Snow - finally!!

Yes, we finally got some snow!  We were so hoping that it would come during Christmas holidays but it didn't.  We were beginning to wonder if this might a 'no-snow' year! But it did come.  So, out the kids went!  It was a very wet snow which meant it was good for making things but very heavy for shovelling (a good husband job, I think!)  They are forecasting some more to come later this week.  We're hopin'!

Kendra's snowman, which looks pretty good until . . .

you see her beside it and realize that it is a very mini-snowman!  Still a pretty nice one though!

Owen doing his part to help out his dad shovel the driveway.

Jocelyn just trying to figure out what all the fuss is about but eventually quite enjoying herself!

Gingerbread houses

As I've done in the past years, I invited my neices and their kids over to make gingerbread houses. I started this when it was just Kendra and Sydney and now it has grown to 11 kids (actually 12, but Lindsey and Kevin were in Edmonton so Gavin didn't get a house. Next year!) My mom was here this year and she made most of the houses the day before and we also had Auntie Sylvia come to lend a pair of extra hands. Karla appreciated this as her little man was only 1 week old. We were glad that she was able to make it out the door with her 4! This was also the first year for Courtney to participate with her little guy Finn. We even managed to get the end picture with all the kids and their houses! See you all next year!

Sydney and Kendra looking very serious about their creations.



Jocelyn didn't quite understand the concept of putting candies on her house when it looked like much more fun to just eat the candies!

Owen had a definite plan for his house:  Put on as much icing as it could hold and then cover all that icing with jellybeans and gummie bears - the candies that were his favourite!

Carson being quite particular about how his candies were arranged.

Hudson getting a little help from his mom.

The whole crew (L to R):  Finn, Judah, Owen, Addison, Kendra, Hudson, Sydney, Bryce, Berlin, Carson, Jocelyn.