Sunsets! and ready to head East!

 I will let the sunsets speak for themselves!  Love them!
October 1st. 2015, we began our journey to Ottawa, visiting family and friends along the way!  A long trip but worth the effort!  Sad to leave our Edmonton family behind with the promise to Skype weekly!

On the Road Again!

Ian- Four Months

This little man is growing so fast!  He is learning to roll over and sit up.  He has found his hands, fingers and feet.  Everything goes into his mouth and he is slobber. slobber, slobber!  Ian responds to anything his brother Daniel does...smile, get excited or just watch him and follow him with his eyes.  So cute!  We shall really miss him and the changes in him while we are in the south for the winter.  Such a sweet little guy!

Kananaskis

Beautiful Bare Mountaintops

 September 13-20 found us at the Delta Hotel in Kananaskis.  The view from our hotel  window was beautiful...lovely sunshine and bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds.  Overnight, the sky became more cloudy and snow fell topping all the mountains with a sparkly white cap. We had taken enough
for our usual breakfast, but went out somewhere for an early dinner or late lunch....hotel meals were very expensive.  We visited Canmore and Golden and also went to help Doreen in Strathmore while we were there.

    

In 2002 with the then Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the G8 Summit was held at the Delta Kananaskis.  A plaque and water feature memorialize their visit.
This was our one land week following the Alaskan Cruise  we took in 2014.  We have another week coming in 2016.
We boarded the dogs at E & E in Stony Plain...they do not do well boarded...separation anxiety.
On our last day, we took a longer hike along the Kananaskis River where we could see the flood damage from the Spring of 2012.  Ryan was deployed to the area to help with rescues and rebuilds.  A beautiful area!

Overnight Snowfall

More Family Stuff- Now Ian

 My how this little one has grown!  He is so strong and watches his little brother like a hawk!

I can't imagine what he is thinking, but I think he would like nothing better than to get down and run and play with his brother.  (Love Nadine's hair...Ian was pulling it and this is easier).

Below is the Swedish weaving baby blanket that I finally finished for Ian.  I love the colours!  The pattern is called
Waves!

More Family Stuff- 1st Daniel

 Daniel loves to play with his cars and trucks when he is not constructing with Lego.  While he was visiting us, he and I built a town with small stones on our mat.  He has quite an imagination!  He created street names and signs for his town and built some homes and businesses from cereal boxes and packing tape.  It was a lot of fun!

Then, believe it or not, he was off to his first day of school September 9th, 2015!  Oh my!  Where have the last 5 years of innocence gone?
He loves it!  Mommy took Daniel to school and I looked after Ian.  From here, we will live 5 years at a time!

Kenzie's First Birthday

Kenzie's first birthday was celebrated on August 11, 2015.  We couldn't be there, so we celebrated over a Skype date.  It is fun to see the changes and the new things

she has learned each time.  She is really growing and she is such a happy baby.  At this point she is not quite walking without assistance.  She will soon learn to hang on to tables and chairs and take her first steps on her own.  She loves her food.  I call her my Princess!

Ryan- A Master's Graduate

 Congratulations to our son, Ryan, upon graduating from the University of Guelph with a Master's degree in Science.  He has worked so hard for this.  Now, on to Ottawa, to work on his Lieutenant Colonel rank.  He is heading to Virginia for the month of June in 2015 to work at Quantico, then again in May of 2016. Congratulations, Ryan!  We are very proud of you!

PS Photos were taken with my camera over the web cam, provided by U of G.  Nice!