Elves trying to look like babies. Fiona and Zoe

Zoe is Fionas BFF...we went together to the mall with her parents to get the Santa photos taken. They created quite a buzz at the mall and then when we went out for dinner afterwards. This will be a photo for the archives, in 15 years she will think we were such losers for dressing her up like an elf...well Fiona here's a little secret, we are losers, get use to it ! ! !

Christmas morn

Our little family ( minus Loki cat) on Fiona's first Christmas morning. We drove 12 hours each way to Nelson, and that long drive was sure worth it. We had a great time with Tim. Judi, Niki, Steve, Ryan, Corey, Colleen, Simon Mia, Mom, Dad and Grandma Peg. Great family, great food and a gorgeous white Christmas in one of my favourite towns !

Niki and Steve looking uber-cute on Christmas mornin' . Niki is just finishing her nursing degree and has applied to many different hospitals all around Canada. Now they will just wait to see where she gets posted and off they will move to that location. What an adventure !

Fiona, Simon and Mia, early Christmas morning

The ice cream man

Tobogganing at the cemetary

Boxing day crabs....

Our contribution to the weekend, besides my now famous ' chai-ger-meisters' ( chai and jaeger for breakfast) was a bunch of crab legs which those who love them devoured. There was no talking during this time, just serious cracking, buttering and slopping back. The house could have caught fire and we would have remained at the table until the bowl was empty.