Saturday, January 30, 2010

Chloe Olivia


On the eve of Jan 27, Chloe Olivia made her
entrance! (albeit a little late...) 9lbs, 21.5"


What a cutie, unfortunately for my poor sister,
she seems to have her days/nights mixed up.


Here we are! (Excuse the grainy photo...taken
by Curt's blackberry)


Sabrina, practicing her crawling, which she
just learned this morning!


And, of course, Lucy! I get a kick out of watching
her eat. This kid has an arm and can chuck
food and/or utensils like nobody's business!

Mmm...George's!


It's been a couple of years since we first heard
about George's restaurant. We've only gone there
a few times (always when really hungry) and
have never been disappointed!


Awesome burgers and Greek food!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Aimee's Christmas Holdidays


Here is a picture of Aimee's Xmas and birthday gift


For Christmas this year, all Aimee wanted was
"a show saddle". So, together with her grandparents,
that's what we got her (of course that also includes
the next 3 birthdays and Christmas'...)


On the 29th of December she flew to Edmonton
to spend 9 days with her BFF, Maggie. Two hours
after her plane landed back in Wpg on Jan 7 (not
to mention she got to miss 4 days of school) she
went to see Mariana's Trench in Winkler.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Dashing Through the Snow...


Peyton was very excited when I found our old
dog harness. Now she could make her own
dog sledding team, she figured.


Ruby didn't mind and pulled her effortlessly
up and down the driveway. Good times!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Christmas 2009


Our first Christmas on the farm! Peyton became
a believer in Santa again (thanks to a certain
website). So sorry she had to be the one to break
the hearts of believing 3 & 4 year olds at daycare...


Look! An Alaskan Husky!


This cemented the belief that Santa was real...


Sabrina's first Christmas!


Lucy playing with her gift from us. Payback can
be a real -----!

Best buddies!

Here they are trying to figure out how to put
the motor in Charlie's new car. I had quite the
chuckle when I saw them trying to 'read' the
instructions!

Monday, December 21, 2009

Renovations...ugh


Well...it has been a long, very long, 4 months to
say the least. If you ever want to put your
marriage and your sanity to the test, just renovate
an old house. Here are some 'before' and
'after' shots. Enjoy 'cause God knows we are!


Ahh! Finally, a functional kitchen. I can't even
tell you how much I love this kitchen. It is perfect,
perfect, perfect! If you ever get the chance to
buy a display model, jump on it! You get "all the
bells and whistles" for a fraction of the cost.


I remember the day when Curt took out that wall.
It was fall and also fly season. That really sucked
hard.


Fortunately, my husband is a genius and oh, so
very talented! He likes to remind me of how much
money his skills have saved us thus far!


The Kitchen. I won't say anymore. (Note: the
microwave. This was before we splurged on
the toaster oven)



Our dining room now. We still have a long
ways to go, but it is so rewarding seeing progress,
I just had to share! :)

Sunday, December 20, 2009

December!


On Thursday, Dec 17, Peyton's kindergarten
class had their Christmas party and invited parents.


They sang some songs and had a few poems.
Then it was time to play games and eat goodies.








On Monday we had an early birthday supper for
Aimee at mom & dad's. It was also Gail's birthday
that day, so we had a double celebration.


The weather outside was beautiful today so
the girls decided to go tobogganing on our yard.


There wasn't much snow left on the dike by the
creek so they used the one in the front yard. Not
very steep, so they practiced going down standing
up instead.









Happy Holidays to everyone!

 

avandia