My little sister was getting married in Utah on the Saturday after Christmas. My entire family would be together. A lot of Rob's family would also be in Utah for Christmas. Rob was going to take 2 weeks (!!!) off of work to make the trip. Plane tickets would have cost over $2000 and we also would have had to rent a minivan (3 kids in car seats) for a week.
These are all of the reasons that we decided to drive to Utah for Christmas.
Somehow, though, once we had been in the car for 24 hours straight but hadn't even left Texas (we were part of an overnight,
11-hour, standstill traffic jam outside of Amarillo), I felt like we were completely CRAZY to drive to Utah for Christmas.
Sisters can get married without you, right?
Luckily, Rob was the voice of reason and we soldiered on. And 36-hours of driving finally got us there.
We spent our first day with our Ellis family in SLC delivering Christmas presents, playing games (of course), and seeing the lights on Temple Square.
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| When Lily saw this her eyes got really wide and she said in awe, "BIG temple." |
The next week was spent with the Schneiber family having Christmas, playing in the snow, seeing relatives, and getting ready for the wedding.
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| Rob and Lily spent hours outside working on their own "Olaf" the snowman |
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| Savannah was much happier LOOKING at the snow than she was playing in it. |
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| Baby Caroline in her Norwegian sweater onesie |
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| Smiling at "Grandpa Dirt" |
Christmas morning was so great being with all of my family. The last time we had a Schneiber Christmas, Jacqueline was on her mission so it's been a long time since we've all been together!
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| These strollers for their Pink & Purple Babies were HUGE hits. |
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| A sleepy Christmas elf got left under the tree |
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| Putting the "Cool" back in Footie Pajamas....maybe |
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| Erik & Jacqueline are finally married so they got their Christmas advent calendars Mom & I made about 3 years ago. |
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| Jacqueline, Mom, & Grandma Emma w/ Jacqueline's wedding quilt |
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| Grandma with her Sweet Caroline |
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| Magic Russ Snuggles. Guaranteed to put your baby to sleep! |
Still to come: Jacqueline's wedding & Caroline's baby blessing & New Years w/ the Ellises
1 comment:
Christa....
"My little sister was getting married in Utah on the Saturday after Christmas. My entire family would be together. A lot of Rob's family would also be in Utah for Christmas. Rob was going to take 2 weeks (!!!) off of work to make the trip. Plane tickets would have cost over $2000 and we also would have had to rent a minivan (3 kids in car seats) for a week. These are all of the reasons that we decided to drive to Utah for Christmas. Somehow, though, once we had been in the car for 24 hours straight but hadn't even left Texas (we were part of an overnight, 11-hour, standstill traffic jam outside of Amarillo), I felt like we were completely CRAZY to drive to Utah for Christmas. Sisters can get married without you, right? Luckily, Rob was the voice of reason and we soldiered on. And 36-hours of driving finally got us there.". Wow!! I am glad that you made it there in time for your sister's wedding!! ;-D
"When Lily saw this her eyes got really wide and she said in awe, 'BIG temple.'." I can't but agree!! ;)
"A sleepy Christmas elf got left under the tree!". Crack. Me. Up!! ;-D
--Raelyn
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