The Monday after Christmas, Kevin and I planned a getaway to celebrate both our birthdays.  But before we left, the kids wanted us to take them sledding.  God gave us lots of fluffy snow for Christmas, and Grandpa and Maria gave us a sled, so we had everything we needed!

In the afternoon, Kevin and I drove up to Park City.  We found some trails to hike to enjoy the beauty of the mountains in that ski valley.  We had dinner and sat in the spa and watched a movie!  It was a fun night.  The next day, we drove into Midway and found some fluffier snow so we could try out the snowshoes we had borrowed from our friends.  It was a fun way to be out in the sunshine even when the weather is colder!  And of course, I loved spending time with my man!  Happy Birthday to us!

The rest of the week was a bit of a blur.  The kids were all home from school, but Kevin went back to work.  Sarah organized some games with friends and explored a couple more job options.  Megan worked at Funfinity.  Mariah had basketball practices.  Cali and Chey played with friends and read books and went sledding at least twice more.  Beth played with friends and with her new dolls and with her sisters.  Ben had a Karate party and played Minecraft and watched all the episodes of Troll Hunters and may have completed Ninjago again.

Saturday night was our big New Year's Eve bash that we have every year with the Groslands.  We had a couple of extra friends and with all the grown-up kids we're accumulating, it made for a big group!  We played games and had snacks and then counted down the New Year and toasted it with sparkling apple cider!  Then we took our noisiness outside for a walk around the block.  It was a great night!  Happy 2017!  It's going to be a good one!