Visit from Santa

At Vincent's Nursery school concert on Thursday morning a gentleman in a red suit came to visit and brought the kids little gifts. They were supposed to sit on his lap to get their gifts. Our children were the last ones, and well, this picture says a wailing cry.

Happy Be-lated Birthday Grandma from Sassatoon!

Sorry it's so late...but here it is!

The Holiday Train

All the years I missed seeing the Holiday Train when it would come to Carrington. We either had something going on at that time or it was TOO COLD to travel. So I had to move to BC to get to see it! It arrived yesterday at about 10am. We were their first stop of the morning. The Holiday Train is run by Canadian Pacific Railroad and is used to raise hunger awareness and help local food banks along the way. Learn more at: http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Holiday+Train/default.htm

This was the first year that it actually stopped in Creston. Our mayor pulled some strings and got it here!! There was a great turn out, too. Most of the schools got to go. Christina's class was there. There was also an awesome performance by a band named Wide Mouth Mason that played some rockin' Christmas tunes with help from Melanie Doane on electric fiddle. So Grandma was right, it was an awesome experience and hope to see it again! Merry Christmas to all!

School Pictures

They finally came. Here are Christina's 4th grade picture, Shayne's 2nd grade picture, and of course Meredith's kindergarten picture (before the haircut).

Happy Birthday Grandma who lives in North Dakota!

Happy Birthday little Cat!

Here's a few pictures from Cat's birthday. We didn't do anything too spectacular. The morning was quiet. Then in the afternoon we went skating. After that we came home, ate spaghetti and had ice cream cake. By the pictures I think she enjoyed it! For her present she got a little push cart that also converts to a little car. She really does like it but still prefers her walker. So all in all it was a very nice family day. So here are some pictures and a little video for you to enjoy of our day.

Little Ham

Yesterday we went to Coeur D'Alene to Sears for her pictures. Figured she deserved at least her one year pictures taken by a professional instead of her mother. As you can see she was just a little ham. She did so well. Yesterday was actually a 'Girls Day'. Dad stayed home and watched the other kids while we ran away. Since it was so close to her birthday I felt she deserved a good dinner, too. She now has a new favorite food....Olive Garden breadsticks!! She also was flirting with a young man across from us. Found out he was 6 days younger than her. I think they were having a breadstick eating contest. Hope you enjoy the pictures and check back after Saturday (her birthday) I should have another post then. Take care and God Bless!

Hockey girl and Hockey boy

Hockey pictures finally came back. I think they turned out pretty good!! I'll post the school pictures when they finally come.

For all the Americans reading this: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday...it's wierd not celebrating it at this time of year but it is still in my heart. Wish we could be there.

Good Bye Princess Hair

Meredith has always been very proud of her "Princess Hair". We have been working for a long time to get her sides grown out so that they would blend in nicely with the rest of her hair. Now, for some strange reason on Monday evening Meredith got a scissor and started cutting her hair. On one side. So, one side was past her jawline, and the other to her cheek bone. She cut it all the way back, too. So when I told here we were gonna have to cut off her "Princess Hair" you could just about imagine the wailing. Yesterday afternoon she had an appointment with a wonderful lady named Diana who finished the hair cut that Meredith started. Meredith did very well during her haircut and even liked it afterward. As her hair was coming off she began to look even more like Christina. One of the teachers in the next chair even said so!!

First Hockey Tourney

Shayne and Meredith had their first hockey game et tournament this weekend. They played two games Saturday and one game Sunday. Shayne scored a total of 5 goals in the three games and got MVP in the third game. Meredith remebered to keep two hands on her stick (most of the time) and stayed standing upright (most of the time). They both did really well as did the whole team. By the way...they didn't win any of the games. On the video: The first little bit they are wearing white and the last bit they are in black. Shayne and Meredith are the only ones with red, white, and blue socks. Shayne's number is 21 and Meredith's is 5. Enjoy the video.