March Already but still Winter

On the 2nd March Bob and Austen attended the dinner to meet the candidates running for the Conservative party leadership.

Jacqueline and Erica went to Ontario for Erica to have Med School Interviews.  While they were away Edward and Miranda came for a visit and spent Saturday evening and Sunday with us.  We went out to O'Shos for supper on Saturday.

Miranda, Edward and Austen

The forecast is for above freezing weather starting Monday, so I am hoping that spring is coming. It is -11 degrees C today and more snow is forecast for later this afternoon.

January and February 2017

The year so far has been cold and snowy except for a week or so.  We did Dr. and Dentist appointments, home teaching and visiting teaching, two family home evenings and Bob served in the Temple Saturdays starting the 21st January.

7th January 2017

On January 15th we went to church in Stirling because Taylor Maynes was speaking before leaving for her mission in Mexico.

The High Priests had a Social at the Church on the 28th January.

We went to two funerals in February.  Vivian Bissett's was on February 8th and Melba Birck's was on the 20th February.

I went to a RS social on the 16th February.

Nathan and family, including Orson who was home from Waterloo for reading week, visited us on Family day week-end.  After church on Sunday Jeremy, Julie and Mickey came for a while before we all went for supper in Taber with the Mosers.

Entertainment by Liam

Keaton's turn

Keaton & Matthias

Devin, Courtney, Langley, Mickey and Liam

Jeremy and Darryl

On the 21st February we attended the Temple with Courtney and Devin.  Back in Lethbridge we went out for supper at Moxies.

The Last Week of 2016

On Tuesday we had a short visit from Sue-anne and family who were on the way home from Waterton.

On Wednesday Bob finished shoveling the driveway and some of the road in front of our driveway.  It took two tries but he was able to get out of the driveway.  Edward and family arrived later in the evening.

Thursday morning we went with Edward to visit Sue-anne and family.  That evening Bob, Jacqueline, Bentley and Miranda went to the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden to see the winter light show which was quite spectacular.

Friday in the early afternoon Edward and family departed for Calgary.

Bentley, Miranda, Jacqueline

Miranda

Happy New Year!

Home Again

We spent a couple of hours at Nathan's on boxing day afternoon and then headed home.  It was not an enjoyable drive.  While it had quit snowing, the wind was blowing and there was blowing snow all across the highway making it hard to see.  We saw a couple of cars in the ditch and evidence that there had been others.

As we came off the Crowsnest trail we encountered a drifted in road all around the lake.  We got stuck in our driveway and out on the road in front of our driveway.  Luckily some of our ward members came by and pushed us into the driveway.

The picture doesn't look like there was much snow, but looks are deceiving.

Christmas with Edward, Jacqueline and family

We enjoyed a peaceful Christmas day.  We opened presents, attended church and ate turkey with all the trimmings and delicious pie.

Miranda

Austen and Lincoln

Bob and is Arizona State Hat

Anne received a beautiful quilt

Jacqueline

Christmas Eve in Calgary

We left Lethbridge on Friday, Dec 23rd and hurried to Calgary hoping to miss the snow that was forcast.  We got to High River before the snow started and it got worse as we approached Calgary.  By Saturday morning several inches had fallen.

In the afternoon Edward, Jeremy, and Nathan along with their families met at Sundance Lake for some skating.  Bob went along, but didn't skate.

Lochlan and Jeremy

Matt

Lincoln, Miranda, Mickey

In the evening we all had Chinese Food and then did the Christmas story with scriptures and video and had a Christmas singsong.

Jeremy

Liam, Keaton and Orson

Anne and Bentley

Julie and Kennedy

Alex and Erica

Lincoln, Liam, Edward, Jackson & Austen

Deep Freeze

We certainly enjoyed the warm weather in November, but December came all to soon and we have  had  freezing weather for some time.

We have our Christmas tree, outside lights, nativity and poinsettias decorating our home now.  Just a few more things to do before Christmas.

 

This has been a basketball weekend. We went to Coaldale yesterday to watch Langley make her three point shots. Her team has won both the games and the championship game will be played at four p.m. today.

Lincoln is playing in a tournament in Magrath this week-end.  Edward, Jacqueline and Miranda came from Calgary to go to the games.  

On Thursday evening we attended the Stringam Denecky Christmas party.

Last week-end Jackson stopped overnight on his way from Arizona.  He and Austen attended the Ward Christmas party with us the night he arrived. 

Merry Christmas!