Christmas in AF

Christmas was with the Bangerter Family this year in AF. Adam and Lindsay joined us from Kansas with their three little girls.  We did so many things while we were in AF. We went on a modified "one horse open sleigh ride" with two ponies on Christmas Eve. Seth has been working on building a sleigh that the two ponies can pull in the winter. With the help of all the boys they finished just in time for Christmas Eve. It was pretty fun to be living the song Jingle Bells. Lindsay, Alina, and I made some snowmen which then turned into an igloo thanks to the boys.While we were building, our second snowball collapsed and kind of buried Page in the process. We had a good laugh. One really fun activity was going to visit Grandma Bangerter at her therapy.We sang Christmas carols with her around the piano and we even had a little crowd watching and some even joined in.

Christmas morning was a lot of fun and we are so blessed with two great families who spoil us. We're so grateful that our date nights are all planned out thanks to Mom and Dad Bangerter for getting us tickets to Hale Center Theater and a Pass of all Passes. We're also excited to start using our Family Home Evening board that Andrew's mom made for us. Andrew also spoiled me with gifts, that boy is really good about being sneaky!!! He added to my unhealthy obsession of the Royal Family by getting me a book about Kate and William. :)

We were so grateful for the Christmas Spirit that we felt the whole season. I love December and how most people celebrate the Savior's birth. We truly are grateful for our Savior and all that He has done for us and for His Atonement. We know that through Him we can have eternal families forever. Which  means we can continue to make fun memories with our families and our future family for a long time.

Bangerter Christmas Party in Idaho

To start off our Christmas Break we headed to Idaho for the Bangerter Family Christmas Party. Andrew's Uncle and Aunt live in Melba Idaho and were hosting the party. The trip was only suppose to take us six hours but we got stuck in a blizzard on the way up so it turned into eight hours. Even though it took us awhile to get there, it was a jammed pack weekend of dodgeball, swimming, homemade french fries from Idaho potatoes, making t-shirts, hunting coyotes, a catered dinner, and a surprise visit from Santa Claus himself. Even though it was a quick trip we had a lot of fun hanging out with 75 members of the Bangerter family.