Off To The Movies ...

December 27, 2016

We had a lot of things to do today ... first order of duty was to have breakfast ...

then clean up the kitchen ... so grateful the kids were willing to help out ...

We were going to head into town ... for the 12:00 matinee ... to see the 3D movie "Sing" ...

(I really wanted to see this movie ... !!!)

We arrived at the movie theatre ... bought out treats of popcorn and drinks ...

proceeded to get our glasses and find our seats ...

all ready for the movie to begin ...

It was an awesome movie ... we all loved it ... !!!

After the movie ... we went to visit Oma ...

this was going to be the last time Oma would see ...

Rob ... Cindy and the grandchildren this year ...

Ella was delighted to have received a little black vest that belonged to Oma ...

hard to believe that she fits into her clothes and shoes ...

Look out Oma ... she will be raiding you closet now ... !!!

The hue glasses and heart are a lovely touch to her outfit ...

 

 

We were back in time to have dinner ... then head outside to go GT'ing and sledding ...

before it was too dark and cold to play outside ...

 

Craig wanted to go to the shop to work on the VW with grandpa ...

with being so busy thru the holidays ...

he was bound and determined to get at least a few hours of shop time ...

He was loving every minute of it ... !!!

 

It's wonderful seeing the two of them working together ...

 

The rest of us were in the house ... playing games ... watching TV ...

and relaxing after our busy day ...

I also had the privilege of having Miss Ella ... give me a few new hairdos ...

she loves to braid long hair ...

and ... I must say she is really good at it ... !!!

 

Hockey Begins ...

September 17, 2016

And so hockey season begins ...

Made my way to be with the grandchildren for the weekend ...

as Nathan was in northern Alberta in his own hockey tournament ...

 

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We went into town ... to do some shopping at Costco ...

then afterwards we went to the movies ...

to see "The Wild Life" ...

It was a really cute movie ...

 

The kids talked me into going to the pet shop ...

that was next door to the movie theatre ...

We spent quite a bit of time in there ... looking and holding the puppies ... kittens and bunnies ...

It's nice that the pet shop allows you to give them a little loving ...

The kids loved it and I'm certain the animals did as well ... !!!

We made our way back to the house ... for a quiet evening of playing games ...

then early to bed ...

as James had to be at the arena again for more hockey ...

 

Ella spending some time with the little ones ...

They will be seeing each other a lot ...

during the hockey season ...

Craig had spent the night at his friends's house ...

and had the opportunity to go to Calaway Amusement Park in Calgary ...

with the family ... on this day ...

After James had finished with hockey ...

James ... Ella and Ava decided to go swimming ...

at the pool in the same complex as the arena ...

It was public swim time ... so I figured they might as well have fun ...

Once the kids were done with swimming ...

we went back to the house ...

to find Nathan and Craig had both returned home ...

We had dinner ... played a few card games ... did homework and watched a little TV ...

before heading to bed ...

We were all ready to get a goodnight's sleep ...

It sure was busy ... !!!

I would be traveling back home in the morning ...

 

 

 

Another Fun Weekend ...

July 25, 2016

The grandchildren came back to BC with us ...

The first thing they did when they arrived at the house ...

was to check on the robin eggs (first picture was taken on July 13) ...

the kids were so excited to see that two had hatched ...

We kept checking for a couple days ...

and the third egg did not hatch ...

A trip to the garden to pick one garlic plant ...

this bulb only had 3 extra large cloves ...

After dinner the kids wanted their banana split ice cream ...

James was surprised to see a spoonful of cookie dough ...

that looked like a goat ...

July 26 & 27, 2016

Since a town trip was needed on this Tuesday ...

to pick up a few groceries ... we decided to go to an afternoon matinee at the movies ...

to see the "Secret Life of Pets" ...

 

The next day ...

we went down to the garden to gather some produce for our evening meal ...

It was great that the kids wanted to help ...

Ella saw the marshmallows and Rice Krispies ...

and wanted to make squares ...

With a little guidance she was on her way ...

measuring the ingredients ... buttering the pan ...

and putting the marshmallows into the pan ...

The marshmallows melted ... vanilla added ... and the Rice Krispies mixed in ...

then the mixture was poured into the pan ...

and with lightly buttered hands ...

it was spread and pressed down to fill the pan ...

and it wouldn't be complete without a few sprinkles put on the top ...

A job well done ... !!!

After dinner ... James was first in line ...

to have a taste of the Rice Krispies Squares ...

then off for a swim and a soak in the hot tub ...

on their last night here at Grandmas and Grandpas ...

 

 

Going To The Movies ...

It was a cloudy day ... periods of rain ... 

we needed a break from working so hard ...

so it was decided for all of us to go into town ...

and see the movie "Home" 

Spending time in the arcades before and after the movie ...

It was a really cute movie ... enjoyed by all of us ... !!! 

I later learned that Daigen and Nixon went to the movie ...

to see "Home" as well ...

Glad that they were able to have some family time together ... !!!