A Merry Little Christmas

We headed to Idaho for this Christmas this year. Aaron's brother had just come home from his mission in North Carolina and was having his homecoming, so we decided to do what Aaron hasn't done in the eight years that he has lived here and make the Christmastime trek through the mountains.

After the 11-hour drive turned into 17, including two hours being completely stopped in an icy canyon, we thought it may be the last Idaho Christmas for awhile too!

But can we deny Adelyn that family bonding she loved so much?? Here she is helping Grandpa clean off the horse from the shed.

Aaron and I got new skis for Christmas, so Adelyn had a whole day of family bonding while Aaron and I hit the slopes behind his parents' house with his two younger brothers. It was a very small resort, so it was perfect for me on my third time skiing. Aaron must have been a little underchallenged though cause he thought he'd try out some of the snowboarding rails and biffed it pretty bad!


Here she is with Aaron's sisters and soon to be brother-in-law trying her hardest to stay awake on Christmas Eve.

Though she was the very last person awake Christmas morning, she woke right up when she found her stocking.

These are some of the items she had to put on right away when she opened them: a handmade hat from grandma, hello kitty socks, and princess pajamas.

She was VERY into presents this year, so much so that she woke up the next day and asked if she could open more. Lucky for her, we still had presents to unwrap at my parents' when we got home.

This is my fave picture from that...note the dolls piled up on my dad's chest. She and Jadyn got the full set of Disney Princesses to "share"... which sharing hasn't been going well so far!

Even luckier for Adelyn's present opening wish, she has her birthday a week after Christmas, so more pics to come soon!!