It was our turn to be in charge of Dan's family Christmas party this year. Thank goodness for hookups . . . we got a great deal on my sister's friend's cabin in Bear Lake! We had a blast hanging out with the Higbee's, opening gifts, playing games, watching movies, sledding, eating, playing Wii, and just chillin'!
Pat made yummy gingerbread men and the kids had fun decorating them (or pretending to decorate them so they could sneak the candy). Mason has a Winnie the Pooh computer game where he mixes up cookies and cakes and then gets to decorate them, so he's on a kick right now where he loves to frost and decorate! He wouldn't eat the cookie, but he had fun decorating!
On Sunday we went to Sacrament Meeting at the local ward and the cutest little girl, maybe 5, sang Away in a Manger with her dad and it was awesome! After getting all that religion, Mason helped Dan play cards with the boys. The cabin didn't have a DVD player, so the kids survived by watching movies on my laptop.
On Saturday we all went sledding. Thanks to Bob for bringing his snowmobile so it was a little easier to climb up the hill! Mason was a die hard and was half way up the hill before we even turned around! He made a few snow angels and when he climbed the hill he sang "Hi Ho, Hi Ho" or recited "Jack and Jill". I recorded him saying Jack and Jill, so I'll try to post it later. Tristyn was so mad when we put her hat on and was livid when we put boots and gloves on her! He hated not being able to move and she must have been a little tired because she fell asleep while we were sledding. After she woke up I put her on a sleigh even though she didn't want to. She actually tolerated being pulled around a little. They were both cute little snow bunnies.
On Friday night everyone was there but poor Brandie, who couldn't get off work, and her fiance. It was fun having everyone together for gifts and dinner. We wish they could have all stayed for the full weekend.
Thanks everyone for taking time to spend the weekend with us! It was a great way to kick off Christmas week!
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It was fun! Thanks for planning it you guys.
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