Christmas in Utah

We are in Utah already, having begun our Christmas vacation. I am hoping to post pictures soon, but until then, I wanted to keep some record of what fun we are already having. Friday night, we left home directly after Kent's work party. We loaded up the kids and drove as far as we could through the wind and snow. Yesterday morning we got up and drove the rest of the way to Alpine for the annual Rigby Family Bingo Christmas party. As usual, we had a great time seeing family, eating delicious food and going home with some wonderful gifts. Today we were privileged to go to a BYU ward to watch our niece, Lauren, perform with her singing group for their Christmas program. Their was a beautiful spirit of Christmas that carried throughout the day. We met up with Kyle and Kim's family (Kent's brother and his wife and their three children). It is almost tradition to eat at Chuck-a-rama and eat. The kids had a great time and Ethan even lost another tooth at dinner! After we ate, we went to the Gateway mall to pick up Trax to ride over to Temple Square to see the lights. We were a little early for the lights so we had some time to go through the old tabernacle, and the visitor's center. The weather was cold but our hearts were warm. It is a wonderful time of year to be with family and feel of the Spirit of Christmas.