Merry Christmas

We headed north to spend Christmas with my family. The first picture was taken at my parents' house the last morning that we were home.


There was no shortage of snow for our annual Christmas Eve sleigh ride out at the MacMillan Ranch. Uncle Duncan took us through the fields in the late afternoon which was lovely for viewing, but just as cold as it looks! We could have gone out earlier, but like true MacMillans we were distracted by Aunite Jean's delicious goodies and an opportunity to visit.



On Boxing Day about 2/3 of the MacMillan clan gathered for more eating, and in the evening some of them followed us home for a night of board games and laughter.

We even managed to get our whole family (including the dogs) in one picture which should make Aunt Rose happy!

October Blur

I covered a lot of kilometres in the fall, travelling to Vermilion, Oregon and Winnipeg. Here are some pictures from the trip to Oregon to my cousin, Katie's, wedding.Me & "little" brother Steve
My whole family was there except my sister Melissa, so we substituted little cousin Melissa and Erica joined in too.
The Canadian Snelgrove Division. And Jesse. :)

When we arrived, we discovered that we were the immigrant labour crew. We prepared a lot of food, then transported it.
What an efficient team!
Mom, Dad, & littlest brother Kellen
Steve & Katie doing a victory lap around the reception.
Sorry about the sideways pic; thought I had straightened it out earlier! The centre pieces were real and had a very lovely smell. We Canadians, not able to sneak them back home, treated our hotel to our share of the decorations afterwards.

I should have posted these before the Halloween ones, but hey, shouldn't you be happy that I am blogging at all?

Pumpkin Carving Night

The annual pumpkin carving event was a blast. Another injury-free year, even though power tools and spirits are involved. We did have a paramedic on site in case you're wondering.