In Between Christmas and New Years

We had a lot of fun in between Christmas and New Years up in Sun Valley.  We had a hat/ugly Christmas attire/white elephant gift party, Isla went skiing (sort of) and the kids played with their new toys.

The hat/ugly Christmas attire/white elephant gift party with a side of fondue was a big hit with the family and the friends who were brave enough to attend.  I really didn't have ugly attire for the kids so I dressed them up for the party (notice Miss Sassy pants in this picture - I think she is going to give us a run for our money):

Isla actually got into the hat wearing part of the party.  My aunt has a huge storage bin full of hats that Isla loved going through.  Here are a couple she actually put on:

Drew wasn't really that into it, but we managed to put this hat on him without him noticing:

Ryan and I in our full ugly attire and party hats:

Ryan and cousin Drew:

The cooks (GiGi, Robert, Erica, Krista and Laura) in the kitchen:

Papa's outfit was perfect for him, all though he was the furthest thing from grumpy during this trip:

The white elephant gift part of the party did not disappoint.  Papa got a very appropriate gift that was promptly stolen by one of the cousins:

Cousin Erica ran away with the gift of the night.  I wish I would have been able to steal this gift, especially the hat:

Only in Idaho can you find these two items at a gas station.  After the gift opening we had to get one of the many cousins photos we took during the holiday week:

The rest of the week we laid low and prepared for our big night out on New Year's Eve.  Here are the boys eating lunch:

Isla and Drew played with their new toys:

We tried to get Isla out skiing again, but I think she got overwhelmed by the amount of people at Dollar mountain.  Instead she watched kids go up the magic carpet for about 20 minutes and then we went in to the lodge for a hot chocolate:

Ryan and I managed to get one (or three) drinks in at the Pioneer with the cousins.  I didn't manage to get all of the cousins into a picture, but I did get all the girl cousins (sorry Drew):

Next up - New Year's Eve.