Big Rock ...

Travelling to Black Diamond, AB
on Hwy #7 West from Okotoks
Feb. 9 2011

 

Stopped at the Point of Interest ... just off the highway ...

 took a few pictures ... amazing ... !!

View from "The Rock"  looking west ...

Crafting ...

Grandchildren Crafting

In the fall of 2010, while visiting the kidlets ... decided to take them for a walk to let mom have some peace and quiet ...

we took our buckets and baskets thru the bush and down the road to gather the colorful leaves ...

found lots of treasures ... rocks, sticks, crawly things, mud puddles & climbing trees ...

after a few hours we went back inside, arranged and ironed the leaves in waxed paper ...

I received this piece of artwork after a quick visit on my way back from the other Knight household ...

Daigen loves crafting ... he will sit or stand for hours , colouring, placing stickers on colourful sheets of paper or whatever is available ...

he absolutely loves to paint ... this picture he used a toothbrush and thought it was the neatest thing...

I am waiting to receive his newest creations ... using Bingo Dabbers

Wonders of Nature ...

Jan. 28, 2011

Katie took this picture ... deer have been eating birdseed from the feeder ...

As we were sitting having breakfast ... this Pileated Woodpecker paid a visit to the bird feeders as well ... other birds were waiting their turn ... Stellar Jays, chickadees, and perched in the trees were grouse ... beauty outside the window ... !!!

Busy Weekend ...

Skiing, Hockey & Sickies ...

Jan. 29 & 30 , 2011

James had a hockey practise on Saturday ...

Dad was there lending a helping hand coaching the kids.

Craig had a game on Saturday as well ... and again dad was helping out on the bench. They had a great game ... ended up winning this one ... !!!

and here is Miss Ella ... hanging out with Grandma ... watching the boys play ...

Ended up staying home on Friday night with James and Ella ....

as they were feeling a little under the weather ...

Craig went skiing with a friend and mom to Rabbit Hill near Edmonton ...

Sunday the boys decided to do some crafting ... nifty robots ...!!

First Day of School ...

Ella's First Day

Feb. 1, 2011

Ella was so excited to be going to pre-school ...

she is attending the Duffield School two mornings a week ...

I was delighted when Ella phoned after her lunch ... telling me all about her first day ...

Mexican Hat Dance ...

Duffield School

Jan. 28, 2011

Craig's Grade 1 class along with the Grade 2 class ... performed the Mexican Hat Dance at the school awards assembly ...

Craig, James and Ella in the hallway of Duffield School

Award for James ...

Awards Day at Duffield School
Jan. 28, 2011

James had called last week to inform us that he was to receive a "reward" for being a good student ... he wanted to know when I was coming up for a visit ... as I was already visiting his cousin Daigen in Millet ... I decided to go and spend a few days in Carvel as well ... It was exciting to go to the school and watch James in his Kindergarten class ... they went up in front of the audience and entertained us with a few songs before the awards were presented ...

James and his award ... so proud of him ...!

Keep up the good work James ...

Snow in Millet ...

Lot's of Snow

Jan. 26, 2011

Gazebo at Ian & Kendall's

On our walk to get the mail from the Postal Green Mailboxes ...
I was intrigued by this country mailbox on the opposite side ... Daigen was delighted that he was able to reach the flier's tucked inside as he opened and closed the door ...

View of the field ... near the hill Daigen was playing on ...

Ian inspecting the damage done by the heavy snowfall and ice build-up on the roof ...
ripping the eaves troughs and soffits off ...

waiting for Insurance adjusters to assess the damage ...

Ian repairing what he could at the time...

as there was more snow and frigid weather in the forecast ...

Daigen and His Shadow

Shadow Talking

Daigen had a great time on his walk to get the mail ... he was fascinated by his shadow and had quite the conversation with it ... Kendall and I couldn't resist taking these photos ...

Daigen tried so hard to slide down this hill ... but there was too much snow to move ... he preferred pushing the snow with his hands and watching the little snowballs roll down ...

It was a beautiful sunny day for a walk ... happy to have spent a few days here visiting ...

