Christmas Fun

Happy New Year everyone! This year was our year to spend Christmas in Alberta. We had a great time seeing all of our family, and just having fun relaxing. Katie sort of got the idea of Christmas this year, but was still just as happy to play on the boxes and with all the wrapping. This was also the first time that Katie actually played in the snow, since other times she just doesn't quite know what to make of it, and often does her very best to avoid touching or moving in it. The weather was quite mild, so Grandpa put up the swing again. Katie's favorite activity is swinging, and each time she was out there, her cheeks would be glowing red, but she still would fight coming in. For New Years we spent a few days at Aaron's parents and did Christmas with them. Once again, really relaxing. Unfortunately it is over now, and we have less than 2 weeks till we move. I will miss this house, that I have always loved, but I am excited about our new house, and what it has that this one doesn't.

The Festival of Lights

For the second year in a row, the Breedvelds, Lopez's and our family went to see the Festival of Lights at VanDuesen Gardens. And for the second year in a row, it rained, but we had a great time. The amount of lights is amazing, and there is lots to see. The kids were old enough this year to enjoy the lights, or at least notice the lights. Maybe next year it won't be raining?

Merry Christmas

I can hardly believe it, but there is less than a week until Christmas, and only 2 days until we leave for Alberta. Yay! As you can see, we finally have a new camera, and I am updating my blog so that everyone doesn't think we have fallen off the face of the earth. We are all finished our Christmas shopping and now can just sit back and enjoy all the Christmas activites that we can do as a family. In the back of my mind, I know that I need to start packing, we will only have 2 weeks after Christmas, so I guess that will be one of my priorities today. We hope that you are all having a great Christmas. Never forget what this is all about. Jesus came for us, and that is a great reason to celebrate!

I'm a Procrastinator

Well, it has been a while since I've updated things. Now that I am back at work, I am finding that this is not getting done. We also lost our camera, so I have no pictures to put on, and that just ruins my fun. So I guess we will be looking for a camera soon. Since I last wrote, we have been to Alberta for Thanksgiving, and my cousins wedding. We had pictures of Katie in Drumheller with the hodoo's and dinosaurs too, o well. Halloween, Katie was a skunk, and she looked really cute too, but when we get a camera I will take a picture of her anyway and put it on. On Wednesday we went with Brad and Carolyn, and Brad's siblings to the Galaxy Soccer game (the David Beckham game). It was fun, but quite a bit slower than I was expecting. The enthusiasm picked up after Beckham left the field, but I think it was because people then started to watch the game and not just him. I am really glad we got to go though. Last night we got the phone call that we have been waiting for since May. We have sold our house. After 5 offers, we are there. Talk about a long story! So we are officially moving Jan. 15th. Yay! Well that is our update. If we get a camera, or not, I will try to be more diligent.

Back at Work

Yesterday was my first day back in the office at church. It feels like I never really left, which is a good thing. Unfortunatly, my first day back was also the same day that Katie decided to get serious about walking. Not just a few steps here and there, but more like, "I am done with the crawling thing!" O well, I know there will be more things like this in the future, at least it wasn't the first steps ever. One day when we have translated our manual for the camcorder we will put some video on, but I think it may be years. We have the video finally on the computer, but it won't let us view it now! Arghh!

The Cabin

Last year, my brother Travis and his friends decided to build a cabin. (I guess they thought that they didn't have enough to do.) This cabin was really more just to see if they could than anything, so they asked my Grandpa if they could build it on some of the land that he had near Lacombe in the bushes. Well, they shocked everyone, and did a great job. This was the first chance that I had been able to go see it while visiting. We loaded Katie onto her Grandpa's back (hoping this would slow him down) and started hiking in. As you will see from the one picture that looks like there is nothing there, you really don't see the cabin until you have almost walked into it. There is no path, so we headed the general direction until we found it. They did a great job! Inside is a wood stove, and they built 2 bunkbeds. Travis and his friends still like to go out from time to time and update things, like the beds, but it is basically complete now. It seems to me like the most interest is now from those of us going out to see it. We took my parents good friend John out to see it this time as well. If it was easier to find, it would probably be a popular place to go.

Visiting Family

Well, once again Katie and I have just arrived back from visiting Alberta. It was a good trip, and of course we were able to spend lots of time with family while we were there. On Thursday we met my cousin Ali and Aunt Heather and were finally able to meet Katie's newest cousin Venice, who is now 6 weeks old. We took a picture of the two of them together, but Katie was fighting to take off and Venice was crying, so we have a photo of just Venice. The other photo is of Katie's other cousin Rebecca. This time Katie didn't seem so jealous of Rebecca, and Rebecca was curious about Katie. I wonder what the dynamics will be like down the road.