Black Friday tea

On Friday I got up early to get all of my Christmas shopping done (online). In the middle of the morning, the girls called me down to a tea they had prepared with Abe’s help. He said that it was so cute watching them cooperate to make it happen.

It was a child’s dream meal, with popcorn, hot cocoa, cinnamon toast, and fruit. After we ate this “meal,” the girls excitedly announced we had caramels for dessert. The grownups laughed a lot when they made that pronouncement.

In the evening we drove to Park City to meet up with Karin, Jay, and Jere for a post Thanksgiving meal at the Marriot there. It was great to see Karin, Jay  and Jere.

by the elevators

Unfortunately, Clarissa burned her hand on the fireplace while we were there and we had a horrible drive home as it snowed on us through Provo Canyon. At one point we hydroplaned, and there were a ton of cars off the road at that very spot. It was so scary, but I was so thankful to be the driver because I would not have been able to handle it as a passenger. Abe and my mom were great passengers and refrained from screaming, which is what I certainly would have been doing in their place. I was so thankful to get home safely.