Christmas

In a whirlwind of driving and traveling we completed a two week family vacation.

The first stop.

Idaho Falls. Dalton time
We enjoyed --

• A girls shopping trip
• A sister reunion-- We hadn't seen a Lesley for more than two years.  And the cousins got to meet and catch up too.  Total number of kids---12 two six year old, (Montanna and Lydia)  five year old (Aubrey),  Three four year old (Eli and Brynlee and Eden) Two three year old (Ada and Emily) and three one year old (Anna and Ruger and Logan)
• Great Ham dinner
• Family Gift exchange and Grandma and Grandpa parents.
• Homemade ice cream 
• Games.

Next stop...
Post Falls
It also had been almost two years since we have been to visit them in Post Falls

• Homemade ice cream
• Basketball games
• Funny faces
• Temple night and fish fry
• Lunch Date
• Movie night
• Uncle visits
• Christmas morning magic
• Banana grams
• More homemade ice cream.
• Great Chats
• Great Food
• Home improvement project

This armor was a gift from the Lydia!! It was from the dollars store.  Some of the favorite presents cost so little.  Its just what he needed to play Narnia.  It is all a hit for his friends that come over.

The Nutcracker,  a Christmas classic.  Earlier in November Lydia and I went to the nutcracker ballet.  It was hosted by a company called Beautiful Feet.  They had a Russian Ballet come in and it was amazing.  Ever since then she wanted a nutcracker doll.  

Anna loves babies.  When she opened the baby is was all she would walk around with.

Eating Stocking food , Of Course!!

Fancy Pants  Esther!!

This was a shirt dress that I made Lydia!! I took a shirt that I had bought from Walmart and sewed on to the bottom of a shirt that I never wore.  It was a fun project and a great play and school dress for her.

The boy and his bow and arrow.

Trying out Lydia's Ear muffs

Let the Nerf Gun war begin!!

Nail time with Lydia's new fingernail polish

Then On our way to Bigfork. We couldn't resist the trip when we were so close!

• Great food, Poor mans Lobster- Which is Halibut. So tasty.
• More Homemade Ice Cream
• Date Night
• A few trips to the lake for Ben
• Sledding
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After a couple of days we head to Sugar City to visit Chrystal.  

• Late night chat 
• Packing up Christmas tree

It was a night there and then on to the the Beautiful Mountains of Star Valley

• A short a sweet visit was spent here
• The kids played with Grandpa
• Lydia ate and ate all of Grandma's potatoes.
• We wish we didn't have to leave

Great Grandma reading to Anna.  Anna would pull this little rocking chair where ever she would go.

 More Snow and a sled ride down to he barn and horses.

All the tripping around was spread of two weeks.  We loved spending time with all the family but after a two week trip we  were sure glad to get home and sleep in our own beds.