Heading East ...

June 2,2017

Mike and I headed to Alberta ... I was spending the weekend with the grandchildren ...

and Mike was heading to the town of Mossleigh ...

for a weekend Trap Shooting Tournament ...

Nathan and Alana were at work ... so I gathered up the gang ... 

and before we left the ... the kids received a little gift from my friend Dagmar ... a special clip for their iPad cords ...

We drove into Okotoks to take Craig to his Art Classes ...

then James ... Ella and I ... went to go shopping at Costco ...

The two of them were a big help ... part of the time ... until we were in the toy and outdoor sections ...

They could not resist sitting in the huge chair ... 

Two hours of shopping and playing ... it was time to pick up Craig ...

We ended up going to the park ... to wait for Nathan & Alana ...

as we were going to a birthday party ...

The kids had a blast ... almost making me sick ... with all the spinning ...!!!

We decided to go for a walk along the river ...

and of course stopping to pose ...

so grandma could take a few pictures ...

 

Market in Mesa ...

March 5, 2017 

We decided to go and spend a few hours ...

at the Mesa Market ...

We arrived there in time to stand in line ...

for our $2 breakfast ...

It was a a hearty breakfast ... and it was nice to have a live band ...

playing and singing songs from The Beach Boys Band ...

The place was packed ... with people from all over the world ...

There was a lot of chatter ... laughing and even people ...

joining in singing with the band ...

We made our way back to the resort ... later in the afternoon...

Today we were planning a potluck BBQ ... with all our friends ...

Dave found a palm leaf on the street ...

and decided it would add to the decor of the patio ...

Oma was sitting there ... minding her own business ... 

when thought she needed a picture taken of ...

"The Queen for the Day"

It was funny because Dave thought he was out of the picture ...

just by leaning over ... but when I mentioned that he was ...

in the first picture ...

he figured he might as well ... peek thru the palm ... teasing Oma ...

I did manage to get Oma by herself ... 

 

The gang arrived for appetizers ...

the sociable beverage for today ... was a few batches of Ceasar's ...

We were having a great time ...

Dave started cooking up burgers and smokies ...

the table was set with all the fixings and salads ...

for all of us to help themselves ...

Our dinner was scrumptious ... 

how lucky we were to be in the warm ... sunny weather ...

partying with our family and friends ...

 

 

 

An Epic Day ...

January 27, 2017

While James and I had our 'one on one' time ...

we went to Costco again ...

I had seen this area rug the day before and decided ...

to purchase it for the living room ...

Mike and I took this morning to roll it out ... and place it ...

I am happy with how it looks ... it adds a new look ...

We decided to go into town to visit with Oma ...

and do a little shopping ...

We ended up making our way into the Telus Store ...

and bought new iPhones ...

We had been talking about upgrading them ...

Mike ended up with the iPhone 7 ...

and I chose to get the iPhone 7plus ... the camera feature sold me ...

We also picked up some accessories for the phones ...

I could hardly wait to try out my new phone ...

Yipeeeeeeee!!!!

 

Special Luncheon ...

January 20, 2017

 It was a busy morning ... getting myself organized ... driving the grandchildren to school ...

then drove into Calgary ... to meet with my dear friends Vern an Ellen ... for a lovely lunch ...

enjoying our time visiting before it was time to head back ...

and pick up the grandchildren after school ...

 I made it back in time to pick up everyone ... just to turn around and drive back to Okotoks ...

as Craig had his two hour art classes ...

While Craig was busy ... James ... Ella and I went to do our Costco shopping ...

We picked up Craig and then headed to Pizza Hut for dinner ...

they were starving ...

While we were waiting for our meal ... the people beside us had just bought their young son ...

a new Triangle Rubic's Cube ... 

and the dad was trying to figure out how to solve his sons old regular one ...

now ... this is one of Craig's passions ... plus we could see the frustration in this mans face ...

We started talking and they finally asked Craig if he could solve it ...

and so ... he did ... in just a few seconds ... 

The poor man and his family were totally amazed ... !!!

We had a great time together ...

After dinner we headed back to the house ... put the groceries away ... 

and then I took Craig to a friends sleepover birthday party ...

The rest of the evening was learning and playing another card game ...