Winter Sports

Well it has sure been a Canadian weekend for us! Skating, skiing, hockey....so many precious memories with family and friends. Again, some of the pictures are poor quality thanks to my phone but some are okay cuz I got my charger (thanks mom!) and my camera is back in action.

Friday: Joined up with Raeanne Miles and her 3 kids for some skating at Hawrelak Park.



Saturday morning: Our minds travelled back 25 years or so to the first time Jessica and I stepped into our first pair of skis on this very hill. Now our kids all got to enjoy the experience together (except Nat and Chels but they maybe get to try next year.) They are did exceptionally well. I admit I had some nightmare of kids barrelling down the hill and taking out everything in their path, but they did just fine.


Abby is an interesting child. She doesn't take a lot of risk and doesn't like trying new things. In fact, she didn't even want to go this morning. We got her out there and she just took to it like a duck in water. There were many tears when we said it was time to go. She was ready for the "big hill" she thought and wanted to stay.


I was so impressed how well Hayley did at snowboarding. It looks really hard, but she did great! She loved it so much that she begged for a second lesson (she needed it as she was just really getting going when the first lesson ended) so after 2.5 hours of lessons she was doing pretty good. She was the only one in her 'group' lesson so that helped.


I just love the disgusted look on Chelsea's face in the picture below.


Steve took group lessons too. He was the only one in his lesson as well and he was going like he'd been doing it all his life by the end.


Kylie: "Watch this move guys" So uncle watches her go down the hill, (don't bother with stopping, it's all about speed) crashes into the snowbank, legs go up in the air, skis come off...oh Kylie. You're all about adventure aren't you?


Steve on left, Hayley on right.


Then Saturday evening, because Steve's hockey game was an early one, we had the privilage of watching the Emcee Hammers take down the Moose Knuckles 8-3. Here's some pics. Steve is #4. Yellow laces. The poor guy using my camera only got 400 pictures taken before taking a puck in the forehead!! OUCH!


Now we are all absolutely BEAT! Ready for a hot shower and bed.

Love you all,
S, J and crew.