Jacob with one of the snakes in the giftstore.
They have a real octopus there!!
Lincoln with Octy the Octopus!
They had this very neat area where you can actually pet these sting rays.
What a cute picture of Grandma Hatch with her great grandson!!
Jake looks so serious here!
Megan and the kids crawling out of one of the dinousaur caves
There were some awesome fossil replicas
Ok, this is dorky but I was trying to act like the dinosaur behind me
Then I tried to get Lincoln to act like the dinosaur, but he wasn't havin it!
They had this really awesome area where the kids could play in the sand and water and build homes for the dinosaur figurines. Lincoln had a major blowout then, so Megan and I went to the bathroom to change him (and wipe down his outfit because I forgot to bring another one!) while the kids played here for a while.
Lincoln with the Triceratops. It looks like he is thinking, "Mom, what the heck is that thing?!"
Scary!! Rick and Ruth gave us this sling for Christmas and I seriously LOVE it!! I have probably used it every single day since I got it. Lincoln is so content in it, and will just sit in it for hours. He can sleep in it too. It is called a Peanut Shell Sling. I still like my Moby Wrap, but this is so much easier than having to wrap the Moby, all I do is slip it over my shoulder and I am ready. I used it when we were flying cross country, I use it when I am grocery shopping, or when I go to the mall, doing housework, all the time! It is really fun too because every single time I wear it I get all kinds of comments, "Oh what a cute baby!", etc. :)
They had this great big sand area that kids can "Become a Paleontologist". Here is Emma (left) and Anya (right) and Jacob in the blue shirt in the background. 
Lincoln had a long day and was passed out!
That night we got together and went to see the SLC Temple Lights downtown. I love seeing the lights and I haven't been in a few years, so it was a lot of fun. It was COLD though!! You can see in this picture how bundled up we had to be!
Megan with some of the lights in the background. A camera never really does Christmas Lights justice, but every year I am just amazed at how many lights are up on the temple grounds!
Family pic minus Rich
The temple looks really cool here in the background.
There were floating nativity scenes in the reflection pond behind me.
Teresa and the kids in front of the reflection pond.
We also got a picture of our little family...I love Lincoln's little outfit here!
With their grandson and great-grandson
Afterwards we headed over to my Grandma Hatch's house in Salt Lake for her annual Christmas get together. I haven't been in three years and Sheridan has never been at all! It was so much fun and I am so glad we were able to be there this year. We start off with Grandma giving everyone the gifts from her and Grandpa Hatch. Then we do the cousin gift exchange (which my cousin Mitch gave me my favorite MAC makeup I so badly needed - thanks Mitch!!) and the adult siblings (my dad and his siblings and their spouses) do a gift exchange. Afterwards the extended family comes over and we always have a wonderful buffet of delicious food, we sing carols, and of course, the infamous White Elephant Gift Exchange! This year there were almost 40 people there and it was so much fun!
We had the cutest little suit for Lincoln, but the clip-on tie was really bothering him, so we just changed him into his pajamas for the evening. This was when we were getting ready for the White Elephant Gift Exchange.
My Grandma Hatch with Lincoln!
Ok, here are some White Elephant photos. Every year we do a White Elephant Gift Exchange and all the gifts are funny gag gifts. The gift my grandpa opened was a video explaining impotence! This was grandpa's reaction when he read the title of the video...too funny!
My grandmas face when she saw the video my grandpa had picked from the gift pile!! :)
This funny shirt my dad picked, but ended up getting stolen by my Uncle Michael.
Sheridan was super excited for the gifts we brought this year for the exchange. He actually spent a lot of time thinking about the gift we were going to bring!! One of them were these sunglasses that supposedly help you find golf balls on the green. We also had some golf balls with them too. My cousin Adam originally picked them, but they ended up getting stolen later.
He is sitting up so well in the Bumbo! I can't believe how much stronger he has gotten in just the past two weeks.
Sheridan helping Lincoln open his gift (video below)
His new pajamas!! Love the soft fleece. He is not quite three months yet and in all 6-9 month clothes!
My favorite little stocking stuffer!! :)
Megan (21), Rich (23) & Emma (4) on Christmas morning. We have a tradition that we all have to brush our teeth before we are allowed to see the presents. 
Lincoln on Christmas morning! 
Sheridan and I each have a bear with 2008 on the paw (the year we were married). We weren't able to find a small bear for Lincoln this year, so we found this cute monkey instead to add to our family of bears.
Baby's First Christmas
Jacob in his Star Wars gear! (6)
Emma and Anya with the sticker books we got them.
Megan with her HUGE New Moon blanket!!! Too funny
Grandma Hatch playing with Lincoln....he always lit up whenever she would hold him!
Rich with all his new clothes
These cute boots that I wanted. I used to wear heals every time I stepped out of the door. Now that I have Lincoln though, it is really hard to balance that heavy car seat in heels! So, I needed a pair of flat boots.
Sheridan asked for red ties for Christmas and got a whole bunch!
Teresa with the frame we gave her of Lincoln's hand and footprint at 6 weeks.
Jacob and Anya checking out all the goodies in their stockings.
Here is a video of Sheridan helping Lincoln open his very first Christmas present.
