Christmas in Edmonton!! (sorry it's so late)

We left Abbotsford airport Dec. 23rd morning to go visit the Lengle side of the family in Edmonton. It was a family gift from my parents to us kids. What an amazing trip and experience. :)

Lily waiting for the plane

Karen really needs coffee... too bad she doesn't drink it!

Bryan and Megan and Dad waiting...

Lily watching for planes

Lily and Daddy on the plane

Thank goodness for TVs mounted in the seats!
Lily watched TV the whole time! She did awesome on the plane!

We arrived at the airport and drove to Uncle Wayne's house for dinner as a VERY large family!

Maya and Lily having dessert

Lily LOVED this moving Santa! She spent hours just watching it!

Family :)

(Great) Grandpa and Grandma Lengle

Kevin, Lily and I stayed at Uncle Wayne (and family)'s house.

We got a private loft to ourselves. We pushed 2 couches together to make Lily a HUGE bed.

She loved it.

Bedtime

Christmas Eve morning...

Lily LOVED this Winnie the Pooh... she kept calling it her "Shampoo"

That morning, Kevin, Lily and I went to visit our friends Tara and Mike at their beautiful home. I WISH I had taken atleast one picture with them! But it was a fun visit and we appreciate them taking the time to visit with us!! xoxo

That afternoon, we went to a local hill to do some tobogganing! It was awesome!

Perfect conditions (-15 degrees)

Megan and Bryan getting ready to sled

Lily and Daddy

The hardest part is getting back up the hill!

Lily loved "crunching" the snow.


Lily and Auntie Karen going for a ride

Lily liked the snow until she got a face full of it going down the hill on the sled! Burnt her face. :(

Uncle Wayne and Dad (brothers)... going for a ride!

My snow princess :D

Christmas Eve night after church...

All the kids colouring

Uncle Wayne and Kevin checking out the newest equipment

Lily followed Maya around all night! (They are about 4 years apart)

Playing cat and mouse

Christmas dinner (for 14!)

Ready for perogies and ham!!

Lily, lovin it

Present time! :D Lily now can't sleep without this pillow from Great Uncle Keath and girls!

(Great) Grandma opening the picture of us 4 grandchildren

Us BC Lengles bought Olympic red gloves for each of the girls

Lily got a "Doctor kit", and kept giving people shots all night long.

This is how Mommy looks when she's giving her patients their shots. ;)

A Lengle house is not complete without Lego!

Cards, cards and more cards... family tradition!

My little family :)

Brothers

Keath (youngest), Dad (eldest), Wayne (middle child)

Christmas Morning...

Lily got lots of PlayDoh and colouring from Uncle Wayne and Auntie Adine, early Christmas morning :)

Opening stockings

Lily opening her stocking

2 Grandpas :)

Karen and her goods

Eating an early lunch

More presents!

Man, I wish I had taken video of Christmas morning. :( Sorry

Geared up for a Christmas Day walk around the block

This is the most ancient sled I've ever seen!!

Family outing

Christmas Dinner...for 18

More Lego

Kevin enjoyed these authentic clogs :)

More family

Me and my loves :)

Lily loved this Christmas tree... all the ornaments turn

Bedtime

Boxing Day morning...

We went to Uncle Wayne's cabin at Pigeon Lake to go skidooing on the lake! It was an amazing experience!

Megan and her fire

Kevin ready for some serious skidooing!

Megan

Bryan

I don't have pictures of Karen and I geared up or any of the actual skidooing. It's all on my Dad's camera. Hopefully one day I'll get to see them. :)


Brothers... roasting hotdogs...mmm...

Chillin...

The cabin...

We left Dec.26th evening, just Kevin, Lily and I so we could be back for the 27th for the Mitchler Christmas dinner. :) Those pictures to come.

We felt very blessed for the time we could spend as a family. I haven't been in Edmonton for Christmas since I was very very young. So, to be able to share my family with my husband and daughter, it was a treasured time. :)

xoxo