They had a cool ice tree with lights.
Time to bring in the New Year and officially end the holiday season.
We took Jazmine along with us. The girls loved the night tunnel the most with all the stars.
They have this giant stuffed dinosaur you can build. The spent a lot of time doing that.
I'm not sure the sign said you can hang your child from the tallest dinosaur.
Hailey was very excited to find the hidden egg.
There were at least a half dozen of these signs on the side of the road. It seems like we were stopped in front of each of them for ten minutes at a time.
We played every car game possible. The kids eventually all fell asleep. I looked back and Blake was without a shirt curled up in the very back seat. Hailey was asleep next to him and Madison was hugging her skis and sleeping.
We also hit a snowstorm on our way home from Utah on the El Cajon pass. They had closed the road and we took a side road to get home. I couldn't believe how many people were pulled over there. The kids said they love playing in the snow not driving in it.
It just happened to be that a storm came rolling in so it was cold and snowing. Madison was very excited to give it a try though.
Paul and Jazmine took the lead with Madison and Robin behind them.
Off they go
This is Hailey second year and she was the best sport and lasted the longest. She skied with Uncle Paul and Daddy when everyone else went in to get warm.
Blake thought he was such and old pro and got sick of waiting around for everyone. He kept trying to ski up the small slope to get us to hurry, which eventully wore him out.
Alta doesn't allow snowboarders so it was Todd's first time skiing also. 
The little girls didn't last very long. It was way too cold and windy. Blake wimped out too so we hung out at the lodge more than we skied. Good thing it was free.
Warming up with hot chocolate in the lodge.
We walked around for a while and we checked out all of the Nativities that they had. Then we went in to one of the visitor centers that had a large model of the temple where you could see inside. The kids thought that was pretty cool. The girls liked being able to see where Todd and I got married.
Before we left we went to the visitor center on the other side to see the statue of Christ. It was so sweet when we got to the top of the ramp. The kids all sat in front of the statue and held hands. They just sat there quietly for a while. My Dad said that is the most priceless picture. I agree. No whining or fighting, just taking it all in.
It is so sweet to see their little testimonies grow. Even little Abby is so cute. One day we asked her what she learned about in Nursery and she said, "Jesus. I follow him." A few weeks later she said she follows Jesus and Santa. I love to watch Blake feel the spirit and get excited about things he is learning. He doesn't like to share too much excitement when people talk to him, but sometimes he really surprises me when we are talking. I can see his reverence for the Savior in his is eyes even at a young age. He is such a great kid.
Grandpa is usually the first one out.
It was a perfect sunny day to get out and go sledding so we went to the park with Grandpa, Uncle Paul, Aunt Robin, Jazmine, Lance, and Sara. 
Abby and Madison were so excited to go by themselves. Luckily there was hardly anyone at this particular park.
Madison and Jazmine held hands almost the whole trip.
Blake, Hailey, Lance and Sara were old pros by now and headed over to explore more hills.
They discovered a big bump. When I say it I told Todd to let them know to watch out for it. He just laughed at me and said too late they have been going off it for sometime time now and where trying to make it bigger. I guess they aren't babies anymore.
I did get a great shot of Hailey in the air.
I could only get a before and after shot of Blake. He was too fast up and down the hill.
Abby and Daddy so happy to be out and playing.
Madison, Jazmine and Robin gearing up to go.
All bundled up.
Grandpa loves to go and watch them go sledding. He goes every time and watches from the top of the hill. This is the first time I have actually ever seen him wear a hat. Paul was so impressed he asked to have is picture taken with him. 
Madison, Sara and Jazmine making snow angels.
We exchange cousin gifts that night. Madison and Jazmine couldn't wait to get ready and play with the Hello Kitty craft stuff Madison picked out for her.
Bryce is into Thomas the Train just like Blake was at his age so we brought him a box of Blake's old train stuff. He was very excited and played with them all night. Bryce is getting a new baby sister soon.
Blake kept helping him set the track up when it would break and with a couple of two year olds in the room it broke a lot.
Grandpa looked so proud to have everyone around. I don't think it realized yet it would be a week of grand kids in and out all day. Thank goodness he is feeling much better he had Pneumonia the week before.
