Christmas 2010



Although I love my family, Christmas vacation always concerns me a bit. The thought of spending 2 1/2 weeks with indoors and unscheduled under the same roof is a little intimidating. Outside it's generally cold, but not snowy, so the weather doesn't provide a diversion; certain people like the TV and computer too much; certain people fight a lot, and one certain mom begins to get a little...well, grumpy. Being caught in all of the above is about as enticing for me as sitting in the Wyoming student section at the BYU-WYO game. I'd rather go to the dentist. So this year we planned to go to Utah, watch a couple of BYU games, visit Jared's sister, and see some things in Salt Lake and Provo. The morning of our departure I-80 was closed. Instead we went to Denver. We packed a lot into 50 some-odd hours, beginning with ice skating at the Ice Centre in Westminster and eating at Applebee's. We then found our hotel, got settled, ate, and listened to the BYU-Weber St. game. Wednesday we went shopping at Park Meadows mall, then ate and headed back to the hotel, where Isaac and Corbin and I stayed and entertained ourselves while Jared and the older kids headed to the Pepsi Center for a Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance. The last day we went to the fabric store and to Deseret Book before heading eastward. After a stop at Hammond's Candy Factory and Wal-Mart we were home! The trip was a nice way to begin our vacation. Although we were initially disappointed that we couldn't go to Utah, we had a good time together in Denver--and that's what it's all about. Here are a couple of pictures:


This was taken at the Denver Temple.  L to R:  Isaac (7), Taylor (14 1/2), Caleb (12), Mckenna (10 3/4) & Corbin (3)




Here's Corbin at the candy factory.

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  1. Candi16 February 2011 at 15:47

    I'm glad you got to have fun anyway. We love Hammond's Candies!

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