Ice skating

Ella and Eliza and I went iceskating. Ella's little walker/jobber made a big difference.


Still a few spills at first.


Kept smiling for two hours.


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Christmas Eve

So excited!!!!


Tessa getting accessorized.





The elves had to test the toys.


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Claire

Claire loves hanging out in Sassy's daybed. Sassy looks on with confusion.





She's started smiling for pictures now. Too cute.





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Park City powder

Skiing the fresh powder at Park City (Alta was closed).


Mare Dog was having trouble adjusting to the altitude.


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Mare's Christmas Cake

My sister made this Dr Seuss-themed cake for her ward Christmas party.


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Park City

We spent Thursday and Friday in Park City with my parents. The kids spent their time frequenting the nearby candy store and playing in the rec room while Andrew and I took turns on the slopes.





Claire made some calculations on her adduces.





I skied with dad Thursday afternoon.





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Costco

I always knew he did his shopping here.





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Rusty the Snowman

Ella made friends quickly with Grandma Sandgren's snowman. She named him "Rusty". I think she misheard the song. Must be all the bacteria in her ears.


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Here we go again

Ella's tubes fell out of her eardrums a few weeks ago. Since then she's had two ear infections and a ruptured eardrum (3rd time) and we've been to the doctor four times, twice on Sundays. She's such a trooper and hardly ever complains. Even when she woke me up early yesterday morning to tell me matter of faculty, "I need another bath, there's "plus" (pus) all over my hair." She's been getting a lot of free lollipops lately.





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Finally

Where have you been all my life? I think these were the cookies I ate in the pre-existence.


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Christmas tree farm

We went with the Miners up to Crest Ranch in Santa Cruz to look for Christmas trees. It was beautiful and the kids had a great time running around.





Ella made friends and "held hands" with a lot of trees. She fits right in here.


Taking tree hugging to the next level-- tree kissing.


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Tickle me Ella

Claire tries to tickle Ella, but discovers that pushing her down is more fun. Tiniest bully ever.

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