As I sat down to do my blog, I laughed at how many pictures were taken with our dog, Rachel, over the past few weeks. She really is part of our lives! Lindsay will often go out of her way to come over and give Rachel a hug and some attention. They both love it!!
Last weekend, Jon brought Ava up on Thursday evening. He dropped her off and grabbed Doug and they left for a skiing adventure. Ava and I had a fun time, we read stories, had snacks and visited as we fell asleep together. The next morning Ava loved just being with Rachel, sitting quietly on grandpa's hot tub. This is Rachel's favorite spot to enjoy the sun and it was so cute to see her sharing it with Ava.
Doug and Jon had a great time skiing together on Friday. They said the snow was awesome, but the wind was a little too strong at times and some of the lifts were shut down because of it. I'm glad they were able to have some fun together and to make it home safe on Friday night. Tiff drove up after work on Friday and so did Mark...we had a fun weekend together!!
We went out to the cabin on Saturday and it was so wet and muddy out there. Tiff finally just let Ava and Josh run around and play in the wet sloshy grass.
They had a blast! It was so fun to watch them play, Josh would just laugh out loud with joy...he reminds me alot of Jon at that age!
On Sunday we invited Grandma and Lindsay and James and his family over for a 'graduation party' for James. We also had our friend, Bruce Murray there as well. It was really fun, we had about 17 people gathered together for a dinner of lasagna, and James favorite...an ice cream cake.
This was a moment I couldn't miss...It was so funny...a boys gathering!! So when I requested a picture, they all groaned and covered their faces, except for James and Bruce! The covered bandits are James three brothers, Dan, Zachary, and Sam, and, of course Mark. Mark is moving back to Edmonton in July and he and Sam are looking for a place together. They are the two bandits on the right.
Grandma was so relaxed after dinner that she just used Rachel as a foot stool, and the funny thing is, Rachel didn't mind a bit! Grandma doesn't usually like dogs, but she has sure learned to love Rachel. (And Rachel loves grandma, as you can see.)
Jon took Grandma's scooter out for a spin with Ava, that's about as big of a bike that Jon dares to ride. He was gone for a long time, so maybe it's time to get him one!!
It seems Jon is thinking, "Man, I wish I was in my safe jeep!"
Tiff took our friend, Raeline, for a ride, somehow I think Tiff is ready to move up to a Harley!!
It actually looks like they both are!!
We had such great weather on Sunday that we were finally able to be outside a little bit. It is so wonderful that Spring is finally coming to this cold country!! Josh wasn't so sure what Rachel was thinking, but all Rachel wanted we're some hugs and cuddles!
Josh stands about as high as Rachel's head, so she can seem a little scary at times.
On Sunday evening it was goodbye's all around, but Rachel didn't want anyone to leave because she just loves everyone so much!!
We love everyone so much, too, and it was so wonderful having time together with our family.
We got to Skype Cam and D today and get some pictures and say hello. Brynnlee was sleeping, but we had some fun with Brookie and Mckinley, hard to believe that in a month they will be with back in Edmonton.
Mckinley and Brookie have matching talking puppies...Scout and Violet! They'll have to be careful not to let her new pet alligator eat them up! Looks like it was a fun day!! Brookie was sad today when we showed her the back yard and all the snow was gone...she loves snow!! But I wonder how long that will last when they get back??
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