Katie's First Skating Carnival

I had really hoped that I could upload the video with this, but an hour later and still no luck. O well. This was as you can see her first Carnival. She loved it to say the least. She is the epitomy of a performer. She loved wearing a costume as well as being the center of attention. She is the one in the front in the group picture. I have to admit, it almost made me cry watching her out there. They skating to Love me Do by the beatles and needless to say they stole the show as preschoolers often do.

Joy

The other evening this was my view while I made supper. It was peaceful, fun to listen to and I can't help but smile when I look at Katie with her poker like hat on that she borrowed from her dad. She has really gotten into board games lately, and is quite good at them too.

2 Down, 1 In Progress

So here is Katie's new room. This one prooved to be a lot more work since we put beadboard and trim up (around the same time Aaron had a run in with a table saw... whole different story). Anyhoo... we gave in to her greatest desire and she now has a pink room. She is also now a much bigger girl since she has the biggest room in the house and has moved down into the basement. It has gone very smoothly in all, and most importantly Katie loves it!

Enjoying the weather

This weekend we have been out and enjoying the beautiful weather. It has been warm (+ temps) and sunny most of the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, we watched the cutter parade here in Lacombe. We were able to jump in the back of my parents pickup, enjoy the sleighs and teams along with some coffee and timbits. There were about 48 teams and it appeared to be a good turn out.

On Sunday afternoon we went to Cranna Lake here in Lacombe about 2 minutes from our house with Travis and Jen. They took Katie sledding for the first time (I know kinda sad that this is her first time). She loved it and so did Luke. It was so nice to just be able to get out. For a while here we have had too much snow for them to play in the backyard, and with me not fitting into any winter gear, it has been a lot of time inside. We also went skating for a bit after the sledding. We put Luke on his bobskates for the first time, but he is just a little too independent and didn't want any help. Needless to say, without a helmet that didn't last to long. Hope you were all able to enjoy the weekend as much as we did.

One Down, Two to Go

Over the last week and a bit, we have redone Luke's bedroom. A month ago, I completed a quilt for his bed, something I am trying to do for each kid when they move into a big bed, and then the last week was painting and sorting through everything in his room. He has transitioned to the new bed far better than we ever guessed. I am glad another is coming soon, since I wasn't ready to take him out of the crib yet, but o well. On to Katie's bedroom this week.

Toot Toot

Merry Christmas

So, I am ashamed to say that this is all we really took for pictures for Christmas this year. On Christmas Eve we had both sets of parents and my brother and sister in law over for supper. Raclette! Mmmm! Then we always open presents on Christmas Eve. It was a busy evening and we were so so spoiled! Unfortunately we didn't think about pictures until after. The next day we were off to my Moms side of the family for the big turkey dinner, and more gifts. This picture was taken just as we were about to walk out the door. Last minute thought again. O well. I hope you all had a great Christmas and it looks like a lot of you did. We have missed so many of you these last few weeks, I am so grateful for the updates, but they also make me miss you just that much more! Hug all those cuties for me.