Just because Christmas is over does not mean that the fun ended around here! It happened to snow all of Christmas day...not only did the kids love it, Ryder was loving the snow as well! It was a little more challenging to play fetch but Ryder did pretty good digging through the snow to find his ball.
Ava loves all things girly! She has especially love her Disney first princess dolls. She carries them all over the house. Her favorite is of course her Elsa singing doll...yes she knows all the words to Frozen's "Let it Go." The past week Ava slipped off the back of the metal folding chair during sacrament meeting and managed to chip her front right tooth :( Thankfully the dentist in our ward said it wasn't too bad and did not seem to be cracked. Although Ava did almost bite his finger off. Thankfully her tooth is fine (minus the chip) but I am grateful that it did not damage the root. Besides that the boys have loved playing in the snow and putting together Lego sets. Aaron is loving the Junior legos!
That Friday Tim's parents arrived and Saturday morning we all woke up early and headed to Snowbasin! I decided at last minute that I couldn't pass up going skiing with the whole family so for the first time in years I hit the slopes with everyone! My mom and grandparents were kind enough to watch Ava who is completely in love with my Grandma Diamond. It was so much fun skiing with nearly everyone...parents, brother, cousins, uncles...it was a blast! Ian had no problem showing off his skills. We all decided he should come with a warning label on his back...Warning: Follow at your own risk. Ian stayed and skied the entire day with the adults and had no problem reminding them that they were old...Aaron and I cut out a little early. Do not be deceived Aaron is pretty impressive as well! He is just starting to work on his parallel skiing this year and doing awesome!
After skiing we headed back to my cousins house and enjoyed relaxing, eating, and talking. We had a soup bar and every soup was absolutely delicious! Aaron was beyond excited to see his buddy Anderson. If only we didn't live so far apart. These little boys had a wonderful time together.
Taylor and Ava mostly put up with each other. It was funny to watch them play. Taylor would take a toy and Ava would give him a puzzling look as if wondering why he took the toy. Ian, Jack, and Carson were off playing dodgeball and basketball in the gym. It was a rare occurrence to see them.
The boys love having visitors -and thankfully we have been blessed to have a wonderful home to accommodate many visitors. At one point we had 14 adults and 3 little kiddos staying at our house it was awesome! I love having all of our families together. The week following Christmas my family headed back to work and Tim parents stayed for a visit.
We of course had a few more ski days. Apparently riding down the mountain in a backpack can be quite exhausting.
We have loved reading the books that Uncle Jim and Aunt Suzanne have been sending. The boys love Babar the Elephant!
While Tim was working skiing was off limits so we enjoyed heading to some of our favorite places around the valley. The kids love the aquarium and to be honest so do I.
I could sit and stare at the shark tank for hours. Unfortunately the kids do not last that long.
Ava loved playing with Nana.
The next day we headed to the Museum of Natural Curiosity. Such an amazing place!
Ian got a couple news pairs of pants..Ava didn't mind the wait. As long as she had her puff she probably would have sat there all day!
I couldn't resist snapping a quick picture of Ian looking all handsome and Ava (aka minnie mouse) looking so cute at Church.
And just like that Christmas break was over :( We did so many fun things over the winter break but I loved seeing what Ian wrote about when he returned to school that week. It is easy to see that he loves having cousins his age! We don't get to see them often but when we do it is all he can talk about. (I went to my cousins house, I spent time with my cousins, I like playing with my friends in the gym). So sweet. I hope that everyone was able to enjoy their winter break as much as we did!
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