New basement ceiling

A couple of weekends ago, Matt's dad came up and helped him put the ceiling in for the basement which we are working on finishing. We really appreciated all of the help. Our basement is one step closer to being finished. We just need to put a closet door in the guest bedroom, organize and clean the storage area, and put in the bathroom. These projects are all planned for the new year, hopefully to be done by springtime when we can work on our yard again. (Does it never end?). Jaina had a blast "building" with Daddy and Papa. Here are some pictures of her helping.

Happy Birthdays!

Yesterday (Monday the 20th) was both Matt and his Dad's birthday. They were born on the same day, Matt in '74 and his Dad in '47. I will leave it up to you to do the math. It is nice for them to be able to share this day. We were fortunate this year as we were able to go to Lethbridge and celebrate together (usually, I am doing report cards like crazy this time of year, but since I'm off...) We enjoyed a turkey dinner on Saturday night and had ice cream birthday cake. It was Lewis's first visit to Grandma and Papa's house in Lethbridge, and Jaina had lots of fun too. She wore Papa out by playing all day long, and they made a gingerbread house together for Christmas. We had a great weekend. Jaina helps Matt and Papa blow out the candles on their cake.

Matt and Lewis with birthday cupcakes at home.

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun day celebrating Halloween yesterday. Jaina enjoyed handing out candy at the door, although some costumes were a bit too spooky for her liking. Lewis slept through all the excitement. It was a fairly cold night (about -9 degrees C) so there was a busy time between about 6:00 and 7:30, and then it died down quickly. Jaina and Michelle first hopped in the car and went to trick-or-treat at Veronica and Chris' house which is only about 5 min. drive away. When we got back, Matt took Jaina trick-or-treating to the houses on our street. They were gone about a half hour and she has enough candy to last her a few months!! Jaina had lots of fun and is already asking if she can go out trick-or-treating again next year. We hope everybody else had a fun night too.

Halloween costumes: This is little pumpkin Lewis and princess Jaina:
Typical for a Calgary Halloween, here is Jaina bundled up to go out trick-or-treating: