Winter Break 2018

We had an absolutely amazingly fun winter break!  My mom, her husband, and my sister were in town for the holidays so we made sure to show them true Tullis adventures.  I joked that we like our guests to leave more exhausted than they came.  Come along on our adventures!

This is what the airport looked like on Friday, December 21st.  Yikes!

December 22nd:  This morning we went on a dog sledding tour at Luna Lobos.  Unfortunately, due to not enough snow, instead of being pulled in dog sleds we were "pulled" in a Ranger.  It was still such a fun experience.

 

That evening, we went to Zoo Lights.  It's always fun to see the zoo all lit up!

 

December 23rd:  We went on a hike to see some remnants of the mining days in Park City.  After that, I took my mom and her husband, Pete, to the Park City Museum to learn more history of Park City.

That night, Andy, the girls, and I went to the annual Tullis Christmas party down in Salt Lake.  Our visitors had a relaxing evening at home, recovering from the hike (and the elevation).

Usually, each year at the Tullis Christmas party we do a community service project.  This year, we made bags for hygiene supplies for girls in Africa.

December 24th:  Christmas Eve Day - We had a pretty lazy morning and early afternoon and then headed to Andy's aunt and uncle's for a Christmas Eve get-together.

Of course, we had to get ready for Santa.

December 25th:  Merry Christmas!  After a morning of Abbie Fizzes, scones, and gift-giving, we headed to the resort for some skiing in our Santa suits.  My mom, Pete, and Tina enjoyed a few hours of reading and people watching. 

December 26th:  We took the fam up to the Uintas and did some, hiking, cross county skiing, and snowshoeing.

 There always has to be a silly picture.

 We had such a great visit and were so excited to be able to celebrate Christmas together.  Here are a few random shots from our time together:

making soap with Grandma

playing dolls with Aunt Tina

playing in the backyard

We love Dolly's bookstore!

 

And Just Like That...December Is Almost Over!

Well, well, well.  It is now December 19th and 2019 is just around the corner.  We have just one more day of school left before we start our winter break!  I think the kids are needing a break as much as the adults right now.

picking out our Christmas tree

our 1st day out skiing

Emma was chosen as "Moose of the Month" for November!

This is the view from our playground.  It never gets old. 

playing in the backyard

Even though we took down the play set, we still kept the slide.  It's quite fun in the snow.

another ski day! 

We had birthday parties galore!

One of them was at a nature center, which had an arachnid exhibit...yikes!

  just a hike in the neighborhood... 

My very good friend, Nora, who is also my 2nd grade teaching partner, is moving to Baltimore for her husband's work.  (Sniff, Sniff).  As a going away gift, I had some of her past students make her notecards of places around Park City.  They turned out so adorable!  Here are just a few of them:

 

 My amazing team (with our principal) and Nora's daughter, Lilly

 Our friends had their annual fondue party, which was also an ugly sweater party.  We decided to take it one step further and do Christmas onesies.

 Our latest project in art was a self portrait.  Here are the girls':