Auntie Becky's visit

Well David was away at his course this Jan. my sister Becky came up to visit us!! It was a blast. I didn't tell the girls that she was coming just took them to the airport to wait and see who was coming ( you can see it in the video). We had a blast with her. She painted nails, read books, cuddled and we had so much needed sister/girl time. David was able to come home for the weekend when she was here so we took her out on the ice road... it was fun to experience with her!!!

Auntie Becky making Lily laugh!

It was WAY to cold to bring Caleb out of the car so we only got a 4 person family photo!!!

Becky with everyone!

She was so cold!!!

Fingers and toes all painted up!!!

This is my fav pic of the whole week she was here.. I love Beanie's face in this face.. priceless!!

"It tickles..."

Rae picnic spot

Last summer we drove out a couple times to a great picnic spot just past Rae. We decided that we were going to head out there the end of March and see how much snow was left. We thought that perhaps we would be able to at least make it to a picnic table and enjoy our lunch there!

Well..... we were a tad bit optimistic!! There was still snow everywhere!!

But we made the best of it! We ate our lunch in the car and then walked out on the lake ( gotta admit.. the mama in me was a tad bit nervous!) and then let the girls run around... you will notice all the garbage around... and no we don't let our kids play at the dump... it was just really dirty there..

The girls had fun though, and thats what counts!!

Madi took this picture of me... I think we might have a future photographer on our hands!!

Jumping off the dirty snow piles!!

My girl!

Jumping girl....

( not to toot my own horn but I really do love this picture.. how she is framed by the trees and you can tell she is just having so much fun!)

My little guy...and his 2 little teeth!

Daddy and his girls

Mama and her girls

Notice all the garbage!! They still had fun playing tag!

Our Madi!

Poster children for Canadian North!!

Beanie!

She would fall on the snow and then just wait to be helped up... cause "heaven forbid" her hands touch the snow!!

See what I mean... she just stayed down there till I took the picture and then helped her up!! Such a rascal!

Dutch Plates

Mom and Dad Mobach got us these awesome plates from Holland for our kids. I remember when I was dating David seeing his hanging in their dining room and think how neat it was. They are hand painted and in the plate there are our kids, names, birthdates, weights and time of birth. They are so neat!

Madison's plate

Lily's plate

Caleb's plate

All three hung up on our wall

Ingram Trail

During the month that David was gone on course, he was able to come home for 2 weekends. It was so beautiful and sunny on the saturday we decided to head out the Ingram Trail and see where the trucks first catch the Ice Road. Even though we have lived here for 6 1/2 years we have never driven all the way out to the end and thought this would be a good opportunity!! So camera, snowsuits, snacks, drinks etc. etc. etc. in hand we headed out!!!

Just off the road where the Ice Road starts. You can see the truck headed out (upper left corner of photo) and how the water isn't totally frozen over.... it was crazy! Those trucks are so heavy.... it was neat to see!!

Madi dressed herself this day... and YES!! she is wearing tights, shorts and a sweatshirt!! She is adorable!!

My Madi girl!

Self portrait of me and my girl!!

Madi wanted to take a picture of me.... and this was the outcome!

We headed back up the road again and parked at the Cameron Falls campsite... snowsuited up and let the kids out to play!!

Lily kept getting frustrated that she couldn't walk around in the snow easily. She is still a little bit tiny to walk in the deep snow... but she eventually got a hand of it and had a good time!

See.... she is happy!!

LOVE this picture of Madison!

She was SO tuckered out after playing in the snow. She walked and walked and walked!! It was so fun!

This is how Lily spent most of her time! Falling down.. or crying to get picked up!!

I even put Caleb in his snowsuit and set him out for a few pictures.. he wasn't really interested in it.. he only wanted to eat the snowsuit!

I love this one.. Caleb is totally looking like he is thinking "get me out of here...I don't trust Beanie"!!! And I think he had good reason for that... I am pretty sure she shoved him out of her lap right after this picture!! Good thing he is sturdy!!

She stood there like that while I went to get the camera to take her picture. She was so annoyed that I wouldn't just pull her... Lazy little bean!!

See... she was lazy!!

Madi and Caleb.... she is such a great big sister!!

Only shot all day of the three of them.... at least it was a semi good one!!

David with his boy!!! ... see.... he is trying to eat his snowsuit!

walking....walking....walking

Me and my Caleb!!

Don't you wish you could know what they were thinking about.... such a cute picture of two sisters!

Madi building her snowman from snow chunks... we don't often get good packing snow.. so she made her snowman out of chunks the snowplow left behind!