Coming Home

I am finally getting back to our blog. I thought I would update you on what we have been up to this past month. In the middle of December we had to pack our bags, say good bye to our friends and close out our lives in France. It was a very hectic few days as we prepared to leave. We already miss the wonderful Metz ward and the many members we grew close to during our time there. We were also very sad to leave Vaux, we had wonderful friends and neighbors. Max really misses school and talks about his "school friends" often. On Dec 17th we flew to Utah. As you can see, it was an exhausting trip .


Since we have been home we have been going back and forth spending time with family and friends. It has been so good to see everyone again. Max is loving all these cousins he has to play with. We spent Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Nicholson's House.


I think Max had just as much fun passing out presents as he did opening them.


Maddie's favorite part of Christmas was the candy .


Max's favorite present was his Cars Leapster game.


After Christmas we spent some time in Manti. It snowed a lot and Max was having a blast playing in it. Uncle Andy and Uncle James took Max and his cousin Gracie sledding, they pull them around on sleds hooked to the back of the 4 wheeler. Max loved it! Disclaimer: Because we have not been around snow for 2 years Max had no snow clothes so he borrowed some from his cousins, that is why he is dressed in pink.



Last Monday night we went swimming with my sister Heather and her family. It was fun to see how good Max has gotten at swimming. It was Maddie's first time in a pool and she liked it but it was a bit too cold for her.



Here are some other pictures we took in Manti:
This is a picture of our new car, it works really good in the snow and we have had a lot of snow here in Utah!


This is a picture of the Manti temple during one of the snow storms.


Maddie and her cute cousin Rosie.