For one week over Thanksgiving weekend our family flew out to BC to spend the holiday with Rob's parents. It was a delight! The kids did well on the plane, adjusted great to the new time zone, and adored being with the Balfour side of their family. Here are a few of our best memories:
I prayed Micah would be walking by the time we went to BC...and he was. :)
Trips are just...better when your baby is walking.
Trips are just...better when your baby is walking.
Our first morning we went to one of our favourite stomping grounds, Davison Orchards. Here's Josh and Ellie joining the scarecrow band.
It's true: if heads were pumpkins, Josh's would definitely be $7.00. :)
Micah being Micah. He loves his 'zoo zoo'.
So happy to be out in the fresh fall air!
Had to stop at the petting zoo. And I took a picture of a goat...because I think he wanted me to.
What's going through their minds?
Rob following Josh down the ramp with the enthusiasm of a three year old.
My three lil' pumpkins!
You don't get THAT view on a Manitoban tractor!
The yearly Grandparents picture. That's the best Josh could do. :)
Grandma spotted Micah picking his nose. :)
Ogopogo!!
Re-exploring our favourite Vernon park.
Micah looooves tunnels.
Uncle Farzad always sat at or near the kids table. The kids love this guy!
Joshy the driving maniac!
After he nailed Rob, he came after his mother:
Again, LOVING the fresh fall air! I'm so thankful for these faces!
(The dog above is Skid, who is probably the most winsome dog I've ever met.)
Josh is a little zealous with his affection for people.
He likes to make his love hurt.
Picking tomatoes with Grandma:
Buddy, Grandma and Grandpa's calmer, more obedient dog:
Charlie, the exuberant puppy. At the beginning of the week she was knocking Micah over, terrifying the other two (without meaning to), and sneaking into their room in the morning to wake them up (screaming, of course :). By the end of the week she was exhausted, was being woken up by Micah jumping on her, and having her tail, ears and feet pulled whenever he could get his hands on her. She's probably still trying to recover.
Exploring another park (I'm pretty sure Rob had as much fun as the kids).
You know, shooting guns and stuff.
Ellie and I playing an old game of her great-grandpa's.
Pumpkin carving!
Micah LOVED the huge long hallways for practicing his walking.
Family photo day (we'll save the real photo for Christmas...)
Cute-face.
My handsome guy (and his poor bruised front teeth).
Uncle James brought the kids 'make your own sock monkey' kits and sewed the monkeys for them!
No words necessary. :)
Sock monkey almost complete. The kids love them!
Balfour boys going for seconds (you could go for 7ths with that turkey).
Uncle Farzad at the kids table again. We appreciate that guy. :)
A wonderful part of our trip was meeting up with old friends at church and at a couple of their homes. Here's Lucy, our friends Erol and Kristine Bortucene's youngest girl whom we had never met. Her and Micah thoroughly enjoyed a drawn-out game of 'trade the soother.'.
And that's it...till next time. Thanks Mom and Dad for a WONDERFUL time!
Hope you all had a super Thanksgiving holiday!
