It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

December has been so much fun!! We kicked the month off with our annual trip to the private Santa at WEM :) Mom and Dad have been taking the grandkids for the past few years and it's one of our favorite Christmas time memories. Santa is so awesome with the kids and takes so much time with them!! It was a great way to start the month of December!!

We decked the Cameron halls on December 3rd! We weren't sure how Quinn would feel about the decorations and were concerned with how she'd treat the Christmas tree, but so far so good!! What a good pup ;)

On December 6th Reese had her holiday party at Brownie's! She came home with a bag full of Christmas crafts and treats and even brought home her very own Grinch tree, it was so cute :)

On December 6th Emerson and I headed to Cochrane for a ringette tournament, Blake and Cal headed to Stettler on the 8th for a hockey tournament and Reese headed to Grandma and Grandpa's for a sleepover :) We all had a great weekend. Em and the Panthers did win on the scoreboard but had an awesome weekend of team bonding and a ton of fun! Emerson and I stayed with the Parenteau's on the 6th and it was great to catch up with them and visit! On the 7th we stayed with the Panthers at the hotel. On the 8th we headed to Stettler to catch some of Blake's games and cheer on the Spartans! Then home on the 9th to reunite with our Reesey! Reese had a blast with Grandma and Grandpa :)

I caught a winter cold/sinus infection and felt like crap for a few weeks but started to recover around the 16th, just in time to volunteer for a field trip to Sunridge Ski Hill with the kids and their school! We love skiing so much, I really need to make more time for it. We had a great day on the hill, Blake and Em basically ski with their friends all day and Reese and I ski with her friends!

On the 21st we all helped to construct and decorate a gingerbread village! It was a lot of fun and I love how the kids are now very particular about their decorating vs just eating the candy, lol! It's become one of my most favorite Christmas traditions!!

Somewhere in December we wrote our annual Santa letters and did a pile of baking!! Of course our sugar cookies were a must, a Christmas staple in the Cameron house and so delicious!! We also baked peanut butter marshmallow squares, whipped shortbread and Christmas crack! Yummmmmy!! We were able to gift quite a bit of our baking to the girls ringette coaches and all the teachers :)

Next up ... Christmas Day and beyond!!

October/November 2018

Lots of fun was had in Oct/Nov!! Here are a few highlights :)

- Our 14th wedding anniversary on October 9th! 14 years of marriage but many more together!! Hard to believe it's been 14 years. We are so blessed and are looking forward to many more years!
- Blake scored his 1st goal in Beaumont on October 14th!! He was SO excited and so were we!! And it was awesome to see his teammates and some of his coaches also happy for him :)
- Blake and Cal attended the Oilers home opener vs the Bruins on the 18th! I was happy to give him my seat for the game, so he could watch his favorite two teams ;) The game even went to OT, with the Oilers coming out on top!!
- Reese and the Ice Queens attended a tournament in Beaumont on the Oct. 19 weekend! They had a lot of fun :)
- We celebrated my Dad's 62nd birthday in Stony Plain with my sister and her family and my mom's famous carrot cake :)
- Reese kicked off Halloween celebrations with a party at Brownie's on the 25th!
- Cal, Reese and I met Olivia Hren on Nov. 1!! Blake and Emerson were sick so stayed home. She's adorable!!
- On Nov. 4th Emerson and I took a road trip to Red Deer for a league game!
- On the 10th I had a super fun night out with some fellow hockey moms. Dinner and dancing, it's great for the soul ;)
- I turned 38 on the 14th and enjoyed a yummy Mt. Fuji dinner and delicