Christmas Faves

 

This is when we finally came out of the clouds above Pendleton going into the Blue Mountains on our drive out.  It was a beautiful site to see the blue sky and sun after a white knuckle drive for a little stretch. We were blessed with great driving conditions the rest of the way.

 

We made a stop at my friends parents house in Fruitland, it was good to get out and stretch for a bit...but we were only 1/2 way.

 These aren't in order, the girls and Logan in their Christmas jammies from Grandma.  They love them!

 A trip to the dino museum, spent a lot of time in this area trying out all the notions of motion.

 I love this picture of my parents playing table tennis, I love the memory of laughing most of all.

 Of course Mom had the house decked out with all sorts of decos, loved how festive it was.

 Went to the Riverwoods in Provo and listened to live music and danced.

I love this photo of Mom holding Weston by one of the fire pits.  Fun night.

 Love this shot of Russ getting his "minute to win it" game on at the Lowry party. He won the game by catching 22 pencils at once.

I love this picture of Matt closely guarding the cinnamon rolls! Such a fun night, thanks for hosting Matt and Sara!

 

  

A stop at the carpet store always provides a good time for the kids. Jenna won the hanging contest.

 Russ and I came back to his parents house after doing some shopping and Jaida had made a nativity scene out of playdough. She even took the picture, loved it!

 Russ' attempt to ruin the photo, but I love his playful smile...could be because he'd just had his favorite Texas ice cream, Blue Bell!

 The drive back, headed toward the 1-84 split, loved the clouds over the mountain range.  Again, totally blessed with great driving conditions.

By far the best part of the trip was when Logan had to use the facilities while driving through the Blue Mountains. We got off the nearest rest stop which happened to have SNOW! Something we were lacking severely in Utah. Russ took Logan to the restroom and I grabbed the sled and gloves, we spent a good 20 minutes sledding!

 So, so good to be with family! Thank you for making our trip so much fun!