Boise Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year! Grandpa and Grandma O came to visit us in Boise a few days before Christmas and stayed through Christmas day. We built snow forts and a backyard tubing hill,

went swimming at the Y, built last-minute christmas gifts,

made gingerbread houses,

played in the snow some more, and read ALOT of stories to Lola!

It was so nice to have them here, especially for Christmas Eve. We went caroling, and then enjoyed our first-ever fondue dinner. It was hit! Of course, the girls liked the fondue dessert the best.
After dinner, we read Luke and 3rd Nephi, Olivia and Grandma played a duet on the piano, and then, for the grand finale, Grandpa read The Happy Prince, just as he's done since Rich was a little boy. It was a perfect evening.



Christmas morning we got up bright and early to see what Santa brought. Olivia was most excited about her coonskin cap and cork gun, Lola loved her dollhouse and princess jewelry, and Trenton really enjoyed the wrapping paper! After presents and Christmas eggs, we all got packed up to take our afternoon flights. Papa and Grandma O flew home to Utah, and we flew to California to join all the Joneses. It was so fun to have Papa and Grandma O all to ourselves, and we all loved every minute of it!