Onto December...

I know, I know. I am a devoted blogger and I am putting you all to shame. You can't keep up with the posts, they are fresh every day! :)

On with the frantic catch up. December rushed us into Christmas and all the prep and joy that goes with that. We did an AWESOME advent book with the kids called Jothams Journey which was a story that was read every day and taught about Hebrew history and the coming of Jesus. We really enjoyed it as the story was written like an adventure with cliffhangers almost every evening.

On Christmas Eve we went up to Grouse Mountain to their Winter Wonderland. It had live reindeer, a great Gospel choir, skating, hiking, Santa's Workshop etc. The scenery was spectacular and we decided that this will become a new Christmas Eve tradition because at that point we are finished with the commercial part of buying and rushing and we concentrate on family.

Here we are going up in the gondola. Moses has developed a funny little squinty , one eye closed grimace that is his version of a smile.


Here is Josh skating on the mountain top....
and Santa's Workshop (We didn't go in this time but we have before.......)

Moses sliding down a little hill...shrieking and screaming with laughter...

Hanging out with the reindeer...Enjoying hot chocolate in the snow...

Hiking and enjoying the gorgeous scenery. Moses having a temper tantrum and lying down...refusing to move...snow angels and shoulder rides. All part of a snowy day out.

I remember looking around and thinking how tranquil and peaceful it all was. How beautiful. We all left very content, stopped to catch a bit of the great Gospel choir and Moses fell asleep on the way down in the gondola. Total Exhaustion. Perfect Christmas Eve Day!