Skiing

Todd's family grew up skiing. The last time Todd had gone skiing was before his mission. He really misses it, but I having been skiing only for 4 hours, am not the one to take him. So he admitted this is what he'd really like to do this Christmas while visiting his family. So for his birthday, Todd received a couple of lift tickets to Kelly's canyon. We would have gone for night skiing, but it isn't cheaper anymore. And all day tickets were only $7 more than half day. So since it has been so long, we thought it was worth the $7. Mom, all of Todd's siblings who were there, and Todd went. They had so much fun. They ran all the runs together.
The rest of us left at home made snow men. The little kids made this one first. Then the uncles came and helped more: Can you tell they were mostly boys? I know it's hard to see the canon and canon balls against the white snow, so I caught a video thinking it might be easier to see.


It was lunch time before I realized there wasn't a single orginal Nef there. It wasn't uncomforable hanging out as in-laws. They are as much my family as my own sisters. But it was amazing to watch this group--we got along great, but none of us would have been friends if it had not been the Nef that we love.


Grandpa enjoyed holding Adelle. And Adelle enjoyed being held.

Later, we let the kids play with balloons. You know, visiting Grandma K's house is very different in the winter. Usually they spend half the day outside running around. When it's 0 degrees, the outside trips stay to 30 minutes.

All in all it was a fun day. As Kelly called for last time, the Nef's called it a day. But Trevor wanted to go one more time. So Mom took him down the easiest run of the day. As I heard it, she fell and then she screamed. The arm she had broke last April in the waves broke again--although differently. In the remaining pictures you will see.
We were very blessed that it was the last run of the day. At first they were talking surgery, and in the end they decided it was best to let it heal itself. Which meant that Grandma was coherant and doing well by Christmas. Mom had a great attitude about all of it. It was frusterating being back in a sling, but she also knew how to do most things in the sling already. Mom we love you, and we are sorry. Both Todd and Trevor mopped for a day feeling guilty. But we got playing again and the whole break wasn't ruined.

Happy Birthday Tiffany

While we were at Grandma K's house, Tiffany celebrated her birthday. Tiffany and Spencer went to a movie and ran around Idaho Falls and Rigby for a while. The boys and Tiffany played racketball up at the collage. And then for dinner, Trent made his lasagna. It was good too. And then we had cake. Happy Birthday Tiffany. It was so fun getting to be there for your birthday.

Christmas tea

Emily and Grandma Nef hosted a girls tea party. It was so much fun to see and visit with all of our Nef cousins, aunts(, and of corse Grandma Nef) who could make it. And the food was wonderful too!!
I'll admit, I told Grandma Nef I'd bring Todd and the girls back over to visit and it wasn't until we got home that I realized I never did. I'm so sorry Grandma.

Skiing behind the car--Nef Christmas 2010

You might be a redneck if you skii behind your car--or atleast a Nef. Todd actually started it when he was about 16ish. They live on a quiet road to begin with and it's easy to find it snowy! We also sled behind the car too :). Karla even tried it. Todd has been praying there would be a enough snow that he could do this. He was tickled pink that this worked out.

Thank you DH YM & YW

So Christmas came twice at our house. The Desert Hills Young Men and Young Women dropped several presents off while we were out of town. They took an old entertainment center and turned it into a play kitchen for the kids. They then gave them a very nice set of dishes and play food to go with it. They also got them coloring books--which have already been used more than once--and crayons. They picked them up some princess stickers. And they made the whole family matching PJ's. The girls and Todd are crazy about them. Todd being crazy about them was a surprise to me. He didn't get that excited about the PJ's I got him christmas morning. And yet he thinks these ones are great!! We want to say thank you for all your hard work. You made Christmas extra special for us this year. We feel so loved!!

I hesitate to mention ... but I'm going to any way--when Todd first told me they had made this, I asked if there was a polite way to say no. I have been downsizing so we fit in our house. But there really wasn't a polite way so I just smiled. But these kids did an amazing job! The kids really do love it. And I think this will be a toy we keep for when our grandkids come to play. And I'm embarrassed about my earilier attitude.