A Winter Escape

For the last four or five years, my family has been making the trip up to Steenburg Lake in the summer for vacation. Over the years it's been getting harder to get everyone together at the same time. Summer is a busy time and for some and it's harder to get off work. This year, to be sure that everyone would be able to make it for the full week, we decided to go in the winter! 

 It was a beautiful week! We had pretty much every kind of weather while we were there. 

There was a thunderstorm the first night, then the temperature dropped for a few days down to around -30°C. We still all bundled up to enjoy the outdoors though. 

Here's just a few shots of the winter splendor we beheld there last week.

 

Now today it's supposed to reach 14°C and all our snow here at home has melted for now. I already can't wait until next year to head to our winter wonderland! 

Meet Little Penelope!

 So, early in the morning on December 8th, this little girl decided she wanted to see what the world outside my belly is all about. 

This is Penelope. She was just a wee little thing weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. when she was born. 

She's got cute tiny little hands...

And cute tiny little feet... 

As well as lots of cute tiny little expressions... 

 And we just love her!

The Many Faces Of Fuzz

Over the years Fuzz has had many different looks. He likes to change it up and try new things every once in a while. With the different combinations of hair styles and beard-ish things he's had, I don't think that there's ever been one look that's been the same as another. 

When I met him he had long hair.

 It's not hard to see how he got the nickname "Fuzzy"

There have been times with crazy (scary) beards and hair...

And other's with no facial hair at all...

Sometimes he has short hair... 

Other times it's somewhere in between all that...

(No matter what the hairstyle, he's always a goof)

Then there's the different looks that factor in his choice of clothing as well.

For example, the bush man...

The ninja hunter...

Kinda like some modern Amish guy... 

Or apparently "smart"

 Then there was that one time that, for an assignment, his hair and beard inspired me to cast him as a Davy Crockett type character. 

Those were some of my favourites of him. I laugh every time I look at them. So here's another. 

We've often discussed what our kids will look like. It's a complete mystery. Especially when it comes to what type of hair they will have. Are they going to have Fuzz's darker, curly hair, or my blonder, straight hair, or maybe something in between? 

I guess we only have a short wait to find out now. 

And so Begins the Fall...

This past weekend we had the pleasure of sleeping over in Mom and Dad's trailer while down for my cousins wedding, (which was beautiful! however I did not bring my camera along so no pics here). 

Despite the forecast looking a little grim, the weekend turned out to be really nice and just cool and fresh, like fall should be. 

We enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast in the morning, had a nice fire and packed up to head home. 

This is Fuzz enjoying some coffee and just pondering life... 

 

In reality, he's just being a goof. He bought some fake glasses for fun but likes to where them all the time. He thinks they make him look smart. Another reason he wears them is just to bug me.

 

 

 Just packing things up. 

These next couple pictures are classic M'lynn... (don't worry I blurred the obscenity).

 

You'd think her butt would get chilly. 

 

This is Mom sporting her awesome sweater she made. She's one creative lady. 

  And speaking of creative, this next sequence of photos documents the burning of a chocolate milk carton, by Fuzz. 

 

 

Pretty spectacular eh? I personally like it and thought he captured it well. 

Altogether it was a pretty good weekend and a good end to September. 

Now here's a few photos just to get you in the fall mood. 

This was my little venture to get dog food, after the store in Exeter apparently closed, and then the road to Varna (where their other store is located) was also closed due to construction. Hunter still needed food so I got the dog and my camera and made the trip by another route, which also happens to have this nice walking trail on the way.   

It ended up being worth the trouble just to spend a little time out in the autumn beauty.

I hope these awesome colours stick around for a little while longer.