Cookies ... GT Racer ... Car ...

December 11, 2016

We were up early this morning ... ready to seize the day ...

after breakfast we set the table to start icing and decorating ...

all the cookies that were baked the day before ...

Nathan came in to inspect the creative decorating of the cookies ...

Hey ...!!!!

There are a few cookies missing ... Nathan ...?????

We had a fun time decorating ...

The kitchen was cleaned up and the cookies left out to dry ...

before they were packaged up to be taken home ...

James was feeling better ...

they all went out to go sledding ... being pulled by grandpa on the quad ...

hmmmm ...

where did that extra GT Racer come from ...

I thought we only had two ... ???

The kids had a blast outside ... it was still very cold ... so they were not out for very long ...

It was time to have some lunch ... finish a few projects and get things packed up to head back home ...

Ella finished creating the Christmas card for their cousins ... Daigen and Nixon ...

so that I could send it in the package being mailed to Texas ...

Oma's car was cleaned out as well ... Nathan found a pair of Opa's flip-up sunglasses ...

and they all took a turn in trying them on ...

They sure got quite a kick out of them ...

The car was packed up ... ready to take Oma's car home ...

Everyone was excited and happy for this awesome gift ...

Safe travels ...!!!

 

 

Our Christmas Tree ...

 

December 8, 2016

Mike worked hard to get the tree ready ...

for the decorations to be put on ...

This tree was covered in fir cones ...

They give it a true sense of a wild tree ...

that you would not have from a groomed tree in a lot ...

Early this morning Mike started with putting the lights on the tree ...

7 strings attached and with over 850 lights to be placed ...

Mike is very fussy about the placing of the lights ...

My job was to hold and guide the light strings ... up to Mike ...

as he was high up on the ladder ...

Unfortunately I was not able to help him out for very long ...

I was heading to Alberta to do some shopping ...

and pick up the grandchildren to head back to home the next day ...

 

This was the scenery on my travels ...

on my way to the highway ...

It was a clear ... sunny day for driving ...

Only encountered some compact snow ... when I drove thru the CNP ...

 

 

December 9, 2016

It was a good trip travelling home ...

some areas were slow going because of the snow covered roads ...

We just took our time ... and made it back safely ...

The grandchildren were happy to see grandpa ...

and they couldn't wait to have a game of Trouble with him ...

They love playing with this game ...

which is very old ...

It belonged to their dad and uncle Ian when they were young ...

 

We were all in awe of the Christmas Tree ... It was beautiful ... !!!

Mike had done a wonderful job with decorating ... while I was travelling ...

I do believe this was the first time that I was not their to help decorate ...

 

 

We're Ready For Christmas ...

December 13, 2015

The house is all ready for the festive season ...

The tree completely decorated ... it took us a couple hours to finish ...

before we headed outside to play ...

The view of the Christmas Tree from the upper floor looking down ...

is one of my favourites ...

Lots of snow had fallen ...

it was time to head outside and clear it away ...

but ...

first Mike took the snowmobile ...

to pack down the snow on the driveway ... getting it ready for the kids ...

when they come over Christmas ...

to go sliding around the track ...

In the evening ... the last batch of cookies were made ...

these ones melt in your mouth with a delectable flavour ...

they are a meringue cookie ...

made with chopped pecans ... chocolate chips and crushed candy canes ...

They take the longest to bake out of all the cookies ...

these cookies are well worth the waiting time ... !!!

MMMMMMMM

Let the Christmas festivities begin ... !!!

PS: Vern ... just to let you know ... your order has been filled ... !!!