our vacation...

So I am STILL trying to catch up... yes, I have made some headway however I am still a little behind. At least the bathrooms are scrubbed and the laundry is caught up... in the words of my friend Krista - i just need more hours in the day!

This photo was taken right after Avery stole Grandma Helen's sugar cookie, loving her expression!

in Vancouver, outside of BC Place for opening ceremonies

since they put us to work for the opening ceremony we all sported light blue ponchos, very stylish!

thought this was a cool shot of the Canadians as they walked in with a dedicated fan waving their flag

picture with the 3-piece cauldron, the 4th didn't rise but it was still spectacular!

the outside cauldron...

this was the closest you could get, it was sad that all views included this fence but still a great site!

the one and only Tony Wragge Canadian coin...

this was taken at the mint where they made all the olympic medals

after a two hour wait {shortest of all other we talked to} we had the opportunity to hold a gold medal

the two person Wragge bobsled team...

papa bear and momma bear

walking, walking, walking around at the luge

olympic rings in Whistler, BC

to end our stay we decided to take in Canadian wine, cheese and made our own spread

back in ABQ, Dave's 60th birthday cake...

nice hit princess Addison Snow White

snow flake expression...

take a moment to check out her cheeks!

snow buddies...

since Tara is doing a picture-a-month with her fam, I would like to start with this one!

spending time feeding Mough Kough {pronounced Moo Cow}

this is my father's cow who he has adopted as his 5th dog...

this pet is the sweetest cow and loves croissants!

going for a ride on Grandma Helen's new wheels!

their first dance performance to "A WHOLE NEW WORLD"

I have a feeling this is the first of many to come...

silly picture with papa dave

capturing all the sweet Christening momentos

Princess Addison Snow White hold Tippy

Daddy is enjoying one of the girl's new toys...

on our way home, Tippy is all buckled in on our Southwest flight

we had a small stop in LA but didn't have to get off the plane so Avery took this opportunity to go up and down the aisle to make sure those passengers who were on the next leg of the flight had everything they needed...the flight attendant asked her if she wanted to pass out peanuts!