We decided to spend this Christmas in Idaho and Utah.
We loaded the car and even brought the dog with us and headed out all night to Idaho.
Poor Gabby, her birthday is two days before Christmas, so we were traveling on her birthday. But Grandma pulled through and had some gifts waiting for her when we arrived in Idaho.
Gabby's favorite, lemon meringue pie.
Merry Christmas!
We did lots of fun things in Idaho. We walked around downtown one night and found N8 street.
We played basketball.
We played games (lots of games).
The men moved furniture.
We went looking for bald eagles and found one.
We went hiking in the snow to get to a hot spring (there wasn't much snow this trip).
It was a beautiful little hike, but as you can see by Nate's face we got a little surprise when we turned a corner and found some skinny dippers in the hot springs. So, we ended up hiking to the hot springs and turning back without enjoying the warmth of the water.
And of course we hung out with family.
Lots of family.
After Idaho, we headed down to Utah to visit Grandma Odie and family.
We stopped to check out a section of the Snake River.
It is very beautiful.
Of course we had to see the alpacas again.
I have a feeling this will be a regular stop for us when we visit grandma.
Back in the car.
We finally made it to Grandma's.
Scout loves babies and was excited to check out baby Milo!
We met up with Sasha and family at Temple Square. It was really crowded, which prevented us from getting a picture with all of them.
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After Temple Square we went ice skating. It was lots of fun! They even had skates that Nate was able to squeeze his feet into.
The kids were so excited to ring in the New Year with fireworks.
Though it was a struggle for him, Nate was able to stay awake until midnight (this is a rare event for him).
All good things must come to an end.
We loaded the car back up and traveled back home. The girls always seem to find ways to entertain themselves in the car.
