Isn't it almost February?

And I'm just now posting about CHRISTMAS?

Oh well, better late than never.

warning....very long post...with lots of pictures.

With Adam working the 23rd-26th of December, the girls and I headed out of town to spend a few extra days with family we don't get to see very often. Lucky for us, the girls are still young enough to realize the actual date of Christmas. We have very accommodating family members who put off Christmas until the 28th so Daddy could be with us for the special day. That's right, December 25th was just another day. The 28th was not only Daddy's birthday, but also Christmas.

downtown with Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle Andrew

Molly and Uncle Andrew became fast friends. Maybe it's because Molly has a potty mouth? Nothing cuter than a 2 year old saying stupid and shut up. Oh yeah, she also says the other "s" word, but in my defence, she's really only trying to say Shrek.










We were so lucky to have Aunt Maggie and Uncle Fernando come for a visit. We had a lot of fun playing in the snow. If you click on the picture you'll be able to see "Maggie's snow baby" a little better. She was suffering from sleep deprivation. Who knew having a snow belly would be so funny. And a little side note, later on that night she gave birth to a Cabbage Patch doll.....Elley's request.

"Elley's snow baby."

Our snowman......or snow-woman. We're still really not sure what it was, although Elley said it was a girl all along.

Christmas dresses. This was taken Sunday the 26th. Santa had still not made a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We did get to pick Daddy up this night though....which to me, was even better than Christmas!

Fernando brought his Xbox, which was a big hit for everyone. He also brought a dance game. Adam and I had a dance off. I'm a better dancer than Adam.....the game said so!

Christmas eve was spent making yummy cookies with Grandma, Aunts and Cousins!

Christmas morning was so much fun. The holidays become so much more when you have kids of your own. Uncle Nate was not a happy camper to be up this morning.

Didn't I say the Xbox was a hit! Look at all those nerds! Can't take my eyes off the game.

Cute, cute girls! Grandma with Jordan, Mara, Sophie, and Hannah. And look, Hannah is smiling!

Our Christmas dinner was amazing, thanks to Nate. Cooking for that many people was no easy task. Nate pulled it off without a sweat!

Right outside Grandma and Grandpa's house is the perfect sledding hill, literally 2 steps from their porch. It's nice to sled, go inside and warm up, and then come right back outside. Elley was a champ when it came to sledding. She hopped right on and never looked back.

Okay, so the guys took a short break from the Xbox to show off some snowboarding skills.

The whole Arnold family was together for a few days. Grandpa and Grandma took us on a sleigh ride in the mountains. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever done, and to be there with our whole family made it even more perfect.

More pictures from the sleigh ride

Here we are, all together!

What an amazing vacation we had. We love our family and wish we had more opportunities to be together like this.