Homeward Bound!

Wow... it's been February since I updated the blog.  Shame on me!

Well we have finally pinned down a time to return home for July.  We will be coming home July 5th-17th.  Spencer specifically told me he wanted to spend his birthday with his Momma!

There's a few places we want to go while we're home and people we want to see;  "the girls", Penny & Scott, Judy & Dick, Linda and Rondeau, Christie & Mark and Mom. We're actually driving home so we'll have our own vehicle to travel around in.

Let me know when you'll all be around!

Our Days on the Slopes

Thought I would update everyone with some family pictures of what we've been up to lately.

Just before Christmas we bought a Lake Louise Pass because it also includes the ski hill we frequented last season, Castle Mountain.  We're hoping to meet up with friends there once this season. So far we've been to the ski area 3 times and we've thoroughly enjoyed it.  Here are a few fun pictures...

Getting ready to board at LL for the first time....

Taking a break in the chalet.  Nice eye roll buddy... grrrr!

 

First time up the gondola and on the slopes with Daddy...

Pit stop close to Banff...

Riding the magic carpet up to the top of the bunny hill together, Spencer & Daddy...

Spencer heading down the slopes leaving Daddy behind him...

My guys...

We've been enjoying our family days together.  With Todd's schedule it allows us to go almost every time he's home. The next time we go, Todd's lift ticket is FREE (because of the pass) and Spencer has a Husky Grade 2 Pass which allows him to ski all season for $20!!!!!!  I'll just head up on the lift and take some photos at the top.  The last time we went, it was too cloudy to go up and take photos so I didn't bother.  I would go skiing except I injured my knee at work so I'm off the slopes for now.

Hope everyone's had a good February!

 

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Wishing everyone far and wide, 

a very merry Christmas 

and a prosperous 2013!

Just a Little Update!

Howdy everyone! Boy... it's been awhile since I gave you an update of the family so here's what's going on with us right now.

Todd is currently home right now on his 9 days off.  He's due to return up North on Friday.  Sadly, he won't be home for Christmas but will return on New Year's Eve.  We hoping there's no flight delays like last set.

Spencer and I are headed home for a very short visit.  We leave Christmas Day and return on the 29th.  Yes... it's a REALLY short trip.  We're looking forward to spending time with my Mom, Christie & Mark.  It will be our last Christmas in our family home.

We've had some gorgeous frosty morning here on the lake.  The one morning the trees were covered in horror frost.  So beautiful!!!

Here was a picture of the paved road headed towards our house...

So far Spencer is plugging away at school.  With his ADHD and ODD challenges, he struggles everyday but we plod along and help him as best as we can.  His reading is improving by leaps and bounds now that we use a yellow filter over his workbooks and homework sheets.

Spencer has a bunch of teeth ready to pop through his gums - the problem is that they are coming in behind his baby teeth.  I had the same issue when I was his age.  His top 2 teeth are just waiting to pop out!

Last week I enjoyed Spencer's Christmas concert at the school called "Sparkle & Shine".  Here's a little excerpt of the main chorus.  Spencer is on the far right side with the bright orange shirt on.  You'll have to excuse the 2 little girls that walked in front of the camera and my awful mobile phone video camera (it sucks!)...

I sure hope this video shows up!

Spencer has been enjoying the outdoors thoroughly!  Since the lake is frozen now, he likes to venture out on the ice and join the ice fishermen sometimes.  Yesterday he came home with a little minnow in hand!

Hoping everyone is having a good December!  Our fall went way too fast!!!!


Ally.