how we celebrated

Here I am, finally getting around to posting about our holidays. Who wants to read a Christmas post halfway into January? I know, no one. But now at least I have it documented.

..Temple square lights..

Our first attempt at seeing the lights was short and sweet. It was freezing and way past Beck's bedtime, so we hustled and took a few quick pics just to proove we were there.

..Smoke fest holiday gathering..

The Andersons had us over for another smokefest- holiday style. The food was delish, of course and we topped off the evening with some sugar cookie decorating.

..Christmas Eve bowling..

My family started a relatively new tradition of going bowling on Christmas Eve. This was our first year going and little Mr. Beck absolutely loved it. Just look at his face in these picture (well, not the first one- he learned quick not to put his hands in the way of the balls coming out)

..Christmas Day..

There weren't very many surprises for Travis and I come Christmas morning (Trav surprised me with a fabulous new lens, but a few weeks early!), so it was awesome watching Beck ooo and aaah over his gifts. However, lesson learned, he would have been completely thrilled with his stocking contents and his $5 kids snow shovel!

..Soldier Hollow sledding..

We discovered another favorite activity of Becks when we went sledding with the cousins. He was in heaven! I was a little concerned once we got to the lifts and were told that he had to be in his own tube (the kids are supposed to be 3, but Beck's bigger than some 3 yr olds so we figured he was ok), but he couldn't have been happier to ride to the top in his own tube and sled down with Daddy holding onto him. They went down again and again for 2 hours and were frozen just about solid when they finally were done. This is going to sound crazy coming from me, but I am really hoping from some good snow soon. For his sake only- he l.o.v.e.s it!

..Christmas lights round 2..

We hit the lights again with family the week after Christmas. Much better this time around. It was warm, like borderline not needing a coat warm; we weren't fighting an overtired toddler, and it was much less crowded.

..New Years..

For being my least favorite holiday, this New Years actually was a blast. We started the morning off at Trav's parents for breakfast witht the fam and then just hung out and let the kids play. That night, we kept things pretty low key (just how I like it) and got together with a couple friends for take-out and an evening full of games. It's really a shame I don't have any pictures because it was one of the most fun nights ever. Lots of laughs, thats for sure!

Now I can move onto 2012....and there is lots to move on to!