Ian & Helena

So mom & dad just left this afternoon to move along in their holiday.  We had a great time visiting with them, and they helped out so much!  They babysat while Ian & I got to go snowboarding on Wednesday, and managed to make 2 dinners, build us shelves, repair holes in our ceiling downstairs, and numerous other odds & ends to help out.  What a treat!  We got to take the kids swimming too (which we so far have not attempted with just the two of us), and of course the kids got spoiled by Pake & Beppe all week, and loved it to bits!  The kids loved spending time with them, although Breanna was still a bit nervous about Pake’s beard…who can blame her

A couple weekends ago Ian went to Valemont, B.C. for a back country snowboarding trip…here’s him & his friends getting ready to head out

And I have to include this cute picture of Rory playing with the wheelbarrow grandpa K made for him.  It took him a bit to figure out that you have to lift it to push it, but he’s got the hang of it now!

The weather outside is slowly but surely turning to spring weather, and we’re enjoying it immensely!  Lots of walks and playing on the deck.  My course is going well, although it’s got a lot of material in it, especially for a girl who avoided biology at all costs in high school.  I’m actually just procrastinating on studying right now, so I guess I should really get to it.  Wish me luck!