Pond hockey

Beautiful Saturday afternoon spent playing
pond hockey with friends.

Benjamin, Carys and even Summer loved it!

We had the whole pond to ourselves

Two hours later- a  happy but tired bunch!

Snow storm means we were snowed in this morning!

Benjamin was thrilled to learn we had extra time this morning so
he could work on his valentine treats!

Nothing, not even 30+ cms of snow could stop
this hockey player from getting to the rink on time.

Carys decided to get cozy in her
warm sweater which was a Christmas
present from Nanny and Gramps.

Zachary decided to work on his
teacher's Valentine gift.

This is what poor "Summer" had to face first thing this morning!
She was not happy.

It took Mark over an hour to get the cars cleaned off and driveway
passable so that Jonah could get to hockey and then we could
get to church.

After the storm the sun came out!
Zachary made a huge fort.

Carys and her friend Hayley had
a (snow)ball outside!

Jonah and Benjamin worked together to built
their fort.

What a great storm day!

No Kindergarten today means the girls get to play!

Carys didn't have Kindergarten today so we planned a morning of fun!
First hugs for Summer

Off to Starbucks for a hot chocolate to get us going!
YUM!

Club Penguin time!

Crystal Palace !

Then it was off to the rink for an hour of skating!

Carys and her friend Ethan had lots of fun.

All smiles at the end of the day!

Carys practising being goalie.
Hockey practise tonight!

Early school closure (due to a snow storm) meant lots of fun at home this afternoon!  Zachary was at a birthday party but B's good friend Josh was here to fill the gap! 

The gang decided to form a band. 
2 recorders + 2 slide whistles + 1 saxophone
+ 1 clarinet + 1 tin whistle + 1 trumpet
= a LOT of noise!!

Friday after school.....

Jonah couldn't wait to hop into bed and read one of his
new libary books- he finished it 30 minutes later!

Zachary came home from school and got right into getting ready for his
big game tonight- Gatorade and a hearty meal!

Carys has been to the doctor's so many times this month that
she is now an "expert" and decided to examine Summer.
Her diagnosis- she's definitely a crazy puppy!



Benjamin as usual was all smiles after school today.
The school band started back up at lunch so he had an extra special Friday!

Sugarloaf

This was the view from the top of Sugarloaf.  Upper Timberline was the name of the trail.  Here, we were above the treeline and most days you could hardly see because of the wind and blowing snow.  The boys thought that was really cool! 
We had a wonderful week skiing.
Unfortunately, we're having trouble uploading our pics from that trip- hopefully we'll be able to post more soon!

Christmas Eve 2011

Carys and Jonah ready for their school Christmas Concert
December 20, 2011

One of my favourtie pictures....Ben and Zac with "Summer"