Saturday, January 17, 2009

The Holidays - Canadian Style

Maple Leafs vs. Penguins in Mellon Arena. Driving through snow storms. Presents. Mincemeat tarts. Wearing multiple layers in frigid temps. Snow, snow, snow. Rain. More snow. Christmas crowds. Cafe Mocha. Climbing through snowbanks to find the car at the mall. Nanamo bars. Christmas movies. Giving. Family. Love. Excitement. Opening stockings. Hot tea. Cranberry pudding. Christmas Vacation. Turkey soup. Canasta with Grandma. Mary Brown's taters. Skating. Laughing. Carter Christmas. Wi Bowling. Breakfast at Cora's. Baby Mitchell presents. Swiss Chalet. Snow tubing. Hot chocolate. Frost bitten toes. Days in the car. Christmas holidays 2008.

at Mellon Arena


Yeah baby!!

Samantha & Cole

Cole & Judy

Yes, it's true
the Ontario sister: holds the wall while skating...
the Alabama sister: not a chance!!

cheerleader pose!!

love this pic of Samantha..

Brett & Cole

Who doesn't need help getting their skates off?

The Carter/Smith girls
Jennifer, Janette, Kathy, & Judy

Mom bowling!

This is truly a photogenic moment...
Mom & Auntie Erma showing Dad & Uncle Vern (the techies) how to use the Wi remotes :)

I love how Davis is peeking up into this pic!

New Years Eve: the chalet at Snow Valley
I love how this turned out blurry - that's how tired we all were after tubing out in the cold!


9 comments:

Jamey said...

Looks like a great time!! I love the pictures of everyone bowling. Good times!

Roxy Wishum said...

Go Maple Leafs! What a fun trip! I love the teasing of your sister for hugging the wall.

Ashley @ pure and lovely said...

looks like you guys had a great time...what the heck were you THINKING GETTING ON ICE SKATES??? not to be your mom or anything but DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU DOING THAT AGAIN!!!

Lerra said...

Yay for Canadians! :-)

Wait, is that your mantle? I'm impressed!!

Jen said...

or on an inner tube for crying out loud...

ok look little missy you be taking care of my niece ok...

no more ice skates or inner tubes you gooftroop!!

love you!!! glad you had such a terrific canadian christmas.

JSM said...

Oh good grief... None of you are allowed to observe what I do at work on daily basis! :)

Jenny~ Niece eh? I thought you were holding tight to the nephew prediction??

Jen said...

Does it involve ice skates and inner tubes????

Ok then.

Cause i did indeed observe my pregger friend on little shoes with rails on the bottoms moving across really slick surface AND discussing going down very steep sorts of hills on plastic at high rates of speed with baby in stomach...

i'm just saying...i love you!

and nope today i like niece, tomorrow who knows it may be a nephew again but it most certainly will be a niece cause you can't agree on a name ;)

Anonymous said...

I'm intriged by the mincemeat pie; want the recipe for the cranberry pudding; didn't even think about you being pregnant on ice skates or an inner tube- what kind of doctor am I?- it just looked so natural; loved seeing your dad with the wii bowling; and thought- of course that's your mantle- it looks like it could be in a magazine!
Dawb

Ashley @ pure and lovely said...

hahaha. go jen. go jen. its your birthday, its your birthday...what???