Submarine

Check out Bryson's sub project:

Basketball Bubba!

This is Bryson's game in Canmore - he scored 16 points. He's really enjoying basketball this year and hopes to play on the JV team in high school next year

Go Bubba GO!!!

Christmas in January!

We had a really great time with everyone visiting over the holidays. Parker and Landon seemed to really love the stairs:

Everyone is ready for Santa!

We had an extremely snowy Christmas...it's a good thing all the kids were home to do the shoveling!

Christmas Gift List

Just so everyone knows..........and there are no excuses..........and nobody gets left out............

This is the list for who buys for who at Christmas:

Stacey has Tamsin

Cindy has Stacey

Alicia has Bryson

Scott has Dad

Bryson has Cindy

Brandon has Alicia

Tamsin has Scott

Mom has Brandon

Dad has Mom

It was decided that Grand kids would not be in the draw this year as poor college kids can't afford too many gifts.  Don't worry, Grandma and Grandpa will make up the difference!

Also, there is a $25 limit on gifts (except for Grandma and Grandpa).  See you all at US Thanksgiving!

Halloween weekend

Bryson talked us into one more year of trick or treating and went as Luke Skywalker.  Notice his friend R2D2 on his back.  It seemed only appropriate that we carved a Yoda pumkin.  The up close picture doesn't do it justice.  It really was kind of cool.  Dad wrestled wild monitor lizards at work in his Indiana Jones costume.  (He had to take off his leather jacket while he was working.)  It was a great weekend with really warm weather.  Do you see the flowers that are still blooming behind Bryson on the front porch.  That's the first time since we've lived in Canada that my flowers were still alive on Halloween!

Grandkids update

For those of you that keep asking what the grandkids look like.  Here you go......Landon is 21/2, and Parker is 10 months.  

Everything Else We Did This Summer

Ok, so I've finally gotten my camera back from
Maui, so I was able to post some pictures of the house
now that it's done.














We started the summer off by moving in. This
is the master bathroom.















This is part of the downstairs familyroom.
















Brandon and Tamsin came up for the summer
to work. I was lucky enough to have their help
with landscaping the yard.















The backyard is small, but it's almost done.
Next summer after everything settles, we'll
put in the flagstone patio.

This is the kitchen part of the great room. Sorry

the pictures aren't very good. I should have turned

some more lights on.

This is the living room. The fireplace passes

through to the master bedroom.

This is the front entry. There's a den to the

left.

This is part of the master bedroom.

And part of the master bathroom. Again I should

have turned on some lights!

The beginning of summer found Stacey graduating

from high school. Can that even be possible?

It seems so.

It was great to have Brandon, Tamsin, and Granny

and Grandpa here for the celebration.

Stacey looked beautiful of course at the banquet

and dance that followed the ceremony.

We all enjoyed celebrating with her.

After all the work was done and graduation

was over, we were finally able to get away

for awhile. This was the first summer since

we've been married that Kirk has been

able to take some real time off. It was

really fun.

We were lucky enough to have Cindy, Landon,

and Parker join us in Maui for a week or so.

We did everything we could to cool

down. Landon and Parker had to try

all the fountains.

They really liked playing outside,

especially if we could catch a gecko

to look at.

Kirk was determined to get a burn, I mean a tan

this summer. He had a pretty good one by the end.

Parker loved to be snuggled.

Landon loved to play with Bryson at the beach.

And Cindy was just glad to have some extra hands

to help with her boys.

I spent a lot of time gardening this summer.

I planted another plumeria, white this time,

and pulled a lot of weeds.

Things were looking pretty green. My bird of

paradise was even blooming!

Our last day on Maui was kind of rainy. But

it didn't keep us from having fun anyway.

Kirk went scuba diving.....

While Bryson and I lounged on the beach and

tossed around the football. Oh Maui.......we

hope we'll see you again soon.