A long drive up north on Christmas Eve was made even longer when Michael got sick in the back seat and we had to pull over and clean up. Hannah was sick the day before and Bekah got sick on Christmas (she was none too enthusiastic about opening her stocking and always had her throw-up bowl close by). Thankfully noone else got sick the rest of the trip. We were saddened to find Brenda's grandma in the hospital, but we got to visit a few times and she is now home and recovering. A funny story was told and retold by grandpa several times: Sarah came to tattle on Rachel for pushing her so Daddy asked her if she had pushed Rachel first and she immediately replied "no, I just did this..." (recreating her choking Rachel around the neck). He thought that was hilarious. One of the highlights of our trip up to Salt Lake area was seeing the lights at Temple Square. The kids loved the lights; but the cold-not so much. The younger three were bawling for a good 20 minutes after we got in the car to drive back home. Good times. Hannah was in heaven the whole time because she got to spend lots of time with her two best cousins. Their favorite part about the entire trip was the morning we spent at the skating center with their cousins. Roller skates, scooters, laser tag, bounce houses, a cool jungle gym, pizza and video games. What's not to love? We stayed with my mom (Nana), and got to see my grandpa and grandma, my cousins, my Dad and Linda, my brother, my sister and her kids, and even my friend from high school. We had nice traveling weather, spent time with loved ones and made a lot of great memories.
