Snow & Sleds

On Christmas day our family drove (very slowly due to snow and icy roads) to Fairview to visit with the Randall family. It was great to have the entire family there on Christmas day. We ate lunch right after we got there and then got down to the business of opening the pile of presents. Grandma Randall always spoils us and this year was no different. Greg got some camping cots, I got an Ipod and crock pot, Gavin got an Alex Rider book, castle building cards and Pinky and the Brain Season 1, Enoch got castle legos, a sit-n-spin (remember those? great fun) and Kate got a train ball popper and pink hippo Zoombie, that we named Fairy. We gave Grandma a blog; we set up their mission blog. Grandpa got an extra special present. I spent months transcribing his father's (my grandfather) missionary journals. The finished product was over 150 pages. It was a lot of work, but I really enjoyed reading the journals and getting to know my grandfather a little better. Dad loved it.
We spent the rest of Christmas day visiting, playing games, eating and watching Kung Fu Panda. Our family, the Kellys and Jarom all stayed over night. It was a bit squishy, but we all fit. Gavin and Enoch used our new cots and we all found a bed somewhere.
The next day, Grandma fixed us a big breakfast of crepes and we spent some more time visiting. When Kate woke up from her nap, we decked ourselves out in our winter gear and headed outside. There was over 2 feet of snow to play in. We had the best time sledding! I haven't been sledding in years and it was so much fun. Grandpa let us use the snowmobiles to ride up the hill and then we would sled down. Cushy sledding - it was great. The boys had so much fun and Kate really enjoyed it too. She got cold after not too long and Grandma took her in, but the boys lasted for quite awhile. After we were done sledding, the boys rode the snowmobiles around a bit. We all came in and warmed up.



We spent the rest of the day playing games, packing and visiting. It was a great weekend. We watched Pinky & The Brain on the way home and