Merry Belated Christmas!

We apologize for not posting much on the blog this year. Between getting wrapped up with school, getting a job offer the next week (see our family blog), and baking long nights at the bakery, we haven't been much on the Internet.

We had a very nice Christmas in Driggs with Nicole's folks. We came out here Saturday morning and probably won't leave until Friday evening. Some of the things that have kept us busy:

• We completed a 1000-piece Thomas Kincade puzzle by Christmas Eve.
• We rented a couple of pair of cross-country skis and enjoyed the groomed trails up Teton Canyon and at Grand Targhee ski resort. (although now we are sore and tired :) ) We got nearly a foot of fresh snow on Christmas Eve - a white Christmas!
• Taylor got a number of toys and books that we have enjoyed sharing with her. (Thank you all for you generosity). She loved the wrapping paper and the sounds and lights of her toys.
• Watching a video recording I made of the Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs. UCLA) and the Cougar's miraculous last second field-goal block for the win! It was BYU's first win against UCLA since 1983 and Steve Young, I think they were saying.
• Watching the movie "the Ultimate Gift". If you haven't seen it, I would highly recommend it. It's very inspirational. It is based on a novel that we have already ordered for our ourselves and for a couple of 'good-bye' gifts for people as we leave Rexburg.

I'll try and post some pictures and short videos when we get back to Rexburg and can load them up on our computer. Hope you had a beautiful holiday! It was great to talk to some of you. Sorry we missed the rest of you--- we don't have cell-phone service out here and I didn't want to run up my in-law's long-distance bill.

What does everyone have planned for New Year's Eve?