Whistler with the DeMichiel's

While Brian, Jill and Jake were here we all went up to Whistler, BC and met up with some friends of theirs from Vancouver. It was FREEZING, but we had a blast! All the men went snowboarding on Saturday when the temp at the peak was -4 degrees!!! We had a great room at the Crystal Lodge with a balcony that was perfect for the kids to go out on to make and throw snowballs. I love the action shot of Brian in mid-throw!

Uncle Brian, Auntie Jill and Jake Visit

We were so lucky to have our Uncle Brian, Auntie Jill and Jake visit and stay for a week. We had so much fun hanging around the house, the kids playing together. Jill, my mom and I went to dinner and a movie one night leaving Jas and Brian with all the kids! Brian was so sweet to do Jason's chore of hanging crown moulding in the den- Thanks Bri- I don't know when (or if) it would have ever been done!

Quinn's Holiday Concert

Quinn's class put on a little holiday concert that was very cute. They sang songs that celebrated many diverse holidays. She had told me on the way to school she was NOT going to sing in front of everybody. She lived up to her word and didn't even open her mouth the whole time!

Decorating the Tree

The kids "helped" me decorate the tree tonight. They were VERY excited about it and amazingly enough no ornaments were harmed :)

Santa Train

Grandma and Grandpa took the kids and Jas and I on the Santa Train again this year. It is a short train ride to the "North Pole" to see Santa and to eat cookies and drink hot chocolate. The kids love it and it's a fun holiday tradition.

Happy 60th Sue!!!

For Sue's 60th birthday, my mom threw a nice party and invited Sue's family and friends. It was nice to see everybody celebrating one of our favorite people! Of course good food and CAKE!!!

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at Mom and Dad's. Mika, Aki, Shota and Ayaka and Uncle Donny all came for dinner. The food was excellent, as always when Mom's fixing it! As you can see from the pics, Aiden's new game is Chess- he's pretty good!