Christmas and Winter Fun

In mid December, a friend needed a ride south of Calgary to pick up her vehicle. Chloe and I were up for the ride so off we went. After we dropped her off, we thought it would be nice to surprise my in laws with a little visit. We were only about 2 hours away. After driving for 9 hours the day before, what's another 2! They were so surprised when we showed up at their door.

Who knew that Chloe would be there just in time to decorate cookies. This is something that I don't do and Grandma Whimore loves to do. The afternoon was fun making different creations.

 Even Grandpa decorated his snowman before he ate him.

 We celebrated Christmas for a whole weekend ending with the grande finale on New Year's Day with a big dinner. Chloe had been wanting boots and a pretty belt for a long time. She is smitten.

Can't go wrong with Lego. This will keep his mind going for a while.
I guess I was not paying attention to Chloe taking pictures.

 We went over to the neighbors to have fun sliding and skating. The weather was mild and a great time to be outdoors.

 Chloe is a very good little skater and enjoys being outdoors.

 The grandparents took their turn sliding as well.

Russell the shoveller.

 Looks like he enjoyed the ride.

 This is our version of curling.

Looks like a close game. The kids really enjoyed their 3 weeks off of school. We are all thankful the weather warmed up and were able to enjoy the great outdoors. January is a busy month with swimming lessons, a day of skiing and Curtis going to Calgary for 2 weeks for training.

Oregon Trip

 Oregon is a beautiful state. I'm glad we had the opportunity to share it with the kids. We went to Yachats for a family reunion/celebration of life for my great aunt. Our family travelled with Mom and Dad in their van. Memories were made indeed. The first two pictures is the view from our hotel room.

 Curtis, Russell and Chloe waiting to outrun the waves. I got soaked from a wave I did not think would come up that far or fast. The kids laughed at that one.

 Russell and Chloe played lots with cousins, swam in the pool and just enjoyed life.

 We all enjoyed listening to the sounds of the water and watching the majesty of the ocean.

 The day we were leaving was the best weather. Even though there was rain and cool temps, it was still a break from the snow and icy roads. Russell and Chloe are already wanting to return to Yachats during the summer to play in the water.

While on a Walk Today

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Happenings

 Our yard this afternoon. The snow keeps falling. It is really pretty. I should have had the camera when we were out this afternoon to take pictures of our other fun. Curtis pulled the kids with the quad in the calf sleigh while Ranger ran beside and I drove the other quad. After retuning home, we went for a walk. So peaceful and quiet.

 Last weekend some students from Russell and Chloe's school came to Grande Prairie to do service work. The job was to tear down an old fence and start to rebuild the new one. This is Chloe and her friend Klinta singing for special music at church. Church was held at Kakut Lake. What a beautiful day it was.

 We took turns to act out Bible stories and to come up with "what God is" in that story. This is Dad throwing Jonah overboard.

 Russell is the large fish that swallowed Jonah.

 My group did when Samson tore down the pillars of the temple.

 This group did Samuel and Eli. Curtis is Eli sleeping and Samuel is getting up because he thought Eli was calling him.

 The tearing down stage.

 The planning stage for the new fence.

 Staying warm by the fire.

 The principle hard at work.

 Chloe and Klinta hauling the old boards into the trailer.

The weather was cold so Curtis brought the three younger children home. The others stayed till quite late working on the job. My friend Holly was over with her twins to spend the afternoon. When the kids saw her car in the driveway, they rushed in to hold the babies. These boys are in their glory holding two little baby boys. The twins had full tummies and were in a milk induced coma!

Dyke Family

Brotherly love.

 I had the privilege of spending some time yesterday afternoon with the Dyke family. We were in jr. high school together. I would have never thought that I would run into them again. Thanks to Facebook, we hooked up. To think that we only lived 5 miles apart for several years and didn't even know it.

 Such cute kids.