Come and Gone

There is always so much build up before the holidays and they seem so far away for so long and then BAM! they're just a memory. We had a wonderful Christmas. Since there were some gifts that we didn't want to pack with us to Utah, we had our own little Christmas a few mornings early. I surprised Bill with all of his diplomas matted and framed and he surprised me with a new camera. It's a dream!

I've had a blast experimenting and playing around with all it's neat features

Bill had to work for a few hours on Christmas Eve, but we were packed and ready to hit the road by one. Sam was a good boy and watched his little movie while I got everything together. He did great on the drive to Logan.

As always, we acted out the Nativity story with Bill's parents and his sister Angie and her family

Christmas morning was very peaceful and quiet. Sam was the only grandchild in the house and he had a ball tearing the paper off all of the gifts. He got lots of fun new toys and books.

Later that evening, we drove down to Layton for an Ellison family Christmas dinner and then on to my parents house for the night. We had a great time seeing some of our friends in Salt Lake over the next few days.

Sam's best buddy, Drew Gardiner

Dinner with our friends from NYU, the Wilson's

Sam LOVED playing with his cousins, Noah and Sloane

Bill had to drive home Sunday morning, but Sam and I stayed a few extra days, most of which were spent being sick. Sam had a couple of bad nights and I was worried about our flight home, but after being delayed about an hour, we finally made it back to Idaho. We were so happy to see Bill!

Now onto 2010!