Joy and Orv's.....

So much fun to spend some time with our friends in Camrose. And to see Kirby as well. Stayed overnight with them and she fed us a wonderful breakfast before taking off for home. Thanks Joy and Orv.

New floor......

It is finally so good to get this laminate tile done. I love it.

Peace Christmas program.......

Sunday, Dec. 14th, the kids put on the Annual Christmas pageant. It went over so well and the kids did an awesome job.

I love the little angels. There is Ava and Annie singing right into the mikes........

FAMILY PICTURES........

THANK YOU ERIC AND SUE FOR THIS WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT. WE LOVE YOU!

It is so beautiful.......

It really does seem more like Christmas when there is snow on the ground.....

The trees are covered........

The Christmas lights look so pretty......

The downer is the shovelling of the heavy, white stuff...........

I WANNA GO BACK.......

BEAUTIFUL HAWAII........I WANNA GO BACK TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, AMAZING FLOWERS......

AND WONDERFUL SUNSETS...........

GREY CUP CHAMPIONS........

GO STAMPS GO!!!!!!

OUR OWN CALGARY STAMPEDERS JUST WON THE GREY CUP!!!!!

GO STAMPS GO!!!!!

Birthday time...

Kalle and Duane' birthday, Sat. night..........

Kalle excited.......

Thanking us for the gift.....a little dress......

Blowing out the candles........

Fun in Banff.......

At the Park downtown Banff........

At the Ski Lodge at Lake Louise........

Swimming at the Tunnel Mountain Resort swimming pool.......

Preparing supper at the Chalet.......

Anniversary dinner.......

On Thursday night, our daughters and their husbands took us out to the Broken Plate for an anniversary dinner. It was so special and fun to be with all our kids. We loved it. They gave us an anniversary album....

with pictures and lovely greetings......

Mere words cannot express what we feel in our hearts.......

We are so blessed and are so thankful to God for you.....our family and our friends.......

WE LOVE YOU......

Grandchildren.....how sweet it is.......

How proud we are of all of these precious grandchildren. My heart overflows with thankfulness to God who created each one special. I love the verse of the song,

"When Jesus sent you to us (and that means to grandparents too)

We loved you from the start,

You were just a bit of sunshine

From Heaven to our hearts.

Not just another baby

Cause since the world began,

There's been something very special

FOR YOU IN HIS PLAN.

That's why He made you special,

You're the only one of your kind,

God gave you a body and a bright healthy mind.

He had a special purpose

that He wanted you to find....

So He made you something special.....

You're the ONLY ONE OF YOUR KIND.

Supper with siblings.......

This week we had our brother Lloyd and his wife Betty from Ft. St. John come for a visit and last night we got together for supper in Okotoks. How fun it is to share together, reminice and laugh at some of the crazy things we did as kids on the farm.

I am the youngest in this family and I love hearing the stories that they tell of their childhood, trips they have been on and places they have seen

Lloyd and Betty came over for lunch today and it was fun getting caught up on what their kids and their families are doing these days and where they live.

Family is a blessing.

Road trip with Larry and Irene......

Last week Jim and I had a week of vacation so we flew to Colorado and did a road trip with Larry and Irene through 6 states, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah. It was amazing the scenery we seen along the way besides having a blast with Larry and Irene.....lots of laughs and sharing times in the confines of the car and hotel rooms. This year was our 40th wedding anniversary and next year is their's so we celebrated together. Besides that we got to see family in California, Gwen and Bob and Ken and Donna. It was wonderful. Again and again as we travelled, we would exclaim how glorious God's Creation is and even though there are negatives in our countries right now and have been, what blessings we can enjoy. God is good and we thank Him for allowing us this time of refreshment.

Celebrating with Grace LB church.....25 years......

This past weekend was a special time for Grace LB church in Okotoks. They celebrated their 25th year of ministry in the community and these four men in the first picture were there right from the very beginning......Ed Sager, Pastor Art, Pastor Harold and Ron Olson.

These are the pastors that served there.

Joyce and Harold Rust.
"Resting in the Faithfullness of God"......what a wonderful statement to put on the cake.
Bob and Katrine Hosmer
Larry and Irene Olson
Jon and Debbie Overland (current pastor).