Christmas in Bountiful

Usually we travel to Denver, Colorado every other year to visit Matt's extended family, but this year we decided (along with Matt's brother and sister) to visit his relatives in Bountiful, Utah. We stayed with Matt's Aunt Chris and Uncle Pat, in their beautifully renovated Victorian home. Grandpa Gordon and Uncle Scott joined us from Denver. I will admit that it was a little crazy......all together we had about 18 adults and 8 kids under age 5 for all of the festivities!!!

Matt's brother Andy had proposed to his lovely girlfriend Jenny a couple days before arriving and we were all super excited for them. They also allowed me to take some engagement photos of them (see below for a couple of the pictures) to practice my photography skills. I had SO much fun!

Here are some other highlights: (from Matt)
Ellie unknowingly put Dawn Dishsoap in the dishwasher resulting in the machine overflowing with bubbles.
Aunt Chris got fake poop thrown at her (see picture below). Later Alan put the poop in the shower and guess who found it....Ellie!
Jenny received her initiation into the family by unwrapping the spooky head...

There was an unfortunate lack of snow, so we took the kids up to Park City (home of the 2002 winter Olympics) to find some snow for them to play in.

These and many other fun memories were made this year. Hope you enjoy the photos of the craziness!

Callie with her new dolls

Cousin Abby and Callie with their matching dolls

Alan put fake dog poop on the living room floor, then picked it up with a paper towel and threw it at Aunt Chris!

Matt and Andy with their matching shirts with a picture of Aunt Chris on the front and the caption "my favorite aunt"....too funny!

Matt's cousin Wizzy holding the creepy head (this was what Jenny unwrapped).

Andy and Jenny

Crazy Family Picture at Park City

Cousins: Kaylie, Blake, Zach and babies Callie and Abby