Back from our walk, Daigen was bound and determined to go for a toboggan ride ... he did manage to pull the toboggan down on top of him ... and because he was successful in his task ... I did end up taking him for a ride ... both of us laughing the whole time ...

what fun !!!!

Mayook Morning ...

View of Mountains

Fisher Peak

Snow capped hills

Early this morning the sun came out just long enough to take these pictures... then it disappeared ... we were left in the clouds all day ...

Frosty Morning ...

Frost on the Trees

The morning softly glistened with the heavy frost ...

Christa fishing

, originally uploaded by az.desertdagmar.

I wanted to share this beautiful photo of Christa fishing with me this past summer in Bull River. We had always talked about fly fishing together and last summer we did..it will become a summer event!

Sunset in Okotoks ...

Evening Skies

What a beautiful sight last night ... after many overcast, snowy days ...
woke up this morning to fresh snow falling ...

a blanket of white
again !

Remembering my sister Susie's Birthday - Born Jan 18, 1956

Always in my thoughts ...!!!

So Cold here ...

Chilly here in Okotoks

It was too cold to venture outdoors ... -32 windchill ... will have to wait ... until the sun warms things up ...

Was the perfect day to bake and stay warm this morning ...

"White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies "

mmmmmmmmmmm

Walking in the Forest ...

Follow me into the woods ...

Couldn't have asked for a nicer day than yesterday ... today it is overcast and raining ...!

Capturing nature's reflections in the sun ... amongst the shadows of the trees ...

Balmy Mayook ...

Amazing Sunny Day !

What a beautiful day here ... 6 degrees ... almost short-sleeve weather compared to -24 in AB !

Mike was busy clearing snow in the sunshine ... afraid that it would turn colder now and all turn to ice ... the forecast is for more snow and rain ... not good ...! Snow yes but not rain ...!

It was too nice for me to work ...

headed out for a lovely walk in the woods ... !

Jake's Surprise Visit ...

Jan. 6, 2011

We would have had Christmas in Mayook with the Roberts family ... but this year was different as we were waiting for the birth of Brynn & Carys ...

Cindy planned to have a turkey dinner gathering with friends and family at Teresa's on Jan 6

What a surprise for everyone when they arrived at Teresa's ...

Jake decided to fly to Cranbrook from Vancouver for a quick visit with Arden to see his family ... leaving Maren and the twins in good hands with her family ...

(It's my thought that Jake figured we were having way too much fun without him ... it didn't help that his brother was taunting him with the special treatment he was receiving ... !)

We had a wonderful time ... laughter and tears ... as Jake would have to return the next day ... !

Jake & Arden spent the night in Mayook ...

It was a late night for all of us ... needed to get in all the visiting we could ...

The whole Roberts clan would be leaving the next day ... !!

Roberts Family blessed with Twins ...

Brynn & Carys Roberts were born on Dec. 31, 2010

Congratulations Jake, Maren, big sister Arden ...

Grandparents Rob & Cindy...

Uncle Dan, cousin Avery, Caylin and Aunt Teresa

The New Year ... 2011

Our gifts from 2010 ...

Mike and I had a quiet New Year's Eve ...

as we were going to have company arriving on the Jan. 2.

Jan. 1, 2011

We celebrated New Year's day down at the neighbours, gathering with friends around a open fire down by the lake ...Mike decided to try out his new skates ... so we ventured out to the large skating rink that the Charelton's had worked on for days for this festivity ... put on the blades and headed out gliding around the rink amongst the hockey players and then headed out across the lake ... the surface was a little rougher out there ... as well as being a very cold day we didn't last too long ... needed the warmth of the fire and special refreshments that were provided to warm us up ... !! Later we went inside for a potluck dinner ... visited, told stories, had some good laughs ...

Jan. 2, 2011

The Roberts family have arrived ... Dan helping himself to turkey dinner after a long trip ... ! We had a lovely evening visiting with Rob, Cindy, Dan and Rochelle ... catching up on what has been happening in every ones lives. Dan had been stationed in Spain with the US Navy and is now residing back in the US awaiting his next deployment. Dan wanted to come back to spend time with his family ... especially his sister Teresa who lives in Cranbrook ...

Happy New Year ... !!!!