Winter Camp

 So Ms. A can't really have much of a birthday party 
and Shane decided it was a good idea 

to take her winter camping.

Luckily for him some friends didn't chicken out.

These two gabbed all night around the fire.

They had a mishap on the way home and blew a tire.

All kinds of exciting things for Ms. A 

to remember for her birthday.

Sledding in a Blizzard

Ok so Shane hasn't quite sold me on this one yet. 

I think the best thing to do in a blizzard is 

hunker down and watch movies.

He thinks before that we should go sledding, somehow 
that makes movies and snuggling better?

Here we go.

Thank goodness for the firepit!

And cookies!

Oh and a super long tow rope to help 

the kids get up the slippery hill.

It wasn't the craziest thing we ever did.  

And the kids were happy to have warm tubs

 and showers after so there's always that!

Mclean Creek with Grandma Cathy

 Grandma Cathy decided to come visit us and play at Mclean creek.

The skating was still AWESOME!

Yummy treats!

Yes peeling an orange is sometimes this hard.

Ms. C and her rainbow bear.

It was filthy by the end.

Ms. A always writing.

All the skaters.

We were pretty much the only ones there.

Yum grandma brought us gingerbread cookies!

Grey jays coming for a snack.

skating.

Daddy I want to be an airplane!

Ms. a loves her one on one time.

What a great day!

Banded Creek Connector Bench Hike

 We took some initiative to plan our own hike this week.

We did part of the Alder trail in 
Bragg Creek Provincial Park.

 
It was super fun, and the kids definitely needed 
the fresh air and change of scenery.

Sticks were a big commodity on the walk.

The closer we got to the school, the more information we found.

We loved learning things about how the forest protects itself.

There was also a number of downed tree's that we explored.

one of them created a sod hut that fit most of the kids inside.

They also loved finding the trees with bums.

I mean who am I to argue with 7 kids?

More sticks.

Stopping to rest before heading back.

On the way back we found all kinds of 

recycled bird feeders.

Like guitars, boots, and tires.

It was a really good day. 

Glad we were closer to home.