Sunday, March 11, 2018

Easter Weekend - April 2017

Rachel at preschool for her Easter party. I volunteered and had a fun day with Rachel at their party.
 Hard at work painting eggs the day before.
 Kallie came to help us out!
 Easter treats!
 Easter dinner at home. Nice and relaxing!

Macy Eats Alien Food and the Nutrition Police Send a Video to Grandpa Cutts


Happy Faces - March and April 2017

 Hard to believe these were taken a year ago. She has grown so much!
 Sister love!
 One Friday morning at the Telus World of Science.
 I get my hair cut.
 Chris and I go to La Pampa Brazilian Steak House - it's just ok.
 Natasha and I go to an Oilers Playoff Game - look at our seats!
 Psych! They are playing in Anaheim! We, with the rest of the team fans are just watching the game on the jumbo tron in the arena. Still, it was awesome!
 Macy's crazy hair day at school.

Val's Ski Escape!!

The beginning of April I got to escape to the mountains with a few girlfriends. We drove out to Canmore and stayed in a hotel Friday night. Saturday we skied all day at Lake Louise and then drove home. It was a quick trip and so much fun. Even though it was late spring, the conditions were perfect!
 Leslie Fixsen, Kelli Pack, Sabrina Weller, Kristen Lang, and me!
Mountain Mommas!
 Kelli, Sabrina, and me!

Spring Break March 2017

Spring break found us staying around town and finding fun things to do. We spent one day at Millennium Place. Since it was Spring Break they had the field house set up with bouncy castles and extra activities for the kids to do and everyone had a blast.
 This hockey rink was in high demand, but we found it free for a moment and the girls had fun!
 We spent another day driving down to Calgary with the Fixsen's to go to the Telus Spark. Our membership at the Edmonton Telus World of Science got us in for free, and their museum is great!
 They have a fun outdoor play area as well. Even though it was cool and windy, the kids had a blast.
 I love this area where the kids are designers and create their own outfits. They love it too.
 Fashionistas Macy and Isla.
 On the Saturday we went out to Madison's rodeo. She is one of my young women. It was cool to see her barrel race, they are fast! She was so kind and let Macy ride her horse for a quick walk around the yard.
 Horse lover Macy was in heaven!

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Canmore and Lake Louise March 10-13, 2017

Thanks to the best friends ever, the Fixsen's, we took a little weekend holiday in March to Canmore, Alberta and Lake Louise for skiing, snowboarding, and some R&R (does this really ever happen on a family vacay???!). We left town Friday after work and drove to Canmore where we stayed with the Fixsen's at their condo. Isla joined us for the ride down and was super helpful feeding Tessa french fries and keeping her happy! Saturday Chris, Brett, and Wyatt when skiing at Lake Louise. From the sounds of it, it was the perfect ski day with fresh snow and great weather. Leslie and I stayed back with the girls. We bundled up and went for walks, played in the snow, and took a trip to the beloved Candy store. 
Sunday we travelled in to Banff. We tried delicious Beaver Tails...but if I'm being totally honest, Chris and I make better fried bread dough at home..but it's all about the experience. We played games and enjoyed time out of doors surrounded by the mountains and fresh air!
Wyatt, Tessa, Isla, Macy, Stella, Rachel.
Cold and snow is fun when your in the mountains!
Monday Leslie and I took off and went snowboarding. Our weather wasn't as ideal. It snowed and was over cast for the majority of the day, but still fun to be out in the mountains. It had been over two years since I had snowboarded.
Chris and Brett took all the kids to the pool at Elevation Place while we were out. We all headed back home and arrived late Monday night. It was a great mini trip, so glad we could make it.