First night there. We had a great time with the Gourley side. The Broderick girls are a blast to play with! Poor Alex in that group of girls...luckily the girls got some nerf guns for Christmas and they had a great time shooting each other.
Next was haircuts and dentist appointments and the first person to get strep...Sammy. Not to mention some pretty brutal jet lag for Allison. But we didn't let that stop us!
Christmas Eve party at Nikki's house! Such yummy food, fun games, & great entertainment!
George hates that I do this...I promise I don't do it every year, but I couldn't help getting us matching pajamas! Everyone is a little tired as you can see and ready for Santa to come.
Christmas morning....
Sammy got her Ipod Touch...she was thrilled!
Alex can't wait to put together his legos, but he'll have to because they don't fit on the plane all put together:)
Clara got her Barbie car and tons of Barbies! She just loves Barbies and can play with them for hours!
Allison got her own baby doll. No more having to share with her sister!
It was very special to have Christmas on Sunday! An excellent way to help us remember the true meaning of Christmas...the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The picture was taken after church and everyone was itching to get to play with their new toys, so it was the best we could do.
Our next strep victim was me and actually I had it all through Christmas, but didn't realize it until it hit hard on Christmas night. Monday morning we went straight to get me some medicine. The mask is suppose to prevent the spreading of this nasty bug...it didn't work.
Our trip would not be complete without an accident. Luckily, the car was parked on the side of the road and no one was in the rental SUV. Not so lucky for the old man in the other car. It was a huge hassle, but at least no one was hurt.
A trip would not be complete without some family pictures. We took family pictures with the Gourley side, with the Hobbs side, & with just our family. By the end we were all pictured out. But I love how the all turned out!
After Gourley family pictures we went bowling. We hadn't bowled in years and had a great time. I was the low scorer and actually found that I bowl better doing in backwards & between my legs...stikes 2 times in a row and 1 spare! Clara just loved it...her first time ever!
Our next strep victim was Clara. She just hated to stay home and miss playing with her cousins. While she was home recovering with George, we headed to Grand America for a fun little Christmas hunt with the Hobbs cousins. And then they played on the the lawn for a hour. Nice to see that kids don't always need entertainment that costs.
After take care of all of us, George was bound to be the next victim of strep throat and he got it bad! He was out for days feeling lousy. But life goes on...
It was time for a Hobbs Family Reunion! We started off with a fun ride on Trax to Salt Lake City and Temple Square. I am always so impressed with the lights! After having attempted to string lights on a tree I know that is hard and tedious work. :)
The girl cousins posing for a quick pictures.
The handsome boys. Alex is not a lone boy on the Hobbs side....yeah!
Clara found a new BFF...Abbey! They had so much fun playing with each other! Unfortunately, the loved each other a little too much on this trip and Clara feel and hit her head on the granite floor...it left a huge goose egg.
The reunion continued with dinner at Bucco de Pepo...so yummy! The next day was family pictures and Kangaroo Zoo. I honestly love that place! The kids can play for hours and I even snuck in a couple runs down the slides. Ohhh, to be a kid again.
That night was New Year's Eve. We had a great party at Ryan & Steph's home with a 50's dinner to honor the era our mother was born in. After all it was her birthday! The kids played, cousins exchanged gifts, & BINGO.
Happy 60th Birthday mom/grandma Hobbs!
The next day was church & one last big gathering. I brought out the rest of the Swiss chocolates we brought and these 3 girls ate them up! So cute to see them all together!
Allison had a great time getting to know her grandpa Hobbs. He was sweet to always be helping out!
The two BFFs in matching pajamas! Aren't they cute?!
At the end of the reunion, both grandma & grandpa Hobbs got sick, a few others had gotten strep throat, & the stomach flu was now going around. Was it worth it? Absolutely! Those are memories to last a life time!
We finally got to meet up with grandpa Gourley and grandma Cindy. The kids just loved their two dogs and we had a great time being with them!
Nothing like sitting at great grandma Gourleys player piano and watching the girls sing along. They had a great time! She is always so generous and kind. We love our visits with her.
A trip to Utah wouldn't be complete without heading to great grandma Hobbs' house. Even though she came over for Christmas, we still had to go over. There is just something special about her home! The kids just adore her!
We tried to entice grandpa Hobbs into swimming one last time, but the poor man was too sick! It was wonderful to spend some time with him!
We couldn't resist one last swimming trip before heading back and were happy that the Brodericks joined in!
As you can see it was a whirlwind of a trip and there was lots that we didn't take pictures of. And of course there was loads of shopping! We came with 8 suit cases and left with 11. :)
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Ahh so fun to see family pictures of your mom, dad, and Grandma Hobbs! Wonderful people - tell them all hello from me! NOW get some rest!!!
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