there is something about being around cousins that just makes life better. we missed sala. i bet she was having a blast in maine though. these are elliot and sam's cousins on my side of the family. emma, bekah, spencer and ben belong to my sister laura. the cute twins, lily and will, belong to my brother eric. it was so great to be with all of them. the kids got along so well too, which is always a bonus.
we had a great time on our trip. we did all sorts of things. we took the boys ice skating for the first time. they did ok. sam wasn't so sure about it, but elliot seemed to get the hang of it. most of my pictures were blurry, but this one turned out pretty cute. laura and her kids, my mom, and becky joined us. it really was a lot of fun.
a favorite of mine growing up was sledding down the side of my parents' house. it was so fun to see my kids have just as much fun as i did when i was a kid. i still have fun! we were out there for nearly 2 hours. sam loved going down by himself. i love having my kids get older. jeffrey is always in the mood for fun so it's easy to make a ton of plans. thanks for being so easy going jeffrey. i love you.
my brother, his wife, and their twins came into town right after christmas. i'm missing sarah in this picture darn. they're cute though aren't they!
i saw this shot and had to put it in. sam with his "favorite aunt becky". what a precious picture.
becky's husband, brian, was so cute and sat and played with my boys. someday he'll understand how much it means as a parent to see people love your kids and take time to play with them. brian, we love having you in our family. i hope you survived your first christmas with all of our tons of parties and relatives. it took jeff a while to not feel overwhelmed. :)
spencer, our nephew, is a rocker now. he got his own electric guitar and amp for christmas. i can't wait to hear him play again this summer. jeffrey had a great time playing with him over christmas vacation.
we also ventured outside with my neices and nephew to make a snowman. it may be small, but we were proud.
here is laura's whole family. aren't they cute.
we were lucky to be in town for my grandpa richards' christmas party. this was the second year without grandma. we miss her a lot. grandpa did a great job. it's so fun that my kids know him. having the time in montana at his cabin this past summer really gave them the chance to get to know him. sam kept hugging and kissing him. it was very sweet.
last but not least i was able to go and see my mom perform in the tabernacle choir one last time. it was pretty emotional hearing them sing, "God be with you till we meet again." she will be out this april, i think. she's been in the choir for 7 years. my dad was out last year. he had been in for 20 years! it'll be so weird not to have them in choir. my favorite part of conference was trying to spot their faces on t.v. i'm happy for them that they will be able to do some new things, but i know it'll be hard too. i'm so proud of my parents and their dedication to the choir.
we had a great time on our trip. we did all sorts of things. we took the boys ice skating for the first time. they did ok. sam wasn't so sure about it, but elliot seemed to get the hang of it. most of my pictures were blurry, but this one turned out pretty cute. laura and her kids, my mom, and becky joined us. it really was a lot of fun.
a favorite of mine growing up was sledding down the side of my parents' house. it was so fun to see my kids have just as much fun as i did when i was a kid. i still have fun! we were out there for nearly 2 hours. sam loved going down by himself. i love having my kids get older. jeffrey is always in the mood for fun so it's easy to make a ton of plans. thanks for being so easy going jeffrey. i love you.
my brother, his wife, and their twins came into town right after christmas. i'm missing sarah in this picture darn. they're cute though aren't they!
i saw this shot and had to put it in. sam with his "favorite aunt becky". what a precious picture.
becky's husband, brian, was so cute and sat and played with my boys. someday he'll understand how much it means as a parent to see people love your kids and take time to play with them. brian, we love having you in our family. i hope you survived your first christmas with all of our tons of parties and relatives. it took jeff a while to not feel overwhelmed. :)
spencer, our nephew, is a rocker now. he got his own electric guitar and amp for christmas. i can't wait to hear him play again this summer. jeffrey had a great time playing with him over christmas vacation.
we also ventured outside with my neices and nephew to make a snowman. it may be small, but we were proud. 
here is laura's whole family. aren't they cute.
we were lucky to be in town for my grandpa richards' christmas party. this was the second year without grandma. we miss her a lot. grandpa did a great job. it's so fun that my kids know him. having the time in montana at his cabin this past summer really gave them the chance to get to know him. sam kept hugging and kissing him. it was very sweet. 
last but not least i was able to go and see my mom perform in the tabernacle choir one last time. it was pretty emotional hearing them sing, "God be with you till we meet again." she will be out this april, i think. she's been in the choir for 7 years. my dad was out last year. he had been in for 20 years! it'll be so weird not to have them in choir. my favorite part of conference was trying to spot their faces on t.v. i'm happy for them that they will be able to do some new things, but i know it'll be hard too. i'm so proud of my parents and their dedication to the choir. 
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we loved having your family here for christmas. you bring lots of love and fun to our home. it seems so empty now. who's going to say, i love you grandma? miss you mamah and bampah
your family is so fun! these pictures really make me miss you all! i loved the time we spent together.
we loved looking for your parents on tv too! christopher would say "there's elliot's grandma!"
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