the time has come

I guess my Christmas vacation is really over and I should get back to normal life! I've been trying to stay on vacation, but it hasn't really worked. So, I guess it's time to update the blog. Here are too many highlights from the holidays in reverse order because I'm too lazy to try to put them in the right order (I really don't understand why the last picture you upload goes on top - it should go on bottom after everything else you've written. does anyone really write a blog post backwards?):

Here's Ethan with his prize possession: a "gwer" or "goo-er" well you'd have to ask him the exact pronunciation and spelling. He likes to "gew" things - monsters, hot lava, people (even though he's not technically supposed to :). Mia picked up on it and now gews things around our house too, it's actually kinda fun.



Here's Mia with the present I was most excited to get her. It's the classic Fisher Price doctor's kit. She always wants to role play doctor stuff probably because she goes to appointments with me all the time.



Love this one:





The midnight toy assembly party:





(On a side note, Ryan, Andrew, Candace, myself and Dad all went and played broom hockey down at the Church on Christmas Eve with some other people in the ward - it was a blast!!!!)

Mary and Joseph:



Christmas Dinner:







Gingerbread house making:





Wagon rides from Grandpa:





And Mia decorating the tree. Several times throughout our stay she would take off every ornament within reach and redecorate the tree. When we got home she informed me, "We need a Christmas tree and a piano." (the piano was right next to the tree).