Alberta Trip

First Stop: Edmonton - Auntie Tracy, Uncle Jordan, Isaiah, Demaris and Elijah.....and....

The frog! I think he was named Leap.....how terrible to not remember my frog "nephew's" name!

Burn off some energy with a little dance party - Auntie Tracy was showing us her moves!

Family devos with Uncle Jordan

Sweet cousins - about a year and a half difference in age.

pretty braids courtesy of Auntie Tracy

about as opposite as day and night - all boy and all girl!

Sweet father son shot

Grandma cuddlin' her girls

Eli and Ella's favorite hangout!

Next Stop: Didsbury - Grandma and Papa's!!!

Abbigail had so much fun riding in the sled behind Papa's tractor. She even got her friend Lexi from down the street to ride with her one day.

One night we went swimming and then came home for popcorn.

Thanks to Grandma A, Abbigail has learned to do puzzles.....(her mother detests them!)

Smiley Ella

Off for a winter walk and to do a little sledding.....how is it that childhood "mountains" seem like mole hills when returned to a few years later?

Silly Grandma!

Abbigail needs a little help with her numbers so Grandma got out the Rummikub tiles and went to work!

Playing Memory

Ella gets a ride of her own!

Papa bought a new truck while we were there and Abbigail thought it was fantastic to go for truck rides.....now God's blessed us with our own and she is THRILLED!

Visiting Papa at work and making silly faces.....that's what 40 gummy bears in one sitting will do to ya! Dad's secretary had given Abbigail a bag full of candy and Dad had no idea he needed to "monitor" the eating of this candy! In no time flat she came to him with an empty bag! Later he had the nerve to take her out for "coffee". As she was pinging off the walls that night we found out he had given her chocolate milk and a chocolate chip cookie!!!! He said "What did you think? I was takin' her out for water and a toothpick?" Haha! Papa's privelege I guess!

Out to eat with Grandma and Papa

Got to see my childhood friend Jenn - been 5 years since we've seen eachother!

her oldest Eli and Abbigail

Also got to see an old camp friend - Merla.....this is her oldest Owen teaching Abbigail how to be a boy!

Celebrated my cousin Nathaniel's 7th birthday!

and Uncle Curty turned 27!

He and his woman Carlanna

me and my "little" bro

Good times with Auntie Karen's twin dolls - Jamie and Julie......with the other big doll Jesse and Abbigail's doll Jasmine, it was quite the "J" jumble!

12 days and we were ready to get home!

Had to have a McDonald's playland stop on the way home.

Yeah we're home.....hugs for everyone....where's Daddy? Oh ya that's right.....he's unloading everything but the kitchen sink!

A wonderful time had by all :)