You Know You're in the Prairie's When...

This morning, we were heading out to MOPS and Kynan opened the door to this.

I literally had to dig us out and dig around the van just to get in. I gunned it through the snow drift that had accumilated at the bottom of my driveway.

When I got home, it snowed so much again that I had to gun it back up the driveway and dig us back into the house. I was laughing the whole time, thinking in BC it is plus 4 today and their snow is melting.

Ahhh... to live in the prairies during winter :)

Signs of Christmas

Dana's Christmas Lights that he worked so hard on.

We both realised these were the first Christmas lights that Dana put up all by himself.

Oh Christmas Tree!

Starlight, Starbright

Dana's 1st Christmas Decoration. Note the year.

Kynan's 1st Christmas ornament (haven't found the 'perfect' one for Ava yet)

An ugly 'Dana childhood' ornament that makes it onto our tree every year.

It just isn't Christmas without it.

Kynan's favorite ornament on our tree. He is always taking it off and hiding it somewhere.

Don't ask me why we have a 'boot' ornament. Only Carleen knows.

The advent calendar. An elf leaves a note or a gift every night until Christmas eve. Kynan loves it and every morning says Santa has been here.

You are Welcome!

It just isn't Christmas without the unused decorative wax candles.

Nativity

Now some photos for good measure.... my new mural.

Ava's front tooth

A hunk of banana. Clearly not a favorite.

But loves those peas.

'Hand off my peas'

You are invited to stay in our newly designed guest bedroom. An oasis away from home. Am I luring any relatives out yet?!?!? (cough... Carleen)? Anywho, here are some long awaited before and after shots of the kids bedrooms, bathroom and of course the guest bedroom. More pics to come. The other rooms are not completely finished yet. Enjoy.





The Downstairs bedroom... after shot above.






This is Kynan's room before. You get a general idea of Ava's room too. Just picture blue shag in Kynans and orange shag in Avas.








The Bathroom... pretty drab.


















The bathroom after... pretty fab!














Kynan's room... can you tell by all the toys. Nice calming green with trucks on the wall and nice brown laminate.

Ava's pretty in pink. With butterflies that dance across her wall and butterfly curtains all done by me.

The kitchen doesn't have much further to go as well as the living room. And the basement is continous work in progress. More pictures to come as we complete. Now I ask, why wouldn't you come visit. Certainly it is not the decor, and the company is sure to take that Saskatchewan chill off.... so what are you waiting for???? LOL.