Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. We hope that everyone had a great time with friends and family. We had a great time in Alberta this year! We arrived there on the 21st and were able to stay until the 29th this year. We have found that the kids have actually caused us to slow things down a bit when we visit, so it was a relaxing trip. On Christmas Eve we opened gifts. Katie was the star of the night and was extremely spoiled. Actually, we all were!! Luke is old enough that he enjoyed all the paper and wrapping and he was very diligent in taste testing each of his gifts and the boxes they were wrapped in. On Christmas Day all of my Mom's side of the family got together for a turkey dinner. This year everyone was able to attend, it was great to catch up with everyone. Last year, my Dad and Grandpa rebuilt an old sleigh, and with a few last minute touches we were able to take a ride on it on boxing day. We didn't have any work horses so we made due with just plain horse power. It was a sunny day and we had a great time riding it through the field. It was surprising how smoothly a sleigh rides. Katie was also able to go for a ride on my cousins horses again. This time she was able to ride on Sugar and Duke and even rode alone a bit (of course someone was leading and holding Katie's back). Thanks Haley for taking her! Before we came home we spent a night in Calgary at the Sheraton which has two water slides and a couple pools. We had hoped that Katie would enjoy the waterslides like her Mom, but it isn't the case. She did go down once but that was not to be repeated. O well, we had fun taking turns. As you can see we are now back home. It is always a bit of an adjustment after Christmas for me. There is so much anticipation and preparing and chaos, and then it is over. I find I need to step back and remember what it is about, or else I get slightly depressed. It is now a new year and I wonder what this second decade of the 21st century will hold.
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