I'm back....

We are back in China.  We actually stayed in the States an extra few weeks because of the Chinese New Year.  They celebrate the 1st two weeks of February and everything shuts down.  Most people either travel and go sight seeing or they go inland and visit family, which means most of the businesses in the city completely shut down.  Everyone is off for at least 10 days.  When Kyle got back to work they were still missing 200 workers from the floor out of a total of around 450...  most filtered back in over the next week.  It is like this giant wheel that comes to a complete halt and it takes a while to get it rolling again.  There were about 30-40 boats still parked along the banks in front of our apartment for at least 2 weeks after the New Year ended.  It is pretty crazy.  Anyway, because of this we stayed in America until the middle of February.  We had a great time visiting family, the girls had lots of fun with grandparents and cousins.  They got to see Delta for about 4 weeks which was probably the highlight of the whole trip.  They keep asking why we can't bring here to China!  I don't that crazy animal could handle a 16 hour flight, she would probably die of cardiac arrest!  My parents had lots of snow when we got to their house and Kyle's parents had a huge storm while we were there so the girls got all the snow time they could want this winter.

 The pure bliss of snow :)  Kenz LOVES it! The child is meant to live in the north.

 Sled Patrol

 Madi was not really a fan...

 Delta in all her glory...  loving life chasing all the squirrels in the neighborhood

 Kenz loved Grandma's fancy wrapping

 TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS!

 not sure

 Kaylie turns 3

 best buddies

 The girls made gingerbread houses with Grandma

 On our way out west

 Devil's Tower

 Grandpa's toy, which all the girls LOVED

 Kyle got a new toy...

 Actually he got two, I was just trying this one out for him

 cousins

 Kyle decided to get in on some of the fun

 In the mountains

 Exploring sinks canyon cave

 Took the girls to a ranch that one of Kyle's buddies works on, Kaylie had her nose plugged the entire time :)  Kenz loved all the baby calves and they got to see one being born while we were there.

 Kenz one true love in life:  horses

 Got about 15 inches of fresh snow while we were there

 Madi would ride on the front of that thing for hours!

 Kyle built the girls a snow cave

 Definitely one of my favorite pictures :)

 Big horn sheep on the way to Jackson Hole

 LOTS of snow up on Togwotee Pass, Kyle and I got to go up to Jackson for a night without the kids.  Amazing!

 Tetons

This is what greeted us the morning after we got back to China.  There was about 3" on the ground.  It didn't last long which was good because it is not fun trying to walk everywhere with little kids in the snow.  That sums up our time in the states.  Lots of fun had by all!