Hunter the Sumo Wrestler

One of the great things that has come from moving into town is the 24 x 40 shop that we have. It has become a multipurpose "boy's space" where Tim, Hunter and the 2 dogs go and hang out.

They have cable TV, wireless internet, a futon bed (in a wonderful log frame made by Tim) and are surrounded by more tools than can imagine (they would never say that...).

After a great afternoon snowmobiling today, they are out in the shop having some quality "boy" time together...

Hunter the Sumo Wrestler

Hunter in a climbing harness hanging from the bed while watching TV

Do I smile or shake my head???

Vegas wedding

We all ventured off to Las Vegas in early December to celebrate Uncle Neale and Uncle Curtis' wedding. We stayed for 8 days (way too long for Mom and Dad) so that Hunter could have lots of time to hang out with his cousins, Grandma, Aunts & Uncles.

The weather was a definite disappointment - it was warmer in Whitehorse than Las Vegas for most of our trip (How often can one say that???).

We had a few adventures up the strip with stops at the Eiffel Tower to see the view, Caesar's Palace to see the Roman guards, New York New York (roller coaster & games room), Excalibur (Knights of the Round table show & games room), MGM Grand (CSI exhibit - a HUGE hit) and the Luxor (Photo of us with Santa on a Harley). On top of that the kids had a great time running around the hotel (Mandalay Bay) and back and forth between all the rooms.

The other big vegas event was HUNTER GOT A HAIR CUT... In 8 years, there is only 1 haircut that has not been done by me (not out of my choice - he just wouldn't go to the barber). He decided he wanted a Mohawk and we came across an old fashioned barber shop. It was a boys event and they had a great time... It was quite the look for a family weekend :)

The wedding was a high caliber festive event with a funny photo booth. Everyone had lots of fun being silly...

Winter's here... hopefully not to stay though

Saturday night the snow started... It's been threatening for over 2 weeks - we've been watching it march down the mountainside and cover the town with deep fog.

Sunday morning we awoke to snow on the ground. The fog eventually broke and we had clear skies and a beautiful moon Sunday night.

Much to our surprise, we awoke to snow again on Thanksgiving monday... Not really feeling all that thankful about it.

Tuesday morning brought light snowfall throughout the day. Wednesday morning brought a wet, slushy blizzard and yucky road conditions.

By Wednesday night we had 6 inches on the ground and just had to get out and build our first snowman of the season. We usually only get snowmen in our early season snowfalls and late season snowfalls. The snow in between is just too dry and won't stick.

It would be nice if we had one more melt before the white stuff stuck around - just to let us get the last of the outdoor work done. Hunter disagrees and thinks it should be here to stay...