♥: More Christmas Pictures and Christmas Break in Idaho...

I am finally getting around to typing this lengthy post about Christmas and our quick trip to Idaho. I've procrastinated uploading my photos but I need to clear my camera out so here goes...

Christmas Eve (click)...

Christmas Day...

We took a quick but wonderful week long trip to Idaho just after Christmas. We flew...and unfortunately spent many unanticipated hours in the Salt Lake airport. Our flight from Dallas to Salt Lake was delayed due to mechanical issues so we missed our connecting flight into Twin Falls (last flight of the night too). Fortunately the delay was mechanical so we were given a hotel room at the Hilton and two meals each. We later learned that the flight we were suppose to be on wasn't able to make it to Twin Falls due to high winds and was sent back to SL. Since that was a weather related issue no one on that flight received comps...we were very blessed. We were booked on the earliest flight the next morning; so we got up at 5am and headed to the airport and waited all day...our flight was delayed over and over and eventually canceled about 1pm. We heard many excuses; the airport was closed, high winds, inches of ice on the runway....we tried to catch a flight to Pocatello (thought we'd take the chance to see Kacy and Ashley and Morgans Aunt) Morgans parents agreed to come and get us...but then they started sending flights to Twin again...unfortunately they were all full...and then the roads between Pocatello and Twin Falls were closed...we finally lucked out when the Sunvalley airport closed down and all SV flights were redirected to Twin Falls (then bused to Sunvalley) . So we finally caught a Sunvalley flight heading to Twin Falls...our bags were lost...or on a bus...no one knew...not surprising after the many times our destination changed?! We were exhausted when we finally made it to Idaho...it's tough to fly with kids and all their stuff....but to sit in an airport all day with only four hours of sleep...and no extra clothes....we did eventually get the lost bags.....

Airport Adventures and free hotel...

So our trip started out a little rough but that didn't last long. We stayed with Morgan's parents and had a great time. We were able to spend a decent amount of time with each of our parents and grandparents. The kids had so much fun opening all of the presents and playing in the snow (crusty as it was). We had some yummy meals, went to Miracle Hot Springs, watched Morgan freeze on skis and ate lots of yummy food.

Christmas at Nana Kathi and Grandpa's...