ThanksGiving week in Coaldale

 

Thankful for wide open spaces, fresh country air (sometimes not so fresh), friends and country life experiences. Gun shooting.



Isaac and Isaiah feeding the chickens.

Giant Isaac with his buddy Isaiah. (10 weeks age difference)

Seth and Luke high on life.

Noah and Andrew all decked out in their camo clothes and playing polly pockets with Emma!

Uncle Pete spoiled the boys with quad rides and bow hunting adventures. 

Making friends with kitty.



Visiting with Aunty Mel and cousins.

Brad and Isaac were naming the dump trucks...mommy truck and daddy truck and baby truck.



Aunty Ang took Isaac on Grandpa's beet truck with her. Isaac was thrilled.

and Grandpa was pretty tickled too driving the grand kids around.

Sweet Chandre helped the boys make shooting targets

while Kevin got his 22 out for them to shoot.

Sam....

Lukey

Not bad aim.



Went to Indian Battle Park with the aunties and cousins for a wiener roast and walk. 

Andrew.

Indian Battle. We got rained on and hailed on.

Taking cover under a bathroom shelter.

Grandpa and boys in the beet truck.

 

• We made our first trip back to Coaldale since we moved and it was lots of fun.
• playground dates, hot tub dates, swimming dates, sleepovers, hunting, gun shooting, wiener roast, a cozy outdoor fire, girls night, thrift store shopping
• So much to be thankful for!

Cornmaze with Luke's grade 1 class.

 I ventured out on a fieldtrip with Luke's class this month too.

 Local cornmaze...trying not to get lost.

 Jumbo tramp.

 Luke and his new buddy Micah.

 Highlight of the day was driving these go-carts around.

There are two grade 1 classes at Luke's new school so lots of kids to play with. So much fun hanging out with him and meeting his friends and some other mom's.



FOPS (Family Oriented Programs) Fort Edmonton with Isaac and his class.

 Isaac's school has family programs set up that parents have to attend throughout the year. I'm required to attend 15 over the year. The first one I went to was at his school and it was a workshop put on by Occupational Therapists on Routines. This workshop was to Fort Edmonton for a field trip. I couldn't believe how many parents and staff came along. It was wonderful and Isaac and I had some great one on one time.

 Unfortunately the train wasn't running anymore for the season but we did walk the tracks and checked it out.

 fun teepee. I would love to make one of these for the kids to play in downstairs.

 Old fashioned buildings and barns.

 What's in there? A turkey....

 Pigs eating their slop.

 Presentation on how to make yarn from wool.

All done. Lots of walking, made lemonade from scratch, checked out some old buildings and the farm animals and played some games.