The rest of Utah

We didn't have much planned after New Year's, so we did a lot of just hanging around.  We were able to see a lot of friends, a lot of movies (Walter Mitty, Saving Mr. Banks, The Hobbit-twice, & Frozen), and I even managed to gain a few pounds from eating so much, and not working out ;)  It was all worth it, with all the delicious food we ate.  We were also able to attend the temple as a family, have some girl time (getting pedicures), and celebrate Paul's birthday.

Dropping Jace off at the airport before we went to the temple...excited we get to see him soon!

 Playing games with these guys (who need to come to AZ to visit soon!)

 We also met up at "Waffle Luv" with Tom, Caity, & their girls for breakfast/lunch.  Tyler wasn't a fan (he says it's too sugary), but I loved it... probably wouldn't do an entire one for myself (too filling and expensive!), but it was still good!  

 At Blinkenstaffs (toy store)

Our drive home.  It was so fun to be in UT with family for a couple of weeks, but we were both ready to make the trek back home, and get into our routine again.  We're hoping we get to see our family sooner rather than later! :)

New Years Eve

For New Year's Eve, we decided to go down to Provo Towne Center's party that they hold every year.  Once we got there, we realized it was more for little kids, but we stayed a while, and made the best of it.  First off, an eating contest.  None of the boys won this particular contest (sandwich), but Allie did win the ice cream eating contest afterwards.  

After the eating contests, we tried giant Jenga, and Pick up Sticks.  

After we had had enough of the party at the mall, we went back to the house and played games (can't remember what it was called, but it was basically Gestures, but backwards...3 people act something out while 1 person guesses).  We played boys vs girls, and sadly, the boys won.

Toasted the new year with some Martinelli's.

Spending the day with Gracee & Gregory

One of the days when we were in UT, we spent the majority of the day with Gracee & Gregory.  They are quite the hoot, especially Gregory.  We started with lunch at Pizza Pie Cafe, then headed off to do some shopping at the outlets, and ended with exploring Cabellas.  

 Gregory wanted every hat he tried on in the store

Cabellas

Christmas with Tyler's dad

We did Christmas with Tyler's dad on the 28th.  We went up to SLC, opened gifts, ate lunch together, visited the Asian Market, and took family pictures (yep, again! :).  

 

Jace loves his sisters ;)

Christmas day with Tyler's mom

Like I said before, we did a Christmas day with each family, and we did Christmas day with Tyler's mom on the 26th.  It was a little bit different than my family...everybody didn't wake up until 9 ish, opposed to 6 am at my house.  It was nice to sleep in :)  The whole family (Ty's siblings, and step-siblings) was there together for the first time in probably 3 years, so there were a lot of us, and a LOT of presents to be opened.  Before presents, we ate some snacks, and then began opening!  After gifts, we took family pictures up American Fork canyon with a photographer Lisa hired, and following that were shopping, naps & seeing the movie "Walter Mitty," which we loved.  

 

Family Pictures...I'm surprised that all of our noses aren't bright red. It was FREEZING up there, and there was a lot of snow!