Christmas

We had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas! It was nice to have a quiet holiday.

Levi and I out shopping before Christmas:

All dressed up for the Stormboard Christmas party:

Levi watching the Oilers game decked out in his Oilers gear:

Christmas Eve with the whole Hermann family:

Gift unwrapping chaos!

Christmas morning -

Gifts from Grandma & Grandpa:

Group gift from Mom & Dad:

Zack in his Penquins shirt and hat, his favorite team:

Zack in his goalie gear:

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Christmas Concert

Another school Christmas concert! 

Levi's class:

Zack's class:

Elf on the Shelf

Our Elf Felix is back! He hasn't gotten into too much trouble this year. He's mostly just been hanging around :)

He's back with Advent calendars for the boys; Levi - hockey cards, Jakob - Lego Star Wars & Zack - Lego City:

Limbering up with some yoga:

Just relaxing on a star:

Hanging around:

Drinking Starbucks and eating chocolate:

Watching what's happening around the halls:

Not pictured (someone forgot to take a picture before he moved... oops!) - Felix brought a gingerbread house, watched some TV and sat in some sneaky spots around the house.

Jakob's Baptism

This past weekend Jakob got baptized at church. We were very happy that he decided to take this important step in his faith.

After church we all went out for brunch to celebrate:

Fall Break

This year for the kids' fall break we headed out to the lake for a few days. It was pretty cold, but we played in the snow anyway!

Lots of games and crafts inside:

And of course, some silliness!

It was nice to be able to get away for a few days!

Halloween

Halloween was pretty low key this year.... Zack and Michael went out in our neighbourhood while Jakob and I handed out candy.

Zack was Batman:

Levi went with his friends in their neighbourhood. He had a great time!

Levi was a giant shoe:

Zack's Birthday

Happy 8th birthday to Zack!

Balloons, presents and cake on his actual birthday:

On Saturday we had Zack's family party. We started out the day with a visit to Corn Maze. We all went through the maze and then the kids played in the various activities around the maze. It was sunny and beautiful!

After the corn maze, we went back to our house for supper, cake and presents:

Happy birthday, Zack!!!!

Thanksgiving in Banff - Day 3

On our last day in Canmore, we went for a hike to Grassi Lakes. It was a nice hike up to 2 beautiful lakes.

We took a little break at the top. 

Walking back down:

After the hike, it was time to head back home, but not before a quick stop at the candy store.

Happy Thanksgiving!!