More Fun in the Snow!

Last night, my parents made a surprise visit on my dad's snowmobile. Kenton had been asking for a ride for quite some time, in fact, it was on his Christmas list! A few of the neighbours heard dad roaring up the street, so we all took a turn going for a spin. It was so much fun and brought back great memories from my childhood. Thanks dad!


 

Snowy Birthday!

Today was a nice, quiet, relaxing day. Two of the kids were at friends' and Chris was at work, which left Kenton and I to enjoy the snow together. Kenton had fun with the neighbour kids building a snow man and sledding, and I enjoyed the snow from the inside with my nice warm fire going.







I put up my tree on Friday night, so now it feels like the Christmas season can get started!
My birthday is today, but we celebrated it the other night, along with Christopher's. Here are some of my fave gifts...a cookie jar I've been eyeing for awhile down in Bellingham and a beautiful mosaic glass plate from Home Sense.
 

Happy 13th Birthday Christopher!

Okay, I've been super busy and a little lazy, so I've been a bad blogger this last week or so. But tonight I have a great occasion to blog about...yesterday Christopher turned 13 years old! I can't believe how fast the years have gone by. I officially have a teenager now! Christopher is everything a mom could wish for in a son. We are so proud of Christopher and the young man he is becoming!











Tonight, we had some family over for cake and coffee to celebrate. There was ice cream cake and some great gifts...a few Calvin and Hobbes books, a hoodie and some snowboard equipment. Hope you had a great 13th birthday Christopher! We love you very much! 

Photo Op At the Park

About a month ago, I took the kids to a nearby park to get some pics for a photo project I'm doing for the basement, now that it's pretty much done. I especially needed extra pics of Christopher and Heidi. I think most of these turned out really great, and I got just what I needed!

I created a Slide Show! Check it out!

Lunch with the Larnders!

On Saturday afternoon, my best gal and her husband were in Abbotsford for a quick visit. Chris and I were very honoured that Gary and Sonya made time to meet us at Earl's for lunch. It was a great time to catch up with dear friends! Us girls forgot to take a picture of our meal, but I did remember to take a quick pic of our delish dessert. Afterwards, we went to play a quick round of mini golf at Castle Fun Park, where Gary won by a landslide. A great afternoon was had by all!




 

Trick or Treatin' Time!

Every Hallowe'en is pretty much the same in our house. I start by taking pictures of the kids, this year they didn't turn out though. Our first stop is to go up to my parents' and the kids try to trick them, if possible, and grab their stash my mom has prepared for them. Then it's off to Uncle Scott and Auntie Krystie's to grab some more free candy. When we get home, all the dads in the neighbourhood take the kids out while the moms stay at home and hand out candy. This year was a bit different because Christopher went around with his friends. I'm not sure how many more years he'll be going since it was an effort for him to just put on a crazy wig. I insisted that if people were going through the effort to buy him candy, he had to put out some sort of effort too!



This picture is at my parents'. I thought it turned out cool because my dad was posing and making funny faces behind the kids, and just when I snapped the picture he stood up. The effect makes it look like there is a ghost in between the kids!


The first thing the kids did when they got home from school was really check out what was in their bags. They insist that I not put all their candy together...they want their own bag to look through every day. Once we get near the bottom of the bags in a week or two, I'll put everything together. Kenton obviously is delighted to find one of his favourites in this picture!