It was a wonderful Celebration. It started with about a foot of snow over the previous few days, Mike Hannah, Mathilda and Winston came early to help prepare and have fun in the snow, and Christmas Eve day Jon, Carrie, Jordan and Andy drove in! What an unexpected surprise. Of course, Mike and Hanna knew they were coming! Carrie (in typical Lee fashion) brought lots of extra food, having worked out with Hannah what the menu was for Christmas Eve. At one point we had planned on 11 for dinner - we ended up with 22 including Michaela with friends, Dee, Laura's parents, etc. Everyone was well fed and happy! Everyone pitched in with the fixings.
Christmas day was exciting with presents for the kids under the tree, followed by cookies and egg nog, then a big afternoon dinner. Jason, Ann, Steven and Amanda joined us for the day. After Christmas we all joined Jason and Ann and Dave and Laura at their houses for dinners.
The snow continued off and on and the sledding was great, both down our yard, through the gate to the back fence, and later down the hill at the park all the way down to 11th. Ave.
Christmas in SLC 2015
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Christmas in SLC 2015
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- Lots of snow the week before Christmas.
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- Mathilda helped with the shoveling.
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- Mike built the ramp. He'll have more sledding pictures to add.
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- We wondered why Hannah was making so much Mexican-style soup. She knew 4 more were coming!
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- Jon and Carrie always come with extra food! (actually, mostly deer meat for Dave and Jason!)
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- The tree was beautiful and there were LOTS more presents the neat morning!
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- Wouldn't be Christmas without the traditional cookies.
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- The four little ones all got along very well. Looks like Winston was commenting on dinner that night!
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- Jason and Ann cooked Mexican at their house.
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- Another "festive" evening!
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- Dinner at Dave's. Laura's dad, Ed, made his famous antipasto.
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- Winston was a big hit with everyone.
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- Including Jon!
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- Mike got us a 2000-piece edition of the family puzzle. I'll post a completion picture sometime before summer!
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- Dave Simpson sent this pic with his Christmas greetings. Alaska, about 1982.
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Re: Christmas in SLC 2015
I forgot one picture! The local birds were kept well fed. California finches, goldfinches, juncos, and a Flicka.
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- Waiting to be fed!
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Michael
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Re: Christmas in SLC 2015
It was so great to see everyone and get to play in the snow.
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- Snowy SLC
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- Da boys
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- and girls
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- Jon and Dub having fun
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- puzzle taking shape
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- things got pretty goofy at times
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- cousins
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- the kids loved the snow
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Michael
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Re: Christmas in SLC 2015
Some video:
Jon's arrival
Sledding out behind the house:
and the sled run in the yard.
Jon's arrival
Sledding out behind the house:
and the sled run in the yard.