A day with David

Sunday, as we drove to Victoria we encountered snow on the Malahat.  We pulled off to Spectacle Lake.  It was like a little winter wonderland.  The boys went bezerk.  Mommy got hit with a few snowballs and was COLD.  Back in the warm car we were quickly reminded of why we moved to the island.

 However, that night it snowed at 1210!  The boys grabbed their headlamps and disappeared in to the night.  Good thing Zuke was around, who needs parents?

The next day was a special day for David and mommy to spend together.  We had a great day.  Started with a little bit of last minute shopping, a donut at Tim Hortons, baking in the afternoon and then we built a super cool snow fort!  David was wonderful company for the day, we will do it again soon!

Elves

My little Christmas elves.

It's getting to be an exciting time!  Presents are arriving, cookies are being made and several crafts are on the go!  Hard to find quiet time in there.  It was pretty quiet when we watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  "See, we could be living like that..."

And then the Christmas concert.  Will I ever be able to watch one without welling up?  David is front center in orange, Clive is second row from the back, on the left at the end.  He nearly fell off the risers.

The Tree

It didn't take long to find a tree in the rain.

The boys enjoyed decorating.

Molly helped too.

And there it is!

Breakfast with Santa

We were the first to arrive at the Cowichan Bay Hotel for breakfast.  We knew that Santa would be arriving by boat and didn't want to miss it!

Sure enough, he came in a fast Sea Ray and pulled right up to the dock.  Clive commented "Daddy, you never brought the boat in like THAT!"

 

Matthew (our bravest) was the first to visit with Santa.  He knew the drill and climbed right up on his lap and asked for Hot Wheels.

David was next.  He was happy this year.

Then, good natured Clive, who didn't really want to do this but did it anyway.

We enjoyed a lovely breakfast looking out at seals and birds, and lots of boats in the marina.  Certainly missing Uncle Jake while looking out, dreaming of having a boat again one day.

Christmas Season

'Tis the season.  Kelly gave the boys gingerbread men to decorate.  They piled as much candy as they could on their cookies, then mommy put them away until last night.  Last night we went to a magic show at the Royal Theater.  The boys loved it!  Thank you to Claudia for an early Christmas present!

 We had an important job to do on the weekend.  David wrote his letter to Santa.  He wants a crystal on a chain, just like one we found several years ago in Summerland.  We took the letter to the mailbox.

Here he is,

there it goes!

Hope Santa comes through for David!

We're back!

We're back!  Christmas crafting has begun.   The boys are making hats for someone special.

Molly doesn't like being outside.  She climbs on the roof and meows at the kitchen window until I let her in the bathroom window.