brief utah recap

this shouldn't surprise you but i am finally getting around to posting about my vacation home. it has taken long enough. i left for utah on the 19. one good thing about flying home is that i usually know someone on my flight. this time was no exception. i saw amber and mei li at the airport along with other people from langley. it was great. when i got to slc, i was picked up by my friends in slc. i used to be their nanny when i was going to school and i lived with them for 2 1/2 years. they are great and it was so good to see them. asa, zev and ezra are getting huge. i love those boys.
i love kirstie and micah too.
i spent the night in slc and then we went o park city for a class and some lunch and then marnae and millie came to pick me up and take me to p-town. isn't millie so cute?
on the way home, we stopped at the salon to meet mama and get our hair done. i was not so happy with mine so it got cut again by nakole and i get tons of compliments on it so thanks koley!

the brothers are pretty fun to hang out with. we went to church and then had a birthday party for one of our favorite friends and honorary family members, jody. we love her. she has the greatest laugh/cackle of anyone i know.
christmas eve was delightful. we had dinner that was delicious and then we had our "christmas program". we read the story from the bible and sing songs and i always complain because we are such lousy singers but i really like it. then we open our pajamas and christmas books and read them. it is a good night. it was fun to have mike and matt there for a sleepover.
mike is so excited about christmas.
on christmas morning, we get up and drive to marnae's house to watch the kids open their gifts. it is fun to see them so excited. then we head back to mom and dad's for breakfast and more gifts. fun times. then a lazy day with food, folks and fun.
also during the break i got to see some of my awesome peeps. brant was home from san francisco so i spent the night with his family. they are so much fun. i also spent some time in price with mark and his family and he came to payson for new year's. it was fun to be with him in utah and hang out with families.

for new year's eve, marnae and dave had us over for good food and fun.the best part was that dave wore this sweet apron the whole time. awesome! ade and emily and brant and mark joined the festivities and it was a fun, low key night. mormons know how to party it up! we took family pictures but they are going to be another post. then all of the sudden my trip was coming to an end and i didn't get to see all the people i wanted to see but it was great. on my last night in town, we met kole and mauri and adam fro dinner. fun times. it is vacations like these that really make me miss living closer to family.