Mele Kalikimaka in Maui

Day 1: Arrived at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua after a long 7-hour nonstop flight on Christmas day.

Day 2: 5-hour snorkeling trip to Molokini and Turtle Arches

Enjoying the beautiful resort in the afternoon...

Day 3: Segway Maui in Lahaina

Finding great places for our favorite treats...

Day 4: All-day Road to Hana Adventure tour. Explored many waterfalls, black sand beach, red sand beach, a delicious huli chicken lunch and lots of sharp curves and one-way bridges along the way...

Day 5: Church at a Tongan ward in Lahaina, plenty of sunshine, Iao Needle State Park, Maui Tropical Plantation, dinner with the Andersons in Paia since they were on our red-eye flight home!

2nd Half of December

Grayson finished up his first semester at BYU and moved home for Christmas break. He was the lone child as the other kids headed to in-laws for Christmas this year. 

Fit in several Christmas High Fitness classes...

Had a last-minute location change of extended family Christmas/White Elephant party to our house since the original host family had sickness in their home...

Glad Hailey, Riley & Chloe could make it to the party before they flew to Idaho that night...

The lone child's Christmas!

My favorite gift!!!

1st Half of December

Attended the absolute BEST company party for Know How Mom at Sego Lily spa in Bountiful and had facials and massages. I've done pro bono work for Georgia for a few years and she continues to take amazing care of me and I love working with our team.

Had a Scotland reunion with a few who were available for lunch when Frances was in town for the day. So fun to reminisce about our amazing trip and start planning the next adventure!

After my luncheon downtown I joined John for a dinner with our accounting firm at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and visited the Giving Machine in the lobby.

Garrett & Julia bought a home about 10 miles north of their Phoenix apartment and John & I flew down to help them move. I got to tend Sadie for two days straight and John built shelves, assembled things and lifted heavy objects with Garrett while Julia unpacked boxes. We loved being in 65-degree temps instead of 25 degrees!

Grayson finished up his first semester at BYU and had one last Chloe squeeze before he headed home until Winter semester starts in January...