christmas family outing

Every year at Christmas time our family gets together for some sort of activity. Sometimes it's a movie and dinner, other times it's seeing the lights at Temple Square (like last year) still other years it's sledding & potluck. This year we decided to head to the Utah County area and see the exhibit of Carl Bloch painting on display at BYU, then go out to dinner at the Brick Oven and then drive through Thanksgiving Point and see their light display.

My sister-in-law, Felicia, really did a wonderful job planning the whole thing and getting the tickets. The exhibition at BYU was A.MAZ.ING! The paintings are the originals from Denmark and larger than life-huge! I'm gonna have to go back during a weekday when I can just stand in front of them for as long as I'd like without worrying about blocking some body's view, because his brush strokes are so faint at times, it's mind boggling! Carl Bloch was truly an artistic genius! After the museum we ate pizza and had fun visiting, then waited in a verrrrry long line in our van to drive through the light display. It was very pretty and something every one should do once, but in my opinion not a do-over.

Christ healing the sick at Bethesda by Carl Bloch is hands down

my most favorite painting in the world! This original is larger than life!

Morgan playing with her balloon in the lobby of the Brick Oven

One end of the table: (Jordan, Gene & Steven out of shot)
Chelsea, Laura, Don, Riley & Mom

The other end: Felicia, Lysette, Sarah, Jeff, Josh, Jessica, Morgan, Emma & Alyssa

Carla, Felicia & Lysette

Jordan flashing his "Blue Steel"

Steven & Chelsea playing with their food

The Christmas lights at Thanksgiving Point...

Veeeeerrry long line...but worth it...sort of (the kids liked it)

Ice fountain & sculptures

more lights...

The light display ended with this Nativity scene