What do you do in the winter time?

Winter Cabin Camping

We love Grandma Thackeray's cabin, but only seem to make it there in the winter.  We spent Human Rights weekend in the snow.  The weather was great, (and since it's cold the outhouse doesn't even smell bad).  The snow was fun, (Jessica got snow shoes for Christmas and she was excited to use them).  The air was clean, (and the cabin even warmed up by the second day).  Jessica also made a new friend.  He was a really sweet dog that keep coming around and loved playing in the snow.

Christmas

We did have Christmas at our house, but lucky we had most of our fun early in the month.   Christmas was sandwiched between visits to doctors.  Ryan had sinus surgery on the 23rd.  While he went to his follow-up visit on Christmas Eve, Jessie and I went to Instacare for coughs and I had an itching problem, (folliculitis).  We all enjoyed a lot of sleep on Christmas.  I returned to the Instacare the day after New Years for a sinus infection.  It could have been worse, on our first visit to the Instacare a man came in complaining of severe heart burn- they took him away in an ambulance, he was having a heart attack.  We are all grateful for our usual gift of good health.

Candlelight Christmas

As a family for the last few years it has been our tradition to visit This is the Place Heritage Park's Candlelight Christmas.  It is a neat place, and it helps us to appreciate what we have and what our ancestors did so we could enjoy so many blessing.  We went the night before the winter weather really hit.  Best year yet.

Christmas Elves

Every year we go and see the elves at Gardner Village.  This year we went early in the month, and lucky us the weather was still warm.  

It's done!

Christmas Picture

Every year I make a picture collage to send with our Christmas cards. 

Last years turned out great.  

This years is still a work in progress.  I was going to post it, but I am not happy with what I have so far.  I will post it when finished.  Back to the drawing board, or rather the key board and mouse.