Boxing Day & Green Christmas

Grandpa was having a nap on the big sofa
so Tora went over and did the same on her little sofa!
This little sofa was from Baba Jacknisky
almost 40 years ago to Auntie Centel,
used by Tora's mom and aunts,
went to Kelowna for Auntie C's nieces to use
and now belongs to Tora.















This is a HUGE real holly tree in a front yard.

Christmas in Coquitlam

Around the home, Shopping, or
christmas morn with 18-month old Tora
is fun.





























Tora's first dolly gets a hug and Tora gets into
her Christmas stocking feet first!

Grandma likes to wear vests and found this one for Tora.

New Orleans Puzzle

Finished just in time to use this year - a new table topper!

From Our House to Yours

Yes, our snowshovel is more than a winter decoration!
More snow is on the way!
















Toys at our house are different
than what our girls played with.

Jagger's First Christmas Concert

Jagger-James is the boy in black sweater close to microphone.

December - time for Christmas parties

Jagger hosted a tobaggan party
for his kindergarten class
complete with sugar cookies to decorate,
smores around the bonfire and hot chocolate.

Decoa's 36th

Jagger picked out the pirate ship for Decoa's birthday. 3 pirates man the decks.

39 and doing fine!!

First snow day, Friday Nov 13, 2009

Jace 's 3rd birthday

Jace loves diggers and this one has a real screwdriver
so he could take it apart and build it again!

















A treasure chest filled with
chocolate goodies for a birthday cake
and a bowl full of strawberries!


Wow, what a party!

Jagger-James -earns his first belt:Yellow

Halloween tricks

Skeletons in my closet

Tora, the little stinker!! She was also dressed as a tourist in Hawaii with her mom & dad!

Spiderman: Jet & Jace

Darth Vader: Jagger-James

Jet Crash at Grandma's

OKay, give me lunch, I can smile!















Grandma's long arms broke many a fall all weekend


but this time Jet fell off the bed and crashed!!


Anyone need a babysitter??

















Jet's shirt says: " I do my own stunts!"

Winery

Entrance to Vineyard
















View from house looking west -this will be
main entrance to wine shop & winery.
For earlier construction & vineyard:
see photos from Aug 3
















North side -lowest doors will be where wine is made.

View from road.

Using the sun to Dye Fabric

Walk thru our Garden

pot of sunshine zinnias

view from back deck stairs toward peach tree -

orange diasica and canna lilies.

Callabrochia(million bells)under cannas

grape vine - grapes (taste like welch's grape juice)

beside front door - coleus and a burning bush

back corner with bird bath, succulents,
sedum, autumn joy stonecrop,

large pot of zinnias