Christmas in Florida

We had a great time this Christmas break!

We got to go to Naples, Florida, which is were my parents live now and spend time with my family.

We all left on Sunday the 18th and stayed until January 2nd.

We played a lot of golf (Alex got pretty good), tennis, and card games.

We caught up with some old friends and enjoyed socializing.

We went wakeboarding multiple times, but also on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Here's some pictures from the trip:

 Alex and Kenny ready to golf. 

Gator in the water near our ball.

Christina on the boat.

Christmas Eve wakeboarding

Gingerbread houses.

Opening presents. Dad with his stocking.

 Kenny in his beard beanie.

 More wakeboarding.

The new wake ski's.

Sadly on New Year's Eve I was using my dads new wake skis (they're like water ski's but wider and lighter so you can jump the wake and do tricks) and I was trying to a surface 180 when my left leg went one way and my right leg went the other way. I heard a loud pop and just screamed in pain. I went to the doctor and they think I tore my ACL. I have to wait until Thursday to find out for sure. It's really horrible timing for me to get hurt and I can't believe I was being so dumb! But we're hoping for the best. 

Other than that we had an awesome time. I love getting to spend time with my parents and my siblings. We had a great time with Nash as well.

We can't wait to go back.

We're also so glad we only have to wait until February to see my mom and dad again!

Boston Continued

 The next day we had the family reunion.

Grandma and Grandpa gave us our own cake to celebrate our second anniversary!

So sweet!

 

We ate some lunch, played games, and watched family slide shows.

 3 Alex's.

Uncle Alex, Cousin Alex, Hubby Alex.

 Dad and Nina playing a game.

 

The whole Chatfield gang.

Also Grandma's sister, Ginger, and her daughter Patty.

After the party, we all did a boat ride in Plymouth Harbor.

We had a great time and loved to be able to hang out with family.

Hopefully we don't wait so long to see them all again!

  

 

 

On Monday, we moved hotels and stayed in Boston.

We started the day with a jog through Boston Commons. (Mom and I)

After, we went on a duck tour!

It's an amphibious vehicle! So fun.

We learned tons of history about Boston along the way.

After the tour, we went to a bbq with my Gparents for temple workers.

My Gparents are in the temple presidency for the Boston Temple.

After we went up to the temple to show Alex and Ana.
It was cool to see.

I remember going through the open house of the temple before it was finished.

Then we went and hit some major spots along the freedom trail.

Below we went and saw the USS Constitution.

We also saw Paul Revere's house, Bunker Hill Monument, the site of the Boston Massacre, the graves of Samuel Adams and others, and a lot more!

 Christina hiking Bunker Hill Monument.

294 Stairs!!

Tuesday consisted of walking in Boston Commons.

We saw the ducklings in the park from the book "Make Way for Ducklings".

We did a swan boat ride.

We saw the frog pond.

We walked around Boston some more.

And finished the day with dinner at a small little restaurant.

 

We had a great time in Boston, but the best part was spending time with family.

I was so happy to show Alex a large part of my life.

It was fun for him to see a place that I really do find beautiful.

Thanks for a great trip Mom and Dad.

See you later Boston...maybe when we have a baby we'll come back!

Boston Trip

Boston Trip
August 11th-17th

We left SLC on Wednesday the 11th, and flew first to Chicago. 

In Chicago, we ended up connected with Mom and Dad and flew with them to Boston.

After we arrived, we headed to Hingham Harbor. 

We looked at the harbor and then headed to one of my parents favorite restaurants, Tosca.

After eating, we drove around to different areas we lived.

We went and saw the houses Dad grew up in and the ones Mom lived in as well.

We showed Alex and Ana where we lived.

We showed them the first house I ever lived in.

And then we showed them the last house we lived in.

This is the house I lived in from ages 4-8.

We went and said hi to my grandparents as well as my cousins and my Uncle Kevin.

We then went and checked into our hotel in Plymouth and relaxed for the rest of the evening.

On Friday, we woke up went to breakfast.

Mom and Alex both share a love for breakfast so we always had really good breakfasts.

The one in Plymouth was one of our favorites.

Mom choking Alex at breakfast.

Dad and Kenny at breakfast.

Ana, me and Christina at breakfast.

After breakfast we headed into Boston.

We went and did a tour of Fenway park.

I always remember going to Red Sox baseball games when I was little.

It was so fun to learn all the history of the Red Sox and Fenway park.

After Fenway Park we headed over to the Quincy Market.

It's like a little farmers market.

We walked around there and ate lunch.

Alex had real New England clam chowder.
I had some awesome lobster bisque.

Right by Quincy Market is Fauneil Hall.

It's still used as a meeting house.

It's been a meeting house from 1972 until now!

We then went to Situate Harbor.

This is one of the places I most remember in Massachusetts.

I remember going there when we were really little and playing on the rocks and touching the water.

Kenny jumping a big gap of rocks.

Alex jumping the same gap.

Alex and I at the end of the jetty.

 

That night we did a ghost tour in Plymouth.

Before the ghost tour we looked at Plymouth rock.

Alex was a little dissappointed. 

He said it was a lot smaller than he expected it to be.

My grandma was really excited about this and asked us to go.

We went and had a good time.

It was a little long though.

We called it a night after the ghost tours.

On Saturday we stayed around Plymouth.

Mom and I started the day by doing a run around Plymouth.

It was a lot of fun.

After we went and had Mom and Alex's favorite meal of the day at a little cafe.

We then went and saw the Mayflower.

I remember visiting it all the time in elementary school.

It was fun for Alex to see it and experience it for the first time.

After the Mayflower we headed to the Plymouth Plantation.

It's a replication of what the original settlement would have looked like.

It also shows how the Indians would have been living like at that time.

We drove by Mabbie's house she grew up in.

Look at it, isn't it gorgeous!

 

That night, we celebrated my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary.

It was so fun to spend time with my dad's side of the family.

 My dad and his siblings and parents.

 Alex and my cousin Tyler were matching.

 Kenny, Alex and myself at dinner.

 Cutting their cake

 We were asked to read the marriage advice.

Dancing!