Kitchen Project

Nothing like beginning 2011 with a big kitchen project!

March 2010 I was so excited to get the first part of the cabinets in!

Well after almost two years we have decided to continue working on the cabinets to try get them done and easier to use and much nicer to look at! 

Ed is making our counters tops out of OSB, here he is laminating three sheets together

Routing the edges 

another disaster

heres the rest 

We painted the insides white to make them brighter and easier to clean 

Now each shelf slides out, the top drawers need to be done and the doors

Still lots of work to do but its coming. Hopefully we can get a little farther this weekend.

Boxing Day

Boxing Day was a flurry of visiting friends and family as many as we could fit in! 

Marg and Ted and Grandma

Erin, Alan Little Dylan and Sawyer

Andy Laurie Travis and Cole

Matt and Leanne Hayley and Jessie 

Mom and Dad!

Pretty good I thought ! 

Surprise we're in Victoria - Surprise Sawyer grew a moustache

Hanging with Family 

How long has it been since you played Rumollee
 (I have no idea how to spell it!)

Cutie Cousins in their new outfits! 

Are they not SOOOOOOOO Cute together! 

Heading home! 

Sunrise!

I had to get a picture of this sunrise it was so beautiful!!!  

Christmas

This year we decided to surprise everyone and spend Christmas with family and friends at the coast. We told the kids the night before we left and I had these three sets of eyes staring at me like I was crazy - I asked what was wrong and they all said "What about Santa? How will he know we have gone to the coast?" After a few minutes of thinking they ran up stairs to leave the Big Guy a note in the tree facing the fireplace - where he comes in the house!

Tay and Jess inseparable the whole time we were there 

Christmas Eve it has been tradition we spend it with Barb and Gord and their family. I remember many times staying up till all hours laughing and listening to stories. After missing it for two years we were so happy to be able to make it down record time on Christmas Eve to have dinner with everyone again! 

Christmas Eve dinner kids table 

Christmas Eve Dinner Adult table (haha)

I forgot to take my camera to my brothers on Christmas day. We had a wonderful breakfast of waffles and bacon and the kids went crazy opening gifts and playing.

Ed and I went over to Rick and Jos to have lunch with them and Hans and Gisela (Jos parents) we had a really nice visit. After lunch we headed back to Mom and Dads to get ready to go to Gerry and Leonas for dinner 

Mom having fun with Tay and Jess dancing around the house 

Super yummy dinner at Gerry and Leonas! 

Lots of Family enjoying the holidays together

Kid table 

More gifts from Gerry and Leona, Tay and Jess got the same outfit. Boxing Day at my parents Tay and Jess were dressed in the same outfits, it was so cute. 

Home Made Gingerbread Houses

This year we planned out homemade gingerbread houses. I made the dough and Dylan drew the houses and we all worked together rolling and cutting. 

We discovered our architectural skills were lacking when we went to put the roofs, they fell in! Our problem : we made them as long as the walls! which meant we had to make some renovations before the roof would stay on "top" of the house. We figured it out and with lots of icing they worked out pretty good. 

Ed was watching us laughing away and being thankful Kelly did not build our house! 

I will stick to gingerbread houses! 

Decorating! Lots of candy and icing and sampling! 

Proud Russ 

Dylans finished house 

Tays done - just cleaning out the icing bag

OH OH - we left them alone with their houses - the next day half gone

"But they are so good"

Mommy look candy storage 

Two days later there was nothing left - but I know they come by it honestly - gingerbread with icing and candy mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm good! 

Our December Christmas Tree

We went and picked out our "real" Christmas tree the week before the big day. This year we didn't have a big tree hunt with dinner and games afterward made me a bit sad but it was just too hectic and busy.

An evening out to find our tree, Tay Russ and I rode in the tractor bucket and Dylan followed  along on his sled! 

Beautiful Sunset 

Here we go Big and Beautiful! 

Me trying to stay warm - it started to get windy and cold on the way back ! 

Goofy KID! 

Trimming 

Decorated - the kids loved the garland and beads 

Snow and Spicey

I finally had a bit of time on my hands and decided to take Spice for a little ride around in the snow the temperature was quite chilly so it was a quick ride but fun all the same.

I tried to take a picture while riding, not easy to do - notice her ears  i'm sure shes thinking WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Finding eats

Trying to show the depth of the snow to my boots 

Tay playing in the snow 

Help me PLEASE mommy! I'm stuck