Christmas break- Week 1

We spent a beautiful, sunny afternoon skiing at Alta today. Danny & I went with Taylor and Emily, as well as Aunt Natalie and it was a great day!  We also met Paul, Kari and Adri there, but unforunately got no pics. with them. 

This was Emily's first day of skiing and she did great!  She was really excited to try and she seemed to have a lot of fun.  She never cried, and even asked if we could go skiing tomorrow!?  I guess that means she loved it!

It's hard to take good pictures while skiing, but I did manage a few, here they are.

Emily got cold and hungry on the ski lift, so we snuggled her between us and gave her a candy bar. 

Taking a break with Aunt Nat.  I am so glad that Natalie came, she skiied with Taylor the whole time. 

Taylor wouldn't let me get any good pics. of him skiing, but he did fantastic! He has really made a lot of improvement and just zooms down the hill like a pro.  He's already asking to go on jumps and wanting to ski harder runs.  We are proud of you Taylor!

It was such a fun day, we really appreciate Grandma Shields watching Isaac and Lizzie at her house. 

We had a wonderful day together!

The kids have been out of school all week and we've had fun doing lots of activities.  We went Christmas shopping for cousins and friends, swimming at the indoor pool with friends, had fun at Chuck E Cheese and went to see the holiday displays at Grand America in downtown SLC.  The rest of our time has been spent playing legos, watching holiday movies and building more and more forts.  The kids are obsessed with forts, all our extra blankets, mattressed and pillows are currently in a huge fort in the family room.  It's a great way for the kids to play together. 

We look forward to a wonderful Christmas weekend and are so happy to celebrate the birth of our Savior! 

Merry Christmas!!!