Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go!

We spent a few days in Utah visiting the Flemings this month. We went for 5 days about a week and a half before Christmas and it was great! Avery and Donovan were excited about being in Utah and started playing in the snow the minute we got off the plane.

Seeing Scott's parents was really nice. It was great to visit with them, and it was fun seeing them interact with our kids.

We took a trip up to BYU. We are trying to brainwash the kids now to go to BYU. We figure by the time they are ready to go to college, it is the only place we will be able to afford. We met up with Scott's dad on campus, and he showed us around the "secret" psychology floor of the Kimball tower where they do crazy experiments on rats and mice and other animals. Avery and Donovan were lucky enough to see some intoxicated mice. Afterwards, we toured the "Donovan E. Fleming Conference Room," which was really cool!

Dono wanted his picture in front of it too. I think maybe he suspects it was named for him!

We made a trip up to Temple Square. When I was little and we lived in Utah, we went every year, so it really made it feel Christmasy to go up there. It was beautiful, and I was surprised at how much downtown Salt Lake and Temple Square have changed!

I loved this life-sized nativity statue. It is floating in the reflecting pond in front of the temple.

The kids were thrilled that Grandma and Grandpa's house got snow while we were there. Avery dove right in. It's like she doesn't even feel the cold! Donovan was not a fan of getting the snow in his face.

Scott, his parents, and our kids:

Our two Donovans:

Sarah and her kids got in the day before we left. Unfortunately, her flight was very delayed, so we didn't get to see them until right before we flew out. We met them at McDonald's and let the kids play awhile while we chatted. It was short, but was so nice to see them!