Merry Christmas 2013

We enjoyed a lovely and restful Christmas vacation in Genola with the Johnsons this year.  Kolby used his seniority at the residency to get the whole holiday weekend off to spend with the family.  Here's a look at our holiday happenings.

 Santa had his work cut out for him this year.  Winnie's only wish was for some new, beautiful, sparkly, pink high-heel shoes.  You'd think that would be an easy thing to find.  Not so.  It took a strong dose of Christmas magic to locate such special shoes in a size 2.  The girls also got some little video cameras to document their dramatic lives.

 Daddy got a beautiful new snowboarding coat.  Now if only we had some time and some cash to hit the slopes.  Next year maybe!

 Klive's love affair with the Avengers continues.  Santa delivered some sweet new super suits to help him in his pursuit for justice.

 Once again, great new (big) presents with nowhere to store them.  Just doing out best to create tiny hoarders.

 Here's the token one picture of me from the whole season.  I'm sure it's a mom thing.

 Kolby took this great panorama shot of the annual Johnson Family Christmas Party.  Look closely - you'll find one sneakster pictured twice.  Magic!  Sorry, I was too busy stuffing my face with Uncle Dave's amazing chili and scones to take any pictures of the Hansen Family Christmas Party. 

Christmas Day = Hobbit Day!  Can I just say that I was so depressed when the LOTRs movies ended and we no longer had a big blockbuster holiday movie to help us celebrate Christmas.  Thanks Peter Jackson for bringing the magic back!  Poor June, she got a terrible cold on Christmas night and coughed through the whole thing.

 We finally quit dragging our lazy feet and made a trip to Provo Beach with Yaya and the Botts.  The kids (and I'm pretty sure the grown-ups too) loved it!

 

Ice cream sundaes, 4-story jungle gym, arcade, bowling, ropes course, laser obstacle course and a little ride on the carousel.  Maybe next time we won't be packing our extra holiday poundage and we will be brave enough to try the indoor surfing.  Maybe.