A cabin for a day...

With Brad & Lois, Spencer, Graeme, Mark & Melanie, Emma, Seanna & Ainzlee
A few of the clan here playing 4 on the couch with the kids - looks like Ainzlee is holding her own for the gals... ;)

Mel & Ainzlee

Little buds - Ainzlee & Alyssa

Lys trying to think of which name she should call...

Miss Emma

Miss Seanna

The giggly lil gals again...

And lastly the cabin hostess & host - Lois & Bradley

Frozen Trampoline Fun

There's no doubt the neighbours know when Aj has joined his kids on the trampoline in the back yard...there's lots of squeals & giggling...

Two of the noisemakers...Big sis - lil sis

Lil Miss yabbering away in her own world since she eventually had the trampoline to herself...

And oh the joys of static - this expression was a coincidence since she was actually singing & completely oblivious to her crazy hair!

What a nut!And too much bouncing can often cause your hat to fall off repeatedly and then it's Dad to the rescue!

It's amoré!

Sure signs of Valentine's day...

Red Roses from Aj...

warmly reflected in/on Trista's beautiful black piano!

It's Saturday am on Lynx Cres...

and all is quiet...so quiet that I had to creep upstairs to see what was going on...

all I found was 1 kid on the computer...

2 others sharing the ipad...

...yes, playing Angry Birds...amongst other games...

someone showing off his muscles...

and someone else who found Auntie's sunglasses...

and lil miss artist...drawing away in her newest notebook...
Meanwhile the parents & auntie enjoyed a very nice, quiet sleep-in!

@ G'ma's old place...

This year - possibly for the first time ever, we used the east tobogganning hill - pictured here off beyond the outbuildings...
The run began at the highest point on the right, past where the guys are making a trail for us and ended out of the picture on the left, down on the river.
What a ride it was!
Especially after U. Glen brought out the Kubota and in true red-neck fashion we had a banked shute as part of the tobaggan run and we flew!

There's a few things that'll always make me thing of Gma's and NWO...this is one...

...this is another, curly pine bark...

...and this 'ol log cabin where Gpa, Gma & Dad lived when they first lived/farmed here...

Just appreciating the details of it...

Must have been more than a little drafty in the winter!

Tulips make it feel like Spring...

Once a month this winter I recommend buying a couple bunches of tulips...

They're simply awesome!

Mild winter or not...

...I prefer warmth, sunshine...
...palm trees...

And flowers!!!

Ah, Anaheim CA - my work trip wasn't nearly long enough!

Ah, sunsets...

The warm fall colours...and the harvest haze on the horizon...

The hallow glow it gave to Amara's hair...

The sillouette's & sections to the colours...

There's just something awesome about a prairie sunset!

Especially when you're camping & it's Thanksgiving!
(Yes...my blog is that far behind!)

'Tis the season...

...for sitting by the fire!

(and some time off, which might mean that I'll finally get my blog up-to-date...just in time to add more pictures)

The acorn doesn't fall too far from the tree...

If you think I'm a bit odd...let me just say that these are only 3 of my ancestors.

My Grandpa & Grandma J - Herschel Sr & 'Rene and their lil baby Herschel Jr

What a bunch of nuts!

I love it...