Take Joy My King: 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Christmas Reunion

Since Matt and I have been engaged we have shared our holiday time with both our families - normally half way through our time off we travel from one house to the other - our families graciously have dropped us off and picked us up every year. Normally we rendezvous at a decided restaurant for a quick bite to eat and to transfer all our luggage from one vehicle to another. This year we added a little extra fun to our transfer as we were able to meet up with our good friends Thomas and Ruthie and baby Cairns:) So fun that us from Abbotsford were able to meet up with the Cairns who are currently living in Fresno for lunch in Edmonton! Ruthie and I were college roomates - I love lifelong frienships - it was such a treat to be able to meet up with the Cairns and get a face to face catch up in. Also nice for Thomas to get to meet Sully and for us to get to see Ruth pregnant - we love you both very much and are so excited about Baby C!!!

Lloydminster Christmas

This year was our Lloydminster Christmas year - we left a snowy Abbotsford on the 20th and after hours of delays and travel finally rolled into Lloyd at 2:30am on the 21st. Sully was such an awesome travellor for which we are sooooo thankful!

We had a wonderful time in Lloyd - we did a lot of relaxing and hanging out with family - it was such a treat!

there is a new cat that has been recently added to our Kaminski family - Sully spent a lot of his time watching, talking & "playing" with Gracie

whisker rubs from Uncle Dan

we also did a LOT of eating :) Sully enjoyed his first taste of ribs - right off the bone

Great Papa also came to visit over Christmas - what a blessing this was to us - he is a very wonderful man and we are so happy that Sully is able to know him

Sully was also able to experience his first taste of snow...literally:)

Sul's Grams making a snow angel

Sully wasn't too sure what was going on :)

there was also a fair amount of game playing that took place

a few last minute preparations for the big day - I love this picture - how many people does it take to wrap a gift - 2 brothers, a baby & a cat!

and of course a lot of this happened...bliss!!!

this year in Lloyd Southridge had a Christmas Eve Eve service held on the 23rd - here's our little family before the service

Matt likes to call this a tradition - this was only our 2nd time, but I think he hopes it continues to happen - curling on Christmas Eve with the Bouchard family! We missed the Magdanz family this year, but still had a lot of fun!

For supper on Christmas Eve - Christmas Tree meatloaf - this is a great tradition!

Christmas morning!!!

After Papa read from the bible we had gift time - this year we decided to just do stockings...best stockings ever!!!

a very special gift that Sully received was made with love by his Gramps...

love his facial expressions - as if he had been waiting his entire little life for this

he was thrilled!!!

Christmas dinner started with Christmas crackers!

Auntie Jan & Uncle Gord made the trek from Saskatoon to spend part of Christmas with us - we are so glad they did - they are a very special couple to us and it was so great to see them!