Christmas trip

We had a great trip to see family for Christmas. I think Jacob's favorite part was on the way there. We stopped at McDonald's to eat and when we were finished, we let him play at the Playland. He thought this was so much fun. He could "duck" under some of the things and he enjoyed the slide. He looks a little mad in this picture with the slide, but he really did enjoy it and made a couple of new friends.

When we got to Grandma & Grandpa Smith's house cousin Baby Nate was already there. Grandpa Smith got a chance to do double-duty by rocking Nate while using his leg as a horse for Jacob. Since Grandpa taught him how to ride a "leg horse" my shins have sure gotten a good workout! Jacob got to ride Grandma Jones' horse Chris while we were visiting them. He really liked it and tried to bounce on her like he does his toy horse at home. My favorite picture got deleted before I could transfer it to the computer. He's smiling a little half smile and you can see how much he's enjoying his horse ride. And look how skilled he is...no saddle!

For Christmas Jacob got many fun toys. He got a string of beads which he loves to wear and as you can see, was happy to share with me Christmas morning. He also got a drum which he's quite good at. You might say he's a drumming prodigy!

While back with family, Brad got to have some fun too. He was able to play a Frisbee game called "Tips" with my dad, brother-in-law Dustin, brother-in-law Jordan, nephew Austin, nephew Spencer, and others not pictured below. The older boys (Grandpa, Dustin, Jordan, & Brad) found it necessary to dress up in proper "Tips" uniforms of spandex pants covered by shorts with a long underwear top covered by a T-shirt. They looked awesome and it really improved their game!

Just before we left, we had to make sure Jacob was clean enough to make the car ride back to our home. So, we put Jacob in the tub with his cousin Dallin and let them have fun with Jacob's new bath toys! Jacob sure had a good time playing with his cousin Dallin.

In all, it was a fabulous trip home! We enjoyed seeing all of our siblings, parents, and two sets of Great-Grandparents. We hope that soon (once Brad's program is done) we'll be living closer and we'll be able to see our family more often, but until then, thanks for the memories!