sledding

To really take advantage of the snow, we had to go sledding with the Serafines when we were back in Utah.  We found a good hill and bundled the kids up.  The kids were pretty brave, even after Graham and Gary took a spill.  Poor Gary took the brunt of the spill, trying to protect Graham from hitting the snow too hard.  

ski day

Our second snow day took place at Kelly Canyon.  Kelly's is a ski hill not far from our house, but because of its location, it isn't always open.  Sometimes, if it gets too warm, the snow will all melt and the hill will close.  Lucky for us, it snowed all day Christmas day so the hill was just right.  It's no Olympic-quality hill, but it is perfect for taking little boys skiing for the first time.  : )  The boys did really great, and had great attitudes about the whole thing--especially Graham.  It was quite cold, but it was a really fun day.  

snow machines

The boys were sooo excited to see the snow this year.  They always talk about having a snow day.  Sadly, it never snows where we live, and so the only exposure they have had to snow has been limited to a few days a few times a year.  Regardless, they were so happy to play in the snow and have a few snow days in Idaho Falls.  The day after Christmas my dad and Matt brought out the snow machines.  The boys were a little leery of getting on them, because they were afraid of going too fast--at first.  Once they got to go for a little ride up and down the street they were loving it.  Unfortunatley, they boys weren't going to get to go up to the mountains with my dad and Matt, but they were able to ride up and down the street, which is perfectly normal in Idaho.  : )  I remember when I was in high school, there were days when it was super snowy and people would ride four-wheelers and snow machines to school--at least the parents would take the kids on them.  It really only happened a few times, but nobody would think twice about it.  

Christmas Morning

We were fortunate to have a white Christmas this year.  On Christmas day we relaxed and enjoyed the day together.  The kids were so excited and it was fun to see them so happy.  We have great families and they spoiled us again, for sure.  Thanks to both of our parents for letting us visit.