Christmas Catch- up

Alright so I left you off after Great Wolf Lodge- We have been pretty busy so it's catch up time.  On the 23rd we had our Christmas dinner with Matt's side of the family.It's always great getting together with the nephews and Matt's sister and brother-in-law.  Matt's mom made a dish we all wanted.  Yummy! 

We had breakfast with Matt's parents on the 24th and then moved out of there.  It was a great 3 weeks, way better than being alone that's for sure!  We left for Sudbury that morning.  We managed to get there around 3:30.  My parents were having my mom's side over for dinner and a gift stealing game.  There were lots of great presents to choose from this year, but I came back with what I went with- Epicure spices to make the extraordinary cheese dip. Yum!  I went to church with my mom and grandma- sat with some of my dad's side of the family.  My mom was being so silly- at one point she had me laughing so hard  (Creme Femme!)  that I had tears in my eyes from trying so hard to keep it in- My grandma thought i was crying cause I was leaving for Alberta which made me laugh even more.  And every time i would look up my mom would lick her lips and cause me to convulse some more.

Christmas day was great- the kids slept in a little it was 8 am before they got up.  My grandma, and my sister's boyfriend came over for the gift opening that morning also.  Laura opened her first gift a Dora mini putt set and that was it- She wanted to play with that and only that- who cares about the rest.  John got a LeapPad that he didn't want to put down (aunt Sophie liked it too :) The kids did get spoiled rotten. 

That night we had dinner at my aunt and uncle's place.  It was a great meal.  We opened more presents there - we were all spoiled yet again.  Laura slept over however John didn't want to.  So mommy and daddy left the games we were playing to bring him home.

The next morning (26th) my dad's family gets together at my grandma's place and we play a ball hockey tournament- there are 4 teams (of just family) and we do a round robin and then a final game.  Well when the teams were announced i was with my dad, my cousin, my uncle and 2 aunts.  Well other teams had bigger names.  I was jealous! hahaha  I thought 2 of the teams were stacked.  Well we played pretty good.  My aunt who never scored did her first goal.  I scored 3 goals.  However one of the goals was the winning goal in the final game!  I am so awesome! lol  My team won!!!  the 2 teams i thought were stacked came in 3rd and 4th!

We always have dinner at my aunt's in Coniston - John had a great time with my cousin's kids.  Laura loved being the only girl there and being centre of attention.  Matt- being the great husband and daddy that he is took the kids home so I could spend time with my family- we had a great time playing games after they left.

On the 27th we had dinner at my Aunt and Uncle in Sudbury.  It was a great meal yet again.  It's bittersweet though- as my Uncle is not well and I don't know when I will see him next. He did give Laura a Christmas ornament to remember him by- that i hung in her room.

The 28th I went out with my cousin RJ for dinner and a movie.We saw Breaking Dawn part 1.  It was awesome hanging out with her.

The 29th after i put the kids to bed we had a games night with my cousin, aunt, mom, dad, Matt, and My sisters boyfriend's mom.  We played a couple games, however Quelph was pretty awesome.  We laughed so hard!  It was hilarious- there were so many stupid things to do.  One rule card my dad had was he had to quack every time someone picked up a card.  the boyfriend's mom had to do a dance and tell us what kind of dance it is and stuff...it was hilarious.

The 30th was a kids morning, we went to Chapters and then to McDonald's so they could play.  We had a cheese plate for dinner- YUM I finished packing and went to bed early.  As we were leaving the next day for Alberta with the kids.

The 31st, my mom, dad, grandma, aunt, and sister came to the airport with us to say goodbye!  The kids were great on the first flight, we ate at a Casey's in the airport in Toronto - Matt said it's one of the best Salmon dish's he's ever had. We then boarded the plane  However one of the flight attendants didn't show up for work so they had to find another one.  So they only boarded part of the plane as regulations won't allow more people.  So I think it was 1.5 hours on the plane waiting for the rest of the ppl to get on before we finally took off.  We had less time in Edmonton then.  Oh well...We found a restaurant near our gate Laura did not want to sit down, so after we ate i went walking with her.  Matt's meal got screwed up so he had to wait. After John finished eating we walked the other way and found an Indoor playground- Awesome. ...we didn't get to play much there but we will know for next time! the kids loved it.

We got here at 10:30 Alberta time (2 hours behind Ontario time) We opened the gifts from Matt's parents and Santa.  got the kids to bed and well as Matt said he didnt' see 11 pm! I unpacked the 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and the kitchen in the 2 days we have been here.  however we are painting kitchen cupboards so we don't have them on the doors just yet. 

Well I think that is enough for now.  The kids and I are going to get dressed and ready to go for a walk