Daddy Time

First time skiing

cuddle time

Grandma Time

Peters Christmas

The day of family time started with all the men making breakfast. What an amazing idea. THANK YOU MEN!!!!

When it came time to open gifts from Gramma and Grandpa, all the kids had to lay down and calm down. It was amazing how fast and well it worked.

Dressing up for the Nativity Story...Grandpa and Gramma build and put on a Nativity Story play with the grand kids earlier this December

reading with Auntie Karen

Dad made amazing bird houses from the piano

The boys got piano pieces to build with

Kyla (and Avery) got their very own Cabbage Patch dolls

Visiting time...

Mark and Kaden
Wrestling with uncle Levi

Playing....

Adventures with Cinder

We welcomed a new member into our family.
Cinder. Born May 29th 2009

This year when we told the kids we were not going to buy them toys, thier first response was "I want a cat" and "I want my cousins to fly here"...needless to say we got the cat...next time we will need a bit more planning to bring cousins here.
Ray grew up with cats and I did not.

It's been so much fun for all of us to have a cat this last month.

Cinder met the Grade one VIP pet a stuffed dog named Marley.

Cinder went to School for Show and Tell.

Cinder went to the vet.

Christmas09

We tried to keep Christmas low key and told the kids they would only get one or two things from us. They were blessed with Grandparents who spoiled them in their own sort of ways and a lot of books from a cousin book exchange. These are a few of our favorite things...

I really enjoyed being up on stage on Christmas eve at our church. I did the Sign Language for two songs. As long as we use our talents for the Lord we will bless those around us.