Hello, Lindsey: winter

luc spent the entire month of december asking where the snow was. i had to inform him several times a day that, regrettably {aka: thankfully!}, it doesn't snow at his house. he was pretty unhappy that christmas came and went without a single snowflake, so i knew he was going to be excited to see the four+ feet of snow at nana and grandpa's house in utah.

the kiddos and i flew up on the 29th and stayed a week. we had so much fun! the best part was finally seeing uncle nate- my baby brother came home from his 2 year mission in san jose california on the 30th and it was crazy wonderful to see him! i missed him tons and tons, i'm so glad he's home!!! he served a wonderful mission, his spanish is pretty good, and the kiddos warmed up to him almost immediately. even lia, who is pretty timid around new people, liked him right away. of course she did! he's so handsome and smart and he loves his family- especially his nieces and nephew. it was good to hear his stories and see how much he's grown. he's headed off to college at uvu on a scholarship and i can't wait to see what good things he's going to do in the world.

along with spending time with nate, we ate way too much delicious food, visited temple square, opened presents from nana and grandpa, played trains, visited the big trains at union station, and played in the snow. luc LOVED the trains and he the snow, he didn't want to come inside ever. and lia took to granpa like a little magnet, she adored him. she also got brave and started taking steps here and there around the house! it was such a fun week and i'm so glad we went. nothing better than family time.