Fun and Games

We had lots of fun together last weekend. Michael flew in from Lake Louise via a short vacation in Hawaii; Martin, Emily and Maria in from Dartmouth. We shared our gifts on Saturday morning, and started what we hope will be an annual sjoelbak tournament. As you can see, John and Stevin have done a very fine job in constructing the sjoelbak boards! (They made more than one!)Sjoelbak tournament underway!

Martin took the trophy home - a shuffleboard puck crafted into the top of a piece of wood, and trophy winners will have their names engraved onto sections around the sides.

On Saturday afternoon, we spent time in the community indoor pool (family bath? the water was warm!).

On the first Sunday of Advent, we sang several Christmas carols during the church service, which was all decked out for the season.

And for fresh air that afternoon, we went for a walk in the park. We put David's camera on the tripod and we have a new family photo or two (check David and Stephanie's blog), and then took the kids over to the playground. We suddenly had more than 4 little girls as kids; the grownup boys had fun too!

Opa enjoyed watching the antics of all ---

Maria discovered a new way to have fun ---

We ate well, but we certainly didn't go overboard with snacks this year. And Stephanie made jello for Naomi and Petra - always a hit with them!