Christmas Time in Park City

Andy and Caleb and Annika and Jane (along with Buddy and Miley) and Marie came up to Park City Christmas Eve and Daniel and Sydnee came up Christmas Day. We did all the traditional Christmas stuff  - chocolate balls, hors d'oeuvres (little pigs in blanket, taquitos, etc.) and, of course, the Christmas story. Unfortunately, no one took any pictures so Caleb's royal costume as King Herod, Annika's stylish Mary and Andy's post modern interpretation of Joseph may be lost to history.

Just before Christmas we had several big snow storms so it is absolutely beautiful in Park City now. This is a picture of Evie on the hills above our house a few days before Christmas.

These are some pictures I took on Christmas Eve while cross country skiing. Those familiar with the trails around here will recognize the "chair lift" memorial on the top of the ridge that leads up to the Mid Mountain Trail (Spring/Jekel & Hyde trails).

Pictures reflecting the chaos of Christmas morning (Andy, Annika and Caleb are opening boxes with skis)

Roderick and Jewels beginning to voice concerns about when dinner will be served

On Monday after Christmas we (Mike, Andy, Caleb and Annika) went skiing at Deer Valley. While Deer Valley is known as the most "luxurious" resort in Utah, it actually had the best deals on beginner lift tickets (for not a lot of money you had access to all the beginner "magic carpet" conveyers as well as some of the trail lifts, which is all we needed). As you'll see, both Caleb and Annika caught on to the skiing.

This is Annika, Caleb and Andy going up the "carpet." Caleb is in blue at the back, Andy in the middle and Annika in front in pick pants. Andy and Caleb also went on one of the chair lifts.

Caleb in the blue coat - a beginning down hill racer

Annika and Andy

And finally some video clips

Andy and Caleb on Tuesday  night went skiing at Brighton, where Caleb really caught the skiing the "disease." Blurry picture, but here's Caleb down hilling at Brighton at night.