The Salter's: December 2006

Kaylee and Marissa are having a great time today as we wait for our turn on the sled.

Marissa me and Kaylee get ready to go for a ride!!

There we go as Geoff pulls us too!!

Nicholas, Zoey and Carson being pulled on the sled.

Geoff was able to curl on my dad's team on Friday as a sub and did a great job!!

Playing with her new friend Mirram at Grandma and Grandpa's.

I gave Kaylee a Christmas morning haircut and her hair curled up all nice.

All dressed up and ready for the Christmas gathering.

Kaylee is excited to open all of her first Christmas presents from the family. This is her new bear from Auntie Agnes.

Kaylee with her night time pooh from Shannon.

Kaylee looking at the book from Auntie Doreen and Uncle Bill.

We ended the evening with a picture of Grandma and all of the kids!!

Maczuga Christmas Gathering

Merry Christmas to all!!

We have had a wonderful Christmas here at the Grandparents. Kaylee did a great job of opening gifts and she was really excited at all of the unexpected gifts from the aunts and uncles. I will post pictures later. Hopefully there will be enough room in our luggage to get everything back home.

Geoff was really good to me. He found some thoughtful gifts for me. Really nice water proof snow pants so that we can play with Kaylee outside and go sledding and snowmobiling, along with mitts that my hands will never get cold in. And I can wipe my goggles with them and my nose!! Plus the ultimate Kitchen Aid cheese grater.

My parents got us each a pair of Sorel boots, our toes will be warm all winter!! New sheets and a duvet cover for our bed, very nice.

I bought Geoff skates, pants, and two movies. Now normally I wouldn't list everything but there is a reason for everything. First I am super excited about the things that I received but also, Geoff managed to get the snowmobile working out here, so for the first time in my life, I drove a snowmobile. A little scary at first as I went in circles around the yard. Then Geoff took us out to an open field. I took my turn and after a little while there was a NEED for SPEED. I had a great time. Now we are all hooked up with the proper gear to stay warm. I am just waiting for Geoff to fix the rest of the snowmobile and we will be out there again.

There is an outdoor rink in Kleefeld so we plan on going there tonight to test out the new skates. Which will add some romance into our holidays as grandma and grandpa will spend some time with Kaylee. Plus we are going to check out the forks with the skating there and the pathways.

Anyway Kaylee is having a fit so I will go. But before I forget, we were able to talk with Geoff's sister Melissa who is in Colorado right now serving a mission. It was great to hear her voice and know how she is doing. She is serving a mission right now and will be home in February. We can't wait to have her back home and to meet Kaylee in person. We were also able to talk with Geoff's brother Mark who is in New Brunswick serving a mission there. He has been gone for two months and it was nice to see how he is doing too. Family is so important to us and we are so happy to have such good families to celebrate Christmas with.

Quick Update from the town of Grunthal

Here we are at the parents house and having a great time. The flight out went really well with everyone around us keeping Kaylee entered as she is an irresistable cutie. We are enjoying the comfort of home with home cooked meals and relaxation. Our first day here, Geoff fixed the quad for my dad so that works. The second day Geoff got the skidoo working and that was a bit tougher but my dad and him spent the whole day working on it. I managed to change all of the Christmas lights on the house so that they are newer and brighter and we put up the Christmas tree. Kaylee has been a complete angel. Both nights now she has gone to bed at 830 or 930 manitoba time (which is an hour earlier than edmonton) and has slept until 8 or 9 the next morning. What is going on!!! She never goes to sleep that early at home. I hope that this lasts the whole time we are here. Tonight she went to bed at ten which is still great!!

Grandma and Grandpa had fun babysitting today as Geoff and I finished our Christmas shopping in the city. All went well and we had a great time. Anyway we are looking forward to seeing everyone at Christmas. So have a great day!

A - Available/Single? Married

B - Best Friend? My husband Geoff

C- Cake or Pie? Chocolate Pudding Pie, Blueberry Pie, Pie, Pie, Pie

D - Drink Of Choice? blue kool aid

E - Essential Item You Use Everyday? My glasses

F - Favorite Color? blue

G - Gummy Bears Or Worms? gummy bears

H - Hometown? Grunthal, Manitoba

I - Indulgence? chips

J - January Or February? January

K - Kids & Their Names? Kaylee

L - Life Is Incomplete Without? my family

M - Marriage Date? March 26, 2005

N- Number Of Siblings? 1 younger brother

O - Oranges Or Apples? christmas oranges

P - Phobias/Fears? falling and being alone at night in my house

Q - Favorite Quote? Kids are like farts, You can only stand your own. Tedism

R - Reason to Smile - life is good

S - Season? Summer, I love the heat

T - Tag Three People? Alyssa, Lee and Angelo

U - Unknown Fact About Me? I've been in a commercial on tv.

V - Vegetable you don’t like? turnips

W - Worst Habit? chewing my nails

X - X-rays You’ve Had? nope

Y - Your Favorite Food? Christmas Dinner at the Maczuga's

Z - Zodiac Sign? Gemini

We went to the West Edmonton Mall yesterday to finish our Christmas shopping and Kaylee tuckered out from all of the excitement.

Kaylee is 11 months. She weighs 20 lbs and is 70cm long. She is always happy. She can go up and down the stairs although down is still scary for me to watch. She walks from Geoff to me and back and from the couch a couple of steps too. She likes to dance to good music and say dad when she's happy and mom when she not.