STEPS Class

Kristin has had a love of dance from the time she was very small. As she is not starting school until next fall we thought we would try dance classes and see if she likes it. She has a class once a week for an hour and their class learns Jazz/Tap/and Ballet. Her first class was last week and even though she is starting late she kept up quite well with the other girls. The moms are very friendly so it has also been another way to meet some new people which is great. She had a blast and I can't figure out who had more fun....Ruth & me watching her or Kristin actually dancing! HA!HA!

Fort Whyte Alive

We had an opportunity to go to Fort Whyte Alive which is only about 15 mins from where we live in the city. It is a local bird sanctuary of sorts with many different activities going on throughout the year. Richard's parents were visiting from Alberta and so we decided to check it out and were fortunate enough to attend this one:

Be sure to join us for SUNSET GOOSE FLIGHTS:Wednesday - Sunday, September 24 to October 26, we’re open ’til dusk.
As the sun sets thousands of Canada Geese land on FortWhyte’s lakes. It’s a show like no other! Plan to arrive at least a half hour before sunset to witness this natural spectacle! Enjoy an interpretive talk about the migration patterns of Canada Geese, and enjoy food concessions on the South Deck as you relax and enjoy this natural show.

It was AMAZING!!! It was like being in the middle of a National Geographic photo shoot. We were standing outside at dusk with a gorgeous sunset and there were thousands of birds in the air. Then all of a sudden you heard this incredible amount of honking and from out of nowhere thousands of geese were coming from every direction and landing right in front of you on the lake. The pictures don't do it justice but I had to include them. Enjoy.

Finally...an update

Well I really never thought I would be doing this...blogging that is. Kristi is certainly an eager beaver and she inspires me to be better at keeping in touch.

We have made it to Winnipeg.... I digress and should maybe rewind for a moment to give the Coles notes version to catch up. Richard rec'd a posting message to Winnipeg in March of this year and we had a feeling that this was going to happen so we had busily prepared the house and were ready to put it on the market as soon as we received the official notification. We really did not think it was going to be difficult to sell our home and had been actively looking at the MLS system for houses in Winnipeg since February. Houses here typically sell in 7-10 days (NUTS) and so we saw a lot of houses come and go. In the meantime it took us almost 6 months to the day to finally sell our home in Greenwood after many frustrations and price reductions! HA!HA! For anyone that did the math, yes were pushing into September and Richard had to come regardless of whether we had sold the house, and I needed to enroll Alex in school so I was very relieved when we signed the final offer paperwork. After a whirlwind househunting trip and a few days to get packed and loaded we were on our way.

And so here we are. We have a lovely home and are very happy with it.

Totally surrounded by chaos at the moment with boxes everywhere and an 11 month old that thinks he has hit the jackpot of excitement with a new experience just waiting around every corner. I on the other hand am not enjoying that part quite so much. HA!HA!

Alex is in a wonderful school and loves it. He has been adjusting easily and would never know he missed 2 1/2 weeks at the beginning.

Kristin is looking forward to having some new friends and is happily at home with me, helping with Nathan and all kinds of other fun things. She is going to really miss Tucker!

Richard has been very busy with work but I feel blessed to have had him at home on the days when I really needed him like the unload and unpack. I know it is supposed to be easier when a moving company does it for you but let me tell you the unpack is much more fun when you can tackle it one box at a time insteda of having everything out and surrounding you. There was honestly more than 1 moment when I was standing in the kitchen without a clue which direction or pile I should tackle next and wanting to run away. HA!HA!

My intent on blogging is to be able to have all of my friends and loved ones be able to see what is happening here on our adventure in the praries and hopefully help to close the distance. Thanks for tuning in and from now on I will try to not be so wordy. HA!HA!