Saturday shoppers w/ sniffles...

She came...she shopped...she sniffled...she found all of auntie's dollies in the "toy" box...
He came...he shopped...he sneezed...he tried on auntie's hats...

A Costco pizza lunch...a little time to play...and then back on the road home!

A very patriotic pair...

At 3 1/2 and 1 3/4 you are allowed to have your own version of the national anthem, right?

Mr. L starts right in and then quickly wraps it up in hopes that a hockey game would start...Big Sis A decides to sing to him the "right" ending and he gladly hollers out his favourite part...

"Shoot the puck!"

He has also been known to holler..."Go Wheaties" and "Wheaties...make some noise!"

These kids know their country's national anthem and they are voting for hockey as our national sport...is it? I don't even know!

Playing in the Winter Wonderland...

Miss A - a snowy sitting duck...
Levi - eating his snowy scarf...

Looks like he took a face plant!
Say what? Who was eating their scarf?
Peek
Yum - as long as you only eat the white snow...
Again playing in the snow so she could avoid looking at the camera!
Chairs for two and then some all along G'pa's snow banks in the driveway.

Slippin' & Slidin'

A day of tobogganing on Great G'ma's hill!

All by himself on the GT at 1 and 3/4 yrs old. Note the crowd waiting to stop him at the bottom, which wasn't necessary, as he stopped on his own each time w/ no wipe-outs...he also got pulled up each time.
Miss Alyssa getting ready for one of her solo runs on the GT.
Ready to go again...
Squinting in the sunlight...
Wandering around at the top of the hill...

Winter Wonderland - Part 1

This is your first glance of the Winter Wonderland.

The snow is deep and never ending, if you ask Dad.

Apparently the sun and moon have not been seen by the local is MANY days.

I've never heard of immediate death by snowfall, but it has been noted as a contributing factor.

Chances are slimmer, now that I'm here to shovel, clean snow off roofs, instruct the snow plow driver, etc - ha.

Note M & D's small trees in the back - definitely not the way snow falls on the Prairies.

Message to these two boys...

Forget Santa - he doesn't exist!

But Aunties often find things to buy for nephews, so...

Likely it won't get there until the New Year, but make sure your parents check your mailbox for a notice that Spencer & Graeme have a parcel!

Hope you boys have lots of fun during your holidays & I'll try to post some pics so you can see what I'm doing on my holidays.
When I come visit you next I'll teach your parents to create their own blog so they can keep me updated in pictures!

Remember Summer?

Ah...Summer!

This is a pic of Spencer, Levi, Graeme and Alyssa from our Road Trip to Ontario (on our way to Derek and Jen's wedding) this past summer.

Yep, that's the Terry Fox Monument near T.Bay.

You can see why Spence and Graeme are called the Giants!

Oh...and the updates may be a little limited for a while because my home computer is currently on life support. At this point it's chances for survival are 50-50.

Happy Monday!

The "Wheatie" Fans came to visit...

Friday night, Aj & T went to their company dinner, while the kids and I hung out w/ K & K at the farm. Hannah, Eva, Alyssa and Levi enjoyed some costume moments.

Hannah Giraffe, Snow White Eva, Polar Bear Alyssa and Local Victim Levi. Hannah the Giraffe was quite fond of Levi the Local Victim. If he liked it (which he did at this moment), he was very nice...And if he didn't he would begin swinging and smacking his assailant, regardless of their size.Bang! Bang! Big Foot Bob the Cowboy!
A calmer, Saturday side of Levi. It's kind of hard to imagine this innocent little 20 month old saying, "How 'bout NO." (to his sister)...or counting from 1 to 10, or saying, "Auntie...want more meat, no want more broccli."
The "Stocking Heads" invaded the living room and were easily seen (and heard) as they tore around the house with much giggling and shieking!

Photography by Eva - her brother Jacob keeping up on the current events in the colour comics.
Eclectic Eskimo Kris
Squeeky clean and almost ready for a Saturday night sleepover at Auntie's! On the way to the condo, she informed me that we have lights in our hearts from God, not lights on our houses...oh, and Gracie's Mommy has a baby in her belly and usually what is in our bellies comes out as p**p, but NOT babies...'cuz they do not "pop" out. They she wrapped it up by saying, "Let's not talk about p**p, 'cuz that's potty talk. So...moving on...
Sunday pre-lunch Storytime by Eva

Please notice Aj's location in the front row. Sunday Supper w/ the whole gang. Alyssa LOVED looking after Shelby. This may come in very handy for her Mom in the future... Another storytime - this time with "Auntie" Lori, who swallowed a watermelon! 8 more weeks! Looks like she's got the "Mom" thing all figured. For the record, I think it's a girl!
Bright eyed and smilin' Mr Shelby.
Talking to Trista!
Levi checking out that "other" guy on his mother's knee. Actually he didn't seem to mind really.
Shelby, lookin' slim and trim - just the way we love babies to look!

Such a sweet little guy!

Scenic moments from a Blackdale Weekend...

Ahhh...the Prairie Sky

Guaranteed, if it is this blue...so is your skin and your lips!

Aj's playtime!
Miss Kita - you know it's cold when...

Actually, she's just like a naughty kid...it seemed as soon as she realized that I wanted her picture, first she messed up her face and then she insisted in chewing on my cuff. But who could get angry at such a cute face?

I think this was 2pm! No...ok, maybe it was 4pm. I LOVE winter...when it's over.

Unfortunately...it's beginning to look a lot like...

Winter

Yep...current temp - 5 oC

Light snow...

But I did have to laugh when the forcast temp during the coming week was expected to be -12 to -14 oC and they described that as "very" cold.

What a joke!

How quickly we forget what is "very" cold.

There it is...a sad reality, unless you are 7yrs old with a new snowsuit or somewhat older and looking forward to snowboarding.

I am neither.

Orlando, FL in February cannot come soon enough!