Gingerbread House
Coop loves to do any craft. Add in candy & frosting and you have his ultimate favorite thing ever! He loved this and was continuously trying to add more on there. He just didn't want it to be over.
Tennis & Hot Tubbing
One of things we looked forward to most was playing tennis against my parents. Although we played over 20 games, we only won 1...do not underestimate 2 sixty-year-olds! We had a good time anyway. (If anybody cares, we did not lose to them in doubles ping pong ;-) To top off tennis, we'd all hop in the hot tub and relax in the cold, non-snowing air. #1 on our next year Christmas Wish List, hot tub!
You can thank me later for not putting the hot-tubbing pictures in ;-)
The Snow Sculpture
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No snow=No Snow Sculpture
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Believe me, I am just as sad as you are!
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Maybe next year.
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Christmas Eve
A family tradition of sledding on Christmas Eve. We really had to search high and wide to find any snow. Coop won the speed race when heading down the hill alone. Unfortunately it did not end well. He would go on to get back on a sled. After 3 failed attempts at heading down the hill with a fully intact train, we gave it up to go home to the traditional chilli and grandkid nativity.
Christmas Day
The older Coop gets, the more fun Christmas becomes. We were so excited to give him his very own train set this year and he was equally excited to play with it. Carter enjoyed the oranges (peels and all) and his empty sippy cups. My favorite gift from Caleb was my very own Adventure Book (idea taken from the movie UP) complete with pictures of us and a Stuff we are going to do page (can you even believe how thoughtful he is). I made the boys some matching BYU hats...ummm, its the thought that counts right? Ha!
Grandparents
And lastly, I can't tell you how much I love watching my boys play with their Grandparents. The way they interact just puts a smile on my face. Oh how I wish we lived closer so they could develop that relationship even more. But I guess for now, Christmases will just have to do.
