Christmas and New Years Day

Hailey. December 30, 2009

Hailey wearing the scooter helmet that Lindsay bought her. We'll be investing in some leather chaps to compete the outfit. :)

Christmas was spent with the Sommerfeldt's in Mapleton. It was my first Christmas at the Sommerfeldt's, and it was fun to be a part of all their traditions including opening presents in pajamas, omlets, and Christmas dinner in Salt Lake with the extended family.

The day after Christmas we drove to Colorado and suprised my family. We decided to have a little fun, since our visit was unannounced, so when we arrived we left Hailey in her car seat on the front porch, rang the doorbell, and ran behind the car to watch. Coleen had a look or horror on her face when she saw the unattended baby car seat on the porch. She picked up the car seat and said something to the effect of "Get this inside, then we'll figure out what to do." We were spotted and caught just moments later by Heather or Heidi (not sure which one caught us behind the car) while Coleen uncovered the bundle and immediately recognized her grand baby, Hailey.

Time with the Waite's was great. It was fun to spend time with family, see Sarah's new baby, and relax some. Bruce redecorated Mark and Coleen's bathroom, complete with tile above the existing shower, tan paint accented with red towels, and new hardware (drawer handles, towel rack, etc). He enjoyed the project and the bathroom looks good.

While at the Waite's we became victims of a virus and each spent some time throwing up. It was short lived and no one in the house was sick for more than 24 hours; Bruce was only sick for a few hours one evening, and I was down about a half day. Hailey was spared.

After some time at the Waite's we visited Bruce's sister, Michelle and her family in Denver. It was fun to spend time with their family. We celebrated the New Year at 9PM (they changed the clocks so the kids thought it was midnight), Bruce perfected his Wii Tennis skills, and I got a running top.

Saturday we drove back to Provo, went for a run, and watched a movie (or more correctly, Bruce watched a movie and I watched 20 min then took a nap).

We end a wonderful vacation and look forward to the start of a new semester on Monday.