New Years in Layton

 We drove up to Layton in a scary snow storm the day after Christmas.  By the time the storm stopped, there was over one foot of snow.  We took Bridgette out to play in it.  She liked being pulled on the sled and said "wee" most of the time.

 

My mom made all the grandkids fleece pajama pants.  We tried to get a picture of just the kids, but a few boys were uncooperative!  I love Tori cracking up in this one.

 We added the moms in and had much better results!

 

We went skiing at Snow Basin the next day and had the best snow I've skied on for years!  I am lucky I only did a half day because my legs were so dead after only a few hours.  Tyler and the boys had a great time too!

 We got some free tickets to the BYU basketball game on Saturday and so went with Laura and Dave.  It was fun and BYU killed Virginia Tech.  After the game, we rode the Trax up to City Creek and walked around.  It's so fun to do things when your baby is home happy with Grandma!

 

 New Year's Eve we did the traditional pinata.  Bridgette didn't really get it, but the older kids did great.

 She did think it was fun to play with the toys inside.

 

 We also had fondue, played games and went to bed at 11pm!  Tyler left the next morning to get back to work.
Emily taught me how to make homemade caramels and fudge.  While we were there and the babies were napping, Bridgette threw up.  Poor little girl didn't feel well the next few days.  Here she is all clean and in Frederick's best gender neutral clothes.  I of course got sick 2 days later.  Apparently we can't go a Christmas break without someone getting sick!

 

This was a few days after she threw up.  I put her in the crib while I showered and came back to this.  It takes a lot of sleep to recover!

 Bridgette loved playing with my mom's reading glasses.  She would give them to me to put them on, flap her arms and laugh.  So funny!

 

 Bridgette loved having someone to always play with!  Carrie's kids were over a lot and they loved asking me questions about what Bridgette can do.  I was often answering questions about what potty words she knows so far.  Ha ha, boys!

Wednesday we went to the Treehouse museum with my sisters and my friend Barb.  Bridgette and Addy had fun for about 1 hour running around, but both fell apart quickly around lunch and naptime!  

It's hard work playing!

  

One of Bridgette's favorite presents is a "Bronco book" made by my parents.  She even learned to say "Gonco".  We miss having Bronco around to play with and pet!  He seriously provided hours of entertainment.

We are happy to be home, but it's a hard reality to get back to cooking dinner!  We had a great holiday season and are grateful we could spend so much time with our families!