Mauro Visit: Conquering the Ski Hill

How could we not take our beloved guests to our favourite ski hill? Lucas and Jack took snowboarding lessons one day, and then their favourite aunt took them on a little zip around the mountain on skis. We even caught some air! We totally rocked the place!

The boys soon discovered that snowboarding involves a lot of sitting.

Hey, look! Mary has her camera out!

Mauro Visit: Snowshoes

The boys and the moms took Rustle out for a snowshoe around Lake Louise. There were lots of snowmen to crush and hills to climb. It was a fun way to get around the lake!

Mauro Visit: Hockey Night in Canada

Old style.

Mauro Visit: The Castle

What better way to enjoy Lake Louise than staying at the Chateau? I just can't think of any!

Mauro Visit: Calgary Life

This holiday we had some very special guests come to visit. The Mauros came and hung out with us for a bit in Calgary before we had to drag them to the mountains during Ski Camp.

Presents!

Rustle got a present, too.

The best way to watch tv.

Russia v. Sweden.

Yummy Pie!

Check out the giant ketchup!

Christmas 2011

Christmas at our house is a wonderful time. The girls are so joyful! There is so much food!


And then there is skiing.

Licensed Driver

Sarah passed her written test for her driver's license today. She has to wait until she is 16 to get her full license, but she can start practicing now!

O Christmas Tree

We spent a lovely family evening decorating the tree. Each of us chose an ornament to hang first - Sarah a skiing Snow Baby and Alison Santa and Rudolf (whose nose no longer lights up after years of joyful play). I am loving all the stories the ornaments tell.

Sarah is 14 now

The most exciting thing in the world when you are turning 14 and you are Sarah is a new texting phone. She sent over 100 texts on her first day. She really, really needed that new phone.

Nothing was more exciting when you are Sarah's parents and you saw the look on her face when she opened her new phone. Such joy.

Happiest of birthdays, Sarah!

Christmas Concert

This year's Christmas concert featured both bands that Sarah is playing in this term - regular Grade 9 band as well as Jazz band. What is fun for Sarah is that she sits right up front in both bands which means we get to see - the music stand in front of her. What was not fun for Sarah was that the song that featured her solo performance on the saxophone was cut earlier that day.


The other not fun thing is that the lights were very bright and I did not get any good pictures.

I am really hoping that she will play some of that Christmas music at home for the family.