Quinzee!

I know you're wondering so here it is...

A quinzee is a shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow. An igloo in made from blocks of hard snow. It had to be explained to me too?!?

Steve made a quinzee for the kids in the backyard. It was huge! What a fun Dad!

The construction underway...

TONS of room inside! All the neighbourhood kids loved it!

Every weekend our neighbour Scott, takes out his quad and pulls the kids around on sleds. It is just so much fun, and the adults, as well as the kids have a blast. We attach the sleds together and make a big convoy around the track. Here's Eva, Michael and Abbey getting towed!

Here's a close-up of Michael. Could he be having more fun!?!

LOVE that huge smile and those rosy, red cheeks!

Grand-maman and Grand-papa were here for one of our weekend rides. My Mom hopped on the tube and off she went. Here's a side view picture...

Here's the front view ha!ha!ha! Do you think she's enjoying herself as much as the kids!?!

What a great sport!

For The Love Of....

Grandchildren!!! There's nothing my Mom won't do for Michael and Abbey. During her winter visit, we had a big snowfall and built tunnels in the front yard! Abbey and Michael LOVE making tunnels and playing in them! They got such a kick out of Grand-maman going through the tunnels too! Quelle merveilleuse grand-maman! xo

Ski Martock!

Over the Christmas holidays, we decided to try Abbey and Michael on skis for the first time. Our neighbours, The Tromp Family, and us rented two cottages at the Falls Lake Cabins resort. We had such a blast! Abbey and Michael were amazing! Michael caught on super quick and actually rode the chairlift all the way up on his first day. Abbey did awesome as well but was a little more timid to venture off the bunny hills on her first day.

Here are my little skiers!!!

Abbey and I at the top of the bunny hill and Michael doing the rope tow on his own with Steve and Abbey close behind.

Here's a video I took of Michael after just a few times up the hill. He was awesome! Fearless, which is scary, but awesome!

After a great day on the slopes, we returned back to the cabins for some much deserved "apres-ski". A great day was had by all! Skiing is such a great family sport and it brings back so many memories of skiing with my family as a child. Good times!

This is the view from our Cabin. So beautiful! Great way to wake up...especially when you are VERY sore from helping six year olds learn how to ski!

P.S. Special Merci! to Denyse for getting my blogging groove back.

First Goal!

Michael had a hockey tournament in Digby today and scored his first "real game" goal! It was so exciting!!! On the drive home, we were talking about the games and I asked him if was proud of himself for scoring a goal today. His reply was "I was so proud, I almost cried!". Awww! That boy of ours has such a big, sensitive heart! Here he is in action (#5) during his last game of the day against Lunenberg. I think they won 8-3 but we're not supposed to keep score! :-)

Trip!

Over the Christmas holidays we decided that our family was ready for a dog. See what free time does to you?!? Steve started actively searching in the Fall but we found our perfect match in December. He was a golden doodle puppy named Trip! We fell in love with him over the internet and bought him right away. Look at that face...

Here's a picture of his Father full grown! Beyond adorable right?!?

Sadly, plans fell through due to embargo issues and lack of heated cargo planes flying into Halifax. At one point we were going to be flying to New York to pick the puppy up?!? Needless to say...we will be getting a puppy soon. Hopefully one from Canada that we can pick up ourselves. At least we now know we are ready for a dog, but I think we'll wait for our next posting to buy one.

Major Fun With the Major's!

We love hanging out with Mary and her beautiful children! The kids get to have fun...and the Mommies too! We got together one winter afternoon in January to go sledding at the Canex.

So much fun and so many laughs!

Here's Jackson and Michael!

Abbey and Sophie!

Some older children had built a jump to the right of the hill. When they left, our children couldn't wait to get their turn. Here are Michael and Abbey getting some air!!!

Abbey's ponpon straight up in the air. She was on her way...down!

McDonald's was the perfect way to end our date! Thanks for the great day Mary! :-)