Walking in a winter wonderland!!!

WOW snow and below zero temperatures for Victoria - no way! Yep we are having a great time - but now I have to get some boots these runners are NOT cutting it anymore!

Whistler sans kids - who knew!!!

Yes Ed and I enjoyed a wonderful weekend at Whistler without the kids. Thank you to the great people that I work for, they invited us to Whistler to join in the Christmas festivities for the entire staff of HES Home Energy Solutions. And every one had a blast. The only unfortunate thing was it rained so we didn't make it up to the top for the view. But we found lots to do, even headed out to Nairn Falls and Pemberton for lunch.
And the kids you ask, had a fabulous time with grandma and grandpa Mounce. Though by the end of the weekend mom and dad were due for a quiet evening alone. They had school, soccer, swimming and soccer photo retakes to taxi the boys too. And Tayler just went along for the ride as usual. What a get getaway!

My crazy animals

Here are some opictures of our three funny animals trying to get in on some of the fun the kids are having

Honey on top of our fort in the living

Shayleigh couldn't find anywhere to sit so the back of the lazy boy was as good a place as any, and she was still with Cody.

Thomas and Friends

Tayler and I went to Thomas and Friends at Save on Foods Arena today, with our friends, Erin and Dylan Pugh. We had a wonderful time and the kids loved it. It was a musical play about Thomas the Tank engine and his friends. Tayler kept pointing out Thomas, Percy and Diesel and dancing to the music. It was so much fun!

Getting ready for Halloween

We went to Mitchells farm a week before halloween and got some really great pumpkins. We carved them with Dylan and Sawyer (my daycare kids) the day before halloween. Sawyer wasn't much for sticking around for pictures. But Russell carved him a great pumpkin (with our kids knives of course)

And here are some pictures from Halloween. We all had a great time. I took the kids to the mall for a couple hours to trick or treat through the stores and see loads of other kids in costume. Then off we went to our friends, Erin and Allans, for a great spag dinner and out through the neighbourhood trick or treating. This was the first year we stayed in our neighbourhood, previous years we spent with Matt and Leanne and family - sad not to see them on the day but we all had a great Halloween stories to share.

Things we have been up to.

We have had some excitement here is the last few weeks. Our poor little Tayler fractured her tiny little arm at the end of Sept when she fell off her bike. But as you can see from the pistures it never slowed her sown. In fact the day we went to have it taken off (after 2 weeks) she was very sad. I think she was enjoying all the attention she received.

We went for yet another getaway to the cabin (the boys had a pro-d day) so we took advantage of it and spent 5 days away.

We have been keeping in close contact with Mom and Dad as tehy have made tehir way from Ottawa through the Altantic provinces, down some of the eastern sea bord states and into Pennsylvia for the biggest car show in North America(bet you knew there had to be a reason) and back to Ottawa. They have had a great trip that many pwople are envious of and I can't wait to see all the pictures and hear more stories.

In October we officially became soccer parents (just need a soccer taxi sticker for the back of my car) The boys love it - Russell is in Timbits and plays on Sundays and Dylan is in the under 8 and has games saturday and practice tuesday.

This past weekend we went to the cabin for one last 5 day weekend to winterize and have Thanksgiving with Eds parents who joined us. It was really great I even made everyone sit at a long table Marg and I set up down the middle of our 10 foot wide cabin. There is a couple of pictures one of dinner sitting on the woodstove and the other of all of us crammed around the table. It was wonderful. The Picture above Dylan playing soccer, is Tayler watching the train as it ran along beside us on our drive home - she loves trains - to the point she yells out in the car where they are and wants her window open to get a clearer look.

Now we are gearing up for Halloween (almost literally) I think we have decided Dylan wants to be a cowboy, Tayler will either be Hiedi (the little girl of the Alps) or Red Riding hood, and Russell has had an interesting delimma he wants to be a kangaroo, a cow and a bat - so if he can decide we will have a cowgaroobat I will post pictures!

Take care Love Kelly Ed and the DRT Gang!

My artists at the fair and school news.

My three artists received awards from the Luxton Fair this past weekend for their wonderful drawings. Dylan received 2nd place and Russ and Tayler received First. They were so excited to find out they not only received ribbons but money too. It was really fun to go back - I haven't been in years and Ed has never been. As a kids Matt and I used to enter stuff in and win ribbons - so much fun. Ed and the boys were very interested in the old tractors and machinery and I love walking around the exhibits and looking at all the pieces of history. At one barn the kids were able to mill oats by hand they thought that was really cool.

The photos are of Tayler helping make cookies - she received 4 "princess dresses" from our neighbour and she really likes this one with all the flowers and ruffles. She has been seen out in the shop "helping daddy" in all her frills and finery.

Well we have jumped right back into school and the boys have transitioned great (remember Dylans school Glenlake Elementary, closed in June) new everything, but they are doing really well. Dylan is in a 2-3 split with a his best friend Travis and I have met the teacher on a few occasions, as she is a close friend of one of my friends, that aside, she is really nice. Russell is okay in kindergarten I think it will take a few more weeks to be really comfortable with everyone. He really loves his teacher, Ms. Bell and I do too. She was Dylans teacher at Glenalake and I was so happy when she got a job at the school where all the kids were going. All in all its going great. Another wonderful thing about this school is a very close friend of mine is the librian, its a real comfort knowing she is there with the kids, Dylan and Russell also found great comfort in this as well.

All in all everything is going well

see you soon Kelly and the DRT Gang