Christmas Vacation

Andy finished with his finals on the 17, and on the 19 we flew into Salt Lake! We were SO excited to see everyone, and for Andy to have a two week break from studying! Hooray! We were busy almost the whole time that we were in town, so I will just cover the highlights. Obviously, we had lots of fun game nights, I did a lot of crafting with Mom and the girls, we went shopping, we went to Cafe Rio, and we went skiing as well! We also went with Bear to Snowbird. We picked a super foggy day to go, so depth perception was basically zero, but we still had a great time (even though we are not the skiers we used to be)! The mind was willing, but the body was weak...so, so weak.

On Christmas Eve, we went and had family pictures taken with the Bergy's in the morning. We let Rachel into the picture even though technically she is not a Bergy until March. We also went and had a tasty lunch with Mom, Dad and Brookie at Cutler's.

After that, we went up to Pleasant View to visit Grandpa B. We went and visited at old McDonald's so the boys could have somewhere to play while we visited with him, and then we went back to his house for a bit. It's always so great to see Grandpa B!

For our Christmas Eve party, we went over to Grandma J's house. We had tasty, tasty food and a White Elephant exchange. Then, we went back to the Bergy's and watched The Office until the wee hours of the morning. (Blake has never seen The Office!!! We quickly remedied that!)Perfect. On Christmas, Geri, Cindy, Dawna, and Grandma J came over and we opened presents. Look at all that loot! We must have been on the nice list.

We went up to my parent's house at noon for our other half of the Christmas celebration. After the yuletide battle for Sophie's new stroller and baby calmed down and all the children were nestled away for a Christmas nap, we watched some Christmas basketball and played Rock Band and cards, and had more tasty food. As a side note, anyone who encounters Lindsay should ask to hear her heart warming rendition of Ramstein's Du Hast. A perfomance sure to go down in Christmas history and hopefully repeated often. Plus one can never go wrong when Meek is laying down the beat on the drums.

On Monday, we went to the annual Bergy Christmas Party. It was fun to catch up with some family that we don't get to see very often!

We were able to catch up with some friends over the week, as well. I did lunch with some friends from high school, and it was so fun to see them, and we did dinner and games with other friends. I found a new talent playing Catch Phrase: Godfather impersonations. Thank you to Josh for pointing that out all week. We went and saw Tangled with my family, and we also went ice skating with the Bergy's, which was a big hit!

On New Year's Eve, Andy went sledding with the troopers that were willing to withstand the cold (not me!). Andy and Jack even had to retreat to the car early and warm up with some Mary Poppins while Max and Blake set distance records at the Stake Center. Then Geri and Cindy came over for dinner and a New Year's fire work (well, sparklers) celebration. After that, Andy and I headed down to Bobbie's parent's house for a New Year's party. We played the Wii and other games, and caught up with everyone. It was so much fun! To get back at Josh for making fun of my Godfather skills, I have to mention what a skilled dancer he is. I am not kidding, the best Spice Girls dance I have ever had the privilege to witness! We drove home after my dad's birthday breakfast on Saturday. What a great two weeks! We are more homesick when we get back to Arizona after visiting with family and friends, but it's totally worth it! It was SO great to see everyone! Happy holidays!