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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Christmas in {Arkansas} 2012

For Christmas 2012 we headed to Arkansas. Since it's been a few weeks since we were there and I can't remember every single detail I will summarize my favorite moments. We arrived on Saturday the 22nd of December and left on the 1st of January. During that time we got to...

Visit a state we have not yet visited.
See Adam's parent's new home and the beauty that surrounds it.
See our little Nephew Jude.
Have all of the siblings and their spouses/girlfriend together.
Eat a lot of yummy meals and goodies.
Have a real Christmas tree..my first.
Wear new Christmas PJ's.
Decorate the Christmas tree.
Read the new Christmas eve book "A Pirates Night Before Christmas."
Eat oranges and chocolate chip muffins for Christmas breakfast.
Learn that two new little ones (twins) will joining our family at the end of June.
Take a long time taking turns opening all our amazing gifts.
Love on Jude while he was sick for a few days
Watch Jude open his huge pile of Christmas gifts.
Watch all the boys fly their new remote control helicopters all over the house.
Play games, games and more games.
Go to the fitness center and play volleyball and racquetball.
Make many trips to the store to buy groceries.
Celebrate Jude's first birthday with him.
Went to the Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari for Jude's 1st birthday.
Watch a Liger and a Lion wrestle.
Have a camel, zebra, and a Texas long horn cow stick their heads in our car.
Bottle feed a baby giraffe. 
Went to the Blue Monkey for Jude's birthday dinner.
Watch Jude open yet another huge pile of presents for his birthday. (can you tell he is so loved)
Watch Jude ride his new rocking horse that was Chad's when Chad was little.
Watch Jude eat his birthday Oreo's and his cute messy face that followed.
Watch as Jude learned to climb and go down his little baby slide.
Go to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Eat amazing crepes.
Watch the guys build a huge bonfire.
Have the fire dept. make a stop at the house to make sure we had a burn permit.
Be able to witness as Jude decided to take his first steps hours before leaving.
Watch as everyone slowly packed up their things and said their goodbyes.
Say goodbye to Arkansas and fly back to the very cold Utah.

We all had an amazing time!

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