DEC 21, 2013 Let the Christmas adventure begin

So it has been snowing for the last couple of days and we were supposed to get another snow/ice storm on the weekend so I was praying our flights wouldn't be cancelled.  I love going home and it's so much fun for the kids to play with all their cousins and Alin has a awesome time with all my siblings. We got to the airport and checked all our luggage in which went amazingly smoothly went through security and to our gate.  Our plane was there at the gate and so we relaxed a bit.  Loaded up and got on and then the waiting began....we ended up waiting on the tarmac for probably an hour, had to be de iced and then finally on our way, but Dani was not having a great flight which ment none of us were:( there was such a frustrating moment when she wouldn't stop screaming and Alin doesn't handle kid stress well...

It was so great to finally land in Lethbridge walk off the airplane and be greeted by family with signs, welcoming us home.  It really did my heart good and so great to have people there to amuse our kids, help put car seats in and then bring food to our hotel.  

Sunday 22nd Dec 2013 

It was great for the kids to get up in the morning and run down the hall (2 rooms) to see my parents, knock on the door and then run in jump in the beds and visit with Grama and Grampa Waldie...we sure don't see them enough. The kids had a ball and Grampa Waldie took them on some walking adventures around the hotel and Grama Waldie had dried some of her special apples for them... They devoured them:) we headed to Taber for the afternoon, saw the Gednys and Abbie is a huge Uncle Brent fan, she'd follow him around, bang on his legs and yell "up" to him.

  Grampa drawing pictures of horses, trucks and whatever Mister Mason asked for. Dani just liked to be snuggled beside

This is blurry and busy, but wanted to capture fun, they wanted to build pillow piles with grandma under.  

For the rest of the holidays it has been super busy!!! And super fun!!!! The kids absolutely love playing with their cousins and all the little adventures we've been on

SKATING The ice was rented 3 times for our family, 2 for the masses and once for the boys to play hockey... They had fun but I think between Alin and Theron there are going to be sore bodies.  It was great fun the Monday night, Mandy even arranged for hot chocolate and goodies after.  The kids loved being skated around in their strollers, and the only time they got irate is when we stopped to talk or rest, they wanted us to go fast:)

SWIMMING we went once at the hotel with William and his family and ordered pizza before and the rest of the time we went to the awesome Taber pool, this is probably the first time I didn't take my camera with me to capture the fun...we went about 4 times and Daniela even went down the waterslides with Torrance and Keaton jumped off the diving board

NATIVITY the church put on a Nativity so we went and watched it, was a little chilly and the 2 of the three fell asleep, Abbie on me and Mason on Alin but Daniela was chatting up a storm on Trina's knee, talking about the Donets, the angels and everything else it was really cute to listen to her.  They had hot chocolate and goodies in the gym after

CHRISTMAS EVE was at Renee's house and she had invited Theron's family too, the food was great, the kids had a great time playing with each other, we played some games and it was such a fun relaxing evening... How Christmas should be.  The kids then opened their Christmas pjs and the only picture I got was crazy

 CHRISTMAS DAY was fun I got the kids up and we went and got their stockings, they loved opening them and eating some treats, then when others came we opened gifts and then the kids played and played and played.  Mason and Keaton had such a great time with a race track.  Then everyone started coming to Renee's and it was AMAZING!!! All of the cousins play so well   together.  Dinner was awesome and then an intense game of spoons.  Mason sat on Alins lap and after the initial shock laughed and laughed.  

MOVIE we ended up taking all the kids to a movie as well.  Cute show called "Frozen" it was neat we took up a while section, mom and dad and ted and Doris plus the rest of us.  Dani and Abbie fell asleep at the previews and slept the whole show but Mason sat there with his popcorn and auntie Renee juice and loved it.  

GIRLS NIGHT