we flew out to Utah, we made cookies for Santa, shared a Christmas Eve program with the McEuen family and Christmas morning and dinner (including our first taste of fried turkey ... not bad!) at the Dickinsons. We also ...
... saw some great light displays, including the lighting of the "Star Trees" at Willamette, a fantastic light display in Salem, and the lights on Temple Square in Salt Lake City,
... reunited with loved ones and made fast friends again!
... trimmed two trees -- our own, and Grandma & Grandpa's,
... let Eliot have his first cousin sleepover, where he decorated his own gingerbread house, of which he was so proud and declared "I decorate it!" every time he saw it (oh, and we now know that he LOVES gumdrops!),
... celebrated a belated anniversary getaway to Salt Lake City, which included dinner and lights on Temple Square, a Christmas concert of one of our favorite local artists, a stay at the fabulous Little America hotel, and a temple session in the new Draper temple,
generous family members, and good ol' Saint Nick,
... played plenty of games, including Triamanos on New Year's Eve,
"B.S." on New Year's Day, and "Camera Wars" on Christmas Day,
... got some stylin' new duds, including Eliot and his cousin Cole's
slick jackets from Grandma and Grandpa Dickinson,
... and sledded the first day of 2010 away!
4 comments:
So many fun pictures!!! It looks like you all had a great time and were able to fit in lots of fun, family activities. Morgen can't wait to compare new toys with Eliot so we need to get those boys together soon.
What a fun Christmas you had! FUN photos! You and your family look great!
Sledding looks SO fun!!!!! Now did you dye your hair darker? We are sure looking forward to your return. I was telling Shannon that you all would be back on Saturday and she said, "and then we can have school again with Monica!!!"
What a great Christmas you had. You look fabulous!
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