Is it really Winter??

It is hard to believe that it is the last day of January when you look outside!  We have no snow, and have only had one super cold week this year!  Grace is very disappointed that there has been no snowman building, no tobogganing and just a few trips to the outdoor rink!

With that being said - we are not complaining!  In fact we were thankful for a mild winter day this past Sunday.  We headed west to Lake Louise to take in the Ice Magic - Little Chipper's weekend!  What a fantastic day - there is for sure more snow in the mountains, and as a winter lover, it was nice to see!

We had an excellent time, they had activities for the kids at the townsite of Lake Louise.  Grace got to try her hand at ice carving - Becky had told her it was pretty tricky, as it was an activity that she did while attending SAIT.  There was an ice tunnel, ice slides and a mini golf course made of ice.

Grace chipping away

Olivia heading through the tunnel

Olivia LOVED the slide!

After trying the activities downtown - we headed up the mountain to the Chateau to take in the ice carvings and to do some skating on the lake.  Becky has a new telephoto lens for her camera and she was anxious to take some pictures and look like a true tourist!  Many photos were taken, and the lens is well loved!  Grace could of skated all day if we let her.  The view of the lake and mountains never get old, and Mike has added an item to his bucket list.  Every year Lake Louise puts on a pond hockey tournament on the lake.  Hard not to want to play in that epic event with that amazing backdrop.  One year he will participate - I am sure!

Unreal View

One of their favorite things to do together!

"Getting ahead"

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!

A quick update...

Hard to believe that we are well on our way with the month of January.  With that being said, it seems like the New Year brings hustle and bustle to the Harper House!

This past weekend was spent in two different rinks, a hotel, and 2 different homes for birthday parties!  Busy - just the way we like it!

Grace had a tournament in Rimbey, it was lots of fun - she won the "Heart and Hustle" award for her team during one of the games.  The highlight of the trip - staying in a hotel with a water slide!!

We capped of the weekend with celebrations.  First off was Abbie's 5th birthday (Grace's cousin), and then off to celebrate Leo's first year!  Hard to believe he's one already!

Grace and Becky are off to the Flames game tonight - hopefully it wont' be a sleeper like the last game we went to, where Grace actually did fall asleep!  Olivia gets to hang out with Nana and Bubba!

This weekend brings another hockey tournament (4 games), start of gymnastics for Olivia, more Flames games for Mike, and a post Christmas party at Bev and Norm's!  Good times all around!!

Grace with her new toque - Heart and Hustle!

Grace going down the waterslide