Christmas morning...
The Hale traditional Jingle Bell march
Opening presents. DJ, Wingo, Snotrod and Boost (from Cars). They are now part of the family. Luke had two in each hand at all times. Tragedy struck when Boost was lost at G&G's house. But we remember him and still talk of him often.
Santa Baby
The Songer Traditional Christmas morning omelets.
Later on Christmas...
we visited the Macdonald family... whom we love so dearly.
(don't mind Joey's weird head. He's just all about the jokes.)
It was so good to see my Maryanne & Bradley again.
And now they have a Gabe and a baby Luke!!
and Dave and Liz are just the same funny ones as ever. This is a special cheesecake they made us.
love these dudes.
Senior Cotillion...
So, this totally felt like a high school dance date. It was an all day triple date with our high school friends and their wives. We went to lunch, Speed Street go cart racing and then did dinner and games.
Here's our couple dance picture in our racing gear.
and group picture
(totally nerdy that Jake and I are doing the same thing as each other. I guess nerds trying to be cool think alike)
Dabois.
Joey and Ricky Bobby doing the Shake & Bake
Ready to race. Joey & Jared. And #35 Becca. I think Joey won out of the 6 of us. You can see the fierce look of competition in his eyes.
A lunch with friends. These are actually more my sister's friends from high school. But just like old times, I was allowed to tag-a-long. These girls are super cool. I feel like they are all changing the world and doing amazing things. We missed Victoria and Mike. Who would actually have been on our triple date too, if they weren't partying in Vegas.
Sara, Heather, half an April, Star and Merrin. Hailey & Jenny were also there.
Hickey Bobbing
(To be pulled on a sled with a rope behind a vehicle in the snow or ice.)
The Harrises took Luke hickey bobbing (some call it hooky bobbing?) behind their Excursion. He liked it but didn't like snow in his face. So he didn't last very long. He had more fun playing in the snow with his cousins afterward.
Holding on to the ski rope. In sled with Rachel and Megan.
Shoveling at Grandpa's
Megan and Andrew
My yittle sister and I went Snowboarding at Snowbasin. And it was funny because I didn't have snow clothes, so we met at my parents' house and got ready and borrowed all my mom's warm clothes. We felt like we were little kids again with my mom helping us to get ready to go out in the snow and taking pictures of us before we left. We had a blast. (Before I started throwing up. flu?) But we got a lot of good runs in. And mostly I just loved being with Serber. She is the best.
So, that is the end. We left Utah on New Year's Day. New Year's Eve was less than great as I threw up all night in the back room while I heard the festivities of my fun family going on without me. But I hear it was great. Planned by my ever so organized sister Emily.
