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!

Beautiful Weather in Lethbridge

Our plants are confused by the weather we are having.  They are beginning to sprout and bud out.

Sunday the 30th in the evening I attended the Young Women in Excellence Program with Julie, Jeremy and Mickey.  The next day we came home in time for Halloween.  We had only four groups of trick or treaters.

On Friday the fourth Bob and I watched Carter play in the Jr. High Volleyball zones.  I watched again on Saturday while Bob was at the Temple.

Sunday was a video conference for our region.

Sue-anne came for a visit on Wednesday.

Today is Remembrance Day.  Although we didn't go to the ceremonies we could see the fly over from our house.

Calgary, Airdrie, Banff and Lake Louise

Thursday afternoon we drove up to Calgary.  Bob stayed at Nathan
 and Tara's house and I went to Airdrie to watch Lincoln play volleyball.  Lincoln did well and his team won.

Friday morning Bob, Nathan and Tara went to the temple and I stayed with Matthi. 

Later in the afternoon we headed for Banff to attend the J. Reuben Clark Law Society Alberta Branch conference.  We stayed at the Banff Springs Hotel and attended a delicious banquet in the evening. We listened to the keynote speaker.

Saturday morning there were more speakers, but I listened only to one before I went to watch Keaton, Lochlan and Matthi swimming the hotel pool.  In the afternoon we drove to Lake Louise.

Lochlan making a snowball at Lake Louise

  We drove back to Calgary in the late afternoon.

Today we went to church and listened to wonderful talks by Lochlan and Keaton.