A Merry Taylor Christmas!

This year we loaded up our new car with luggage and gifts and headed up the 5 about 8 hours to " Taylor's Acres". We had a great time at Matt's parents! We went shopping at the Outlets, Ice Skated (I wasn't allowed, but it was fun watching Matt and his brothers almost get kicked out a few times!), went out to eat, played games with the family, took a drive to see some crazy Christmas lights in a neighborhood, and the boys had fun playing volleyball and basketball. Here are some pictures of our trip! I think I gained 20 pounds. Sweet.

Matt and the boys playing basketball in the driveway


The Taylor kids about to hit the ice. Michele, Mattie, Ryan, Joel, and Jamie...
Yes, this is someones front yard...crazy. The whole street looked like this!
Mattie and I in front of the 12 foot tree! Heyo!
The average temperature in the Taylor Household is about 60 degrees, about 20 degrees too low for me! This is what I looked like for most of the trip.
Whatever you do, don't look close at this picture. Christmas morning. Not too lovely.
What a stud! Awesome Grandpa Tuttle trying on someone's magnet diamond stud!
Growing....
Uncle Greg playing the best game ever!
Cousin Kent

This is the best game...we played it at a YW activity last week and it was a hit. We decided to see how the family liked it. How to play: Place a brown paper grocery bag on he floor. Each person takes a turn trying to pick up the bag with their mouth- without using their hands. No hands or knees can touch the ground. Once you have the bag in your mouth, you can rip off where you grabbed it. The bag keeps getting smaller and smaller, and the splits start getting lower and lower! It is really fun!