Snowy Days

We have much to be thankful for this year. Just yesterday we had a beautiful sunny day to enjoy perfect snow conditions for x country skiing. We got all five of us out to enjoy a favorite wintertime activity. The kiddos all enjoyed the crisp fresh air and we loved the good family time fun. We ran into a few friends up at the snow park and even squeezed in a few sled runs before heading home for lunch.

This year we decided to have a non traditional Thanksgiving...instead of turkey, we had an all out sushi feast. It was a fun event to spread out the day and eat all day long. We added in a few traditional Thanksgiving must haves like canned cranberry sauce, whole olives to put on our fingers and our famous spinach dip...Super gourmet! =-)Uncle Topher continued the tradition of joining us for the 4th year in a row. It was fun to watch him enjoy playing with our kids and they of course loved all the attention.

We are all beyond excited for our next upcoming adventure...flying to Arizona to pick up our CAMPER VAN!!! A few months ago we got a great deal and bought an old class "C" RV off the Phoenix craigslist. This sweet new acquisition is a 1996 Winnebago Mini and has only 45k miles. It has been parked in Alice's care waiting for us to retrieve it. So we decided to make a big trip to spend a few weeks in AZ visiting family and friends before heading up the California coast back home the first week of January.

Wish us luck! I hope to add photos and stories to our blog as we go, so check back later.

Fun in the leaves

Busy October Fun

One of our favorite Fall traditions is to go to the Pumpkin Patch out in Terrebonne. This year my parents were in town to celebrate Piper's birthday so they got to join in on the fun. It was a super cold day, but we bundled everyone up and went in search of this years perfect pumpkin.

This pumpkin patch has a hay maze, pumpkin cannons, pony rides, petting zoo and more, but the animal train ride was the favorite activity this year.

Then it was time to celebrate Piper turning three years old. She had school during the day and they have a fun way to celebrate kids on their birthdays. We were supposed to bring in a poster of 3 pictures, one for each year of Piper's life. Then during circle time Piper got to walk around the circle showing off her photos while the other kids sang to her. She was pleased with the attention and very proud of her poster.

After school we had fun opening presents and eating cupcakes. Piper was spoiled silly for her big day and was even lucky enough to even receive a new PINK bike! Calvin and Jett were so excited about all the wrapping paper and boxes, we know just what to get them for their 1st birthdays!

Piper is now in actual swimming lessons where she is in the pool with a few other kids and the instructor. It is super cute to watch her in the pool listening to the teacher and following directions. She is a good little student and can hold her breath the longest in her class!!!

With Grandma Alice here the week before and Grandma Linda and Grandpa Skip here right after, Piper, Calvin and Jett were smothered and covered with lots of love and kisses. So good for everyone! We are so lucky to have such loving and caring family who are as head over heals over our kids as we are.

A Peacock,Elephant and Pink Flower

Halloween Fun...