Well Another year has passed by, A year of blessings, adventure and love, from a new home to a new baby, together creating a new lifestyle for us, one that is welcome.
This Year we brought in the new year with the Friesens from White Rock, Friesens from Winnipeg and Calgary, the Litkes from Winnipeg and the Magarells from Coledale Alberta. We enjoyed 5 days of snowboarding, skiing, playing board and card games as well as eating a large assortment of treats and food . Unfortunately 3 days into or family retreat we were plagued with a flue. This slowly took us down one by one, some resisted but the inevitable came upon all. However, the mood was still light with Adam yelling "FREEDOM" after an encounter with the bathroom.
Despite our misfortune we still enjoyed each other with games of gestures, rook, settlers, and Poker; the newest and most popular game of the holiday. Nathan and Tricia Friesen, who were rookies seemed to be unbeatable, with only a couple of television examples to draw their poker playing ability from. Paul Friesen the veteran of the group was unable to get a good run going, but we all had fun seeing as though there was no money involved.
The best part was all the little tikes running around, they were so cute and very well behaved.
Aidan and Bradon who are one week apart had a few giggles as they looked at each other and reached out for the other. Carter was always talking, and Easton and Jed had fun the dumptruck they had just gotten for Christmas. Jay and Irene were staying downstairs, so evey time the dumptruck came out Jay would say, "Oh, sounds like rush hour started again!".
On the 3rd of the New Year we packed up our equipment and bundled up our sick and headed home. The roads were full of snow and vehicles inching there ways home. We thank the Lord for giving our Family safe travel.
I pray this New Year update finds all who read it well and we wish you all a Happy New Year to come....
Lots of Love
Vince, Pam and Aidan
