Last Week of Work

Is it really already the end of December? Time is moving so quickly and we are VERY excited for this coming week.

We've had great Christmas concerts the last 2 weeks and are now on to our last 2 this week. Scott does the sound for the Jubilee Christmas concert on Wednesday evening, and my piano students and their families are coming on Tuesday evening for a mini recital at our house! That leaves us with today and tomorrow to get organized and start packing - we leave for Edmonton at 3:30pm on Thursday. Thankfully, I took Thursday afternoon off in order to get things together and everything ready for the dogs so we can leave right after school. We're a little nervous about leaving our puppies. We know they will be in fantastic hands and will be fine, but they truly are our "babies."

I've had a relaxing day today as Scott woke up this morning with a horrible flu. He has not moved from the bed, and the dogs have been sleeping with him all day, so I've gotten lots done! The only sad part is we missed out on a midget hockey game today and our Sunday School Christmas Concert :(

We cannot wait for Friday and to be seeing our 2 beautiful nieces and all of our wonderful family! Christmas is the BEST holiday ever - we love it. I thought I was a little Christmas crazy this past year, but turns out Scott was right there with me. We've had a countdown going, we've enjoyed talking about being with both of our families and Christmas traditions and laughed at the fact that we'll be driving on the 401 where we will be driving with more vehicles in that time span than we have been in an entire year on the road. It's been a year since we've been to Ontario, and now that we're settled into our "home," it has made this Christmas trip that much more exciting. There is no stress to this trip, just pure excitement!

We are truly blessed with the family that we have and the "family" that we've created here. This week brings everyone together with lots of Christmas celebrations happening here and then headed to Ontario to be with our close loved ones.

Christmas Photos

We have a fantastic friend here that has great photography skills, but hasn't fully developed his business yet. We asked him to do our family pictures for us this Christmas, and they are fantastic! Here's my 2 favourites! Our sweet puppy Simon (black and white collie) is a foster puppy. We have been praying that he finds his forever home. He has settled in well and is well trained, but we'd like to see him go to a good home before he gets too attached to us and his surroundings. 



Peyton Valerie Dudgeon

I'm behind on blogging....again. Anyway, I had some posts started that I left and this was one of them, so I figured on a relaxing day like today I'd finish them all, so you will get to read multiple posts!

My sister Kaitlyn delivered a beautiful baby girl, Peyton Valerie on November 29, 2012 at 7:39am weighing 6 lbs 10 oz. She is just so sweet and we have been told very laid back and cuddly. Even better she looks just like my sister and God gave her red hair! Valerie is Kaitlyn's middle name and my Grandmother's first name. We are so looking forward to cuddling this sweet little girl in 5 days!! Here's a few pictures: