We have had the best Christmas break! I wish we had another week off from work and school. Being able to spend so much time together makes me so excited for summer.
The day after Christmas, Daddy took the kids sledding while Mommy stayed home with a napping Caleb. They were gone for a couple of hours and had so much fun!
Adam made some new friends and they made a human chain to go down the hill.
Love Tessa's hair in this picture....and Daddy's shadow. Proof that he was there.
After sledding, we warmed up with hot cocoa and played our new game, Pie Face. We laughed and laughed! This is our new favorite game!
Caleb was totally confused by the cream on our face. Gwen didn't play. She said she just wanted to be the clapper.
On Monday, Mommy, Daddy and Adam got to go see the new Star Wars movie. We loved it!! Mommy tried not to cry when her favorite character died! I'm still in mourning.
Tuesday, we headed up to Salt Lake and met up with our cousins at the Discovery Gateway. It was packed and we were never in the same area together, but the kids had a ton of fun!
Wednesday's adventure took us to the ice rink for some ice skating. Gwen has been asking to go ice skating for weeks (thank you, Daniel Tiger). We weren't sure how everyone would do, but this activity was a hit and we practically had to drag Tessa off the ice when it was time to go.
Tessa got about half way around the rink with us and then took off! She skating like she has been skating for years. She loved every minute of it and was spinning and jumping by the time we left. She begged us to make this a new Christmas break tradition.
Adam had a harder time picking it up, but we were so proud of him for never giving up. His pants were soaking wet from falling by the time we left. He got frustrated, but was determined to keep trying. And he did. He got more and more confident and better at skating the more he worked at it.
Gwen loved it, but was ready to be done after about 30 minutes.
Daddy and Adam
Tessa love skating out to the middle and working on her tricks.
Mommy and Tess might have to sneak away now and then for some skating sessions. This is our thing!
After Gwen finished skating, she was a good sport about waiting for the rest of us and just wanted to take a nap. Her tiny ice skates were so cute!
Mommy trying to teach Adam how to stay up.
Besides all of our fun outings, we have had movie nights and spent some time purging our house. Everybody's bedrooms and closets got cleaned out and reorganized. It feels good to start the new year with a more organized house. Hopefully it stays that way longer than a week!
