New Year's Day Pickleball Party

 January 1, 2025 started off with an entertaining day of pickleball and food.

New Year's Eve in Zihua

 We brought in the New Year with good friends, good food, and we even managed to stay up until midnight to watch the fireworks!

Home For The Holidays

 We flew home for the celebration of the Christmas season. It was busy, chaotic at times, lots of fun, and loads of laughs! We spent time with family and friends, ate and prepared great food, and of course had a few drinks! 

All dressed up for the Miller School Christmas Concert! Halie is in Kindergarten and Kaiden is in Grade 2, Max is 2, and Mae is still a baby.

                            Visits from the grandchildren are always busy and fun!

       We headed to our cottage at the lake, and had a wiener roast with good friends.

                                            The fishing shacks were busy.

                                  

                                  I even managed a bit of sewing while at the lake.

                                                    Hoss going for a walk on the lake.

                                          Even Santa and his elves came for a visit!

                           

                                                     ....and turned Hoss into a reindeer!

                           We had invites for supper from good friends Correen and Greg.

                                              Beautiful Brooke visiting from Ottawa

                    A beautifully set Christmasy table waiting for food and people.

                            Early morning drive from Crooked Lake back to Melville...

                                           ...with a beautiful sunrise.

                                         Warm winter temperatures bring lots of hoar frost.

                                   Christmas Eve dinner in the works at our house.

                                             Presents!

                             Our daughter-in-law playing a memory game with Halie.

                                Back at the lake for Christmas Eve at the relatives.

                                                Mae with a Santa hat from Grandpa.

    Kaiden and Halie went outside after supper to skate and shoot pucks on the ice.

                                   

                                  Our good friend, Geno, in front of his ice shack.

                                                And sweetness from Halie!

Well that is a wrap for the 2024 Christmas season, and now a flight back to the sun and sand.

Small Shop Owner

 We have been patrons of this small shop for a few years now. I am a big fan of coconut water. I usually buy two bags a couple times a week. The owner is very funny, and he always makes me laugh.