This Christmas was magical for many reasons, but by far my favorite was having my entire family together again. :) So, as soon as we were all together, Santa began giving us the Gift of Time. :)
Kierra, Riley, and Easton made it to our house on Wednesday December 18th, and we spent the evening catching up, and loving on that baby!
The next day, Santa was so kind and sent us to Park City to the Snowed Inn, which was one of our very favorite places of all time!!! We met at the Payday Lift at the ski resort where we climbed in our very own horse drawn sleigh and traveled up the mountain...
We were all bundled up warm and the heavy winter blankets that were in the sleigh kept us warm as we ascended up the mountain to the restaurant.
We were all amazed at the strength of these beautiful horses that so easily trotted up the mountain pulling all of us behind them...it was a magical snowy Christmas night, and even the sight of the horses on the snow and the sleighs made it feel like Christmas!
Aren't they beautiful??
(Right out of a Christmas card...;)
When we arrived at the top of the mountain we took some pictures by the horses and then went inside to the warm and cozy Snowed Inn.
The wranglers that took our pictures kept saying that this needed to be next year's Christmas card...
We'll see. :)
But I'm so glad we could record all of the fun with all of the people...
...and that everyone in the family was genuinely happy to just be together. :)
The Snowed Inn is so cozy and inviting with 2 stoked fireplaces blazing and live music being played...
Their hot apple cider is to DIE for...and the lights and the atmosphere made me feel so happy just to be there...then you add in all of my favorite people and you can tell why it is one of my favorite things!
I wondered how little Easton would do on this little outing, but he was a champ!
I think he wants to spend EVERY Christmas with Lolli and Pop! ;)
Riley is so good to Kierra and it has been fun to watch him in his new role as a dad...I'm so grateful they found each other because they make such a great team!
And here we have the "Func" which is a self-proclaimed title meaning the "Fun Uncle." ;) ;)
...and because they can never do anything without the others, we also have the "Bunc" and the "Grunc!" :)
...meaning the "Best Uncle" and the "Greatest Uncle."
I just love these boys! :)
After spending about 2 hours there eating yummy food, listening to Christmas songs, and visiting with each other, we put on all our warm winter clothes and headed back outside to our horse drawn sleigh, and headed back down the mountain.
The kids took one last opportunity to pet the horses and admire their beauty...
...and then it was home to Riverton we went!
What a fun and magical way to spend time together and to celebrate the Gift of Time!
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