So I'll be honest, a part of me was NOT looking forward to our Christmas trip to Utah. Traveling at Christmas can be SOOOOO stressful and I wasn't sure I had the energy to put up with it all. And things started pretty rough, with a 4am wake up and a race to get to the airport in Indy. We had a scare when we were told we could not fly with Owen without providing a copy of his birth certificate (what?!?!) So I had to stay back and wait in more lines while Keith went ahead with the other kids. Apparently I was able to convince them that Owen was under 2 - duh! - and I made it on the flight as they were finishing boarding. Whew! At that point I felt I had endured enough stress to last me the entire trip, so I prayed the rest of the trip would go more smoothly. And it did :) Really our entire vacation was close to perfect, and for that I am very grateful.
Our little Christmas nativity with Owen as baby Jesus, Kate as Mary, Connor as Joseph, and my dad and Cameron as shepherds. No wise men, since we have a biblical scholar with us who reminded us that the wise men most likely came at a later time :)
Mary and baby Jesus - so cute.
A very excited Kate on Christmas Eve.
Some of the Christmas day carnage...
Keith's brother Scott enjoying a litte mate (mah-tay).
After Christmas, we spent a couple of days in Blackfoot with some of Keith's family. Some of the adventures included a guitar lesson for Cameron....
And snowman building....
Once we arrived back in Provo, Connor kept insisting that he wanted to go hiking, so Keith braved the cold and took Connor and Kate up Provo Canyon. Cameron, Owen and I decided to stay home that day :)
Oh I love those mountains!!
Another highlight of the trip was the Johns reunion at Nate and Steph's house.....
Aunt Janelle with cousin Jada.
Grandpa with Kate and Owen.
Cousins opening gifts....
Part of our gathering was a bunch of Minute To Win It challenges (you'll understand this if you've seen the show.) We definitely had some laughs :)
Garrett getting all tangled up....
Yes we did some strange things....
The girl cousins had a great time getting makeovers and putting on a dance performance for us. They kept dancing and dancing and dancing....
Thank you to everyone who helped make our trip so perfect. We'll see you in June!
