The Stone Family: Christmas in Utah 2015

We went to Utah for Christmas again! It's always nice to be able to visit family around the holidays. We didn't get as much time in Utah as we have for past Christmas breaks since I am the choir pianist and the Chrimstas program that I was playing several songs for was December 20th. So we couldn't take off right when Rick finished school on Friday when we have in the past. We left right after sacrament and got to Utah that night. We stayed with my family for the first couple days and with the Stone's for the last couple of days and took off back to Arizona that Saturday. It seemed like a pretty quick trip but it was great! And it was extra special since it was Brenna's 1st Christmas :)

I just uploaded all the pictures we took in Utah during Christmas break... there's a lot! But since I'm so behind in updating the blog I'll just post them all here:

Making gingerbread houses (out of graham crackers).

Kimbri, Nicole, Cody, Garrett

Zonked out. Garrett must have been super tired! They
were just having too much fun Grandma/Grandpa Stone's!

And Kimbri was tired too! She put herself to
bed in the middle of the day for a nap!

He LOVES the remote control
car he got from Gma and Gpa Stone!

Can ya tell he loves it?!

The funny nasty present we got from the sibling gift exchange :)

Uncle Cody and Kimbri were Joseph and Mary for the
Nativity scene.

Garrett was a shepherd.

It seemed like deja vu when Brenna was
playing baby Jesus in the Nativity because
Kimbri also did this at about the same age!

Grandma and Grandpa Haycock with the grandkids!

Family Christmas picture!

So tired... again! Garrett, Aunt Cosette and Kimbri.

At a gas/potty/feed baby stop.
Brenna's fuzzy little hair is too cute :)

Watching a movie on the long drive to Utah!

Luke and Garrett helping me make cookies!

Getting ready to go swimming! I love her
chubby little legs!

Sister snuggles :)

We of course had to get some snow playing in! These Arizona kids LOVED it! Garrett was a little more unsure than Kimbri but I think he still had tons of fun. They threw snowballs, went down the hill on sleds, made snow angels and got to ride the snow mobiles. It was a blast! And we were grateful that we were able to borrow some winter stuff for the kids. We didn't want to have to buy snow clothes for just a couple times of playing in the snow!

Uncle Nolan and Kimbri

Kimbri and Olivia riding while
Grandpa steered the sled that was
hooked up to the snowmobile.

Uncle Nolan and Kimbri

Mom and Garrett

Aunt Olivia and Garrett

Daddy-daughter snow mobile ride.

Brenna geting her snuggle time in with dad.

Christmas morning at the Stone's home!

Later that day, after the morning Christmas festivities, we went over to the Haycock's home and opened presents from Grandma and Grandpa Haycock and did the sibling gift exchange. Nolan and Brooke had our family and they totally outdid themselves! They gave Kimbri an awesome, sparkly, princess-looking hairbrush that she LOVES! They gave Garrett a Thor action figure complete with a cape and hammer and Brenna a Bumbo tray. The kids loved their gifts!