Grandpa Miller

Grandpa Miller and Grandma Lu stopped by for a visit right before bed:

 

Santa left us a remote control helicopter to share. Dad and the kids got a kick out of it.

 

Christmas Day Fun

The kids LOVED running around at Grandma and Grandpa Ellsworth's house:

Owen got a bloody lip on the slide. Daddy was so proud.

The girls spent HOURS running around with Lindsay and Anna.

Climbing trees and picking oranges

Christmas Brunch

Emily and the kids enjoyed Christmas brunch with Aunt Allison, Aunt Kristi, Aunt Rachel, and their families. (Scott had to study.)

One of our Christmas highlights was meeting cute Miss Ruby for the first time. :)

Christmas Morning

Santa found us!

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve was a little non-traditional, but given the fact that we'd just spent the past four days on the road (preceded by packing and finals and all sorts of other craziness), it was just right for us. We had Christmas Eve dinner at Waffle House, and then we went to see the lights at the Mesa Temple:

This kids loves jalapenos. He tried one of Daddy's and was hooked. :)

This is where Scott proposed to Emily. 7 years later...

Road Trip

We left Toledo on the afternoon of December 20 and spent four days on the road. We spent the night in Effingham, Illinois; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. We got in to Mesa around 4:00 p.m. on December 23. These kids did a great job:

In our hotel room in Effingham.

Pictures

For Emily's birthday, we got pictures taken of the kids at JCPenney. Adorable, right?

Bass Pro Shops

We went to Bass Pro Shops with our cousins yesterday. Unfortunately we didn't get to see Santa because the line was so long. Maybe we'll try again on a weekday this week, if we get around to it. We'll see.

In line to ride the carousel

Heidi loves her new cat that she got while she stayed in the hospital.

My best attempt at a cousins' picture. :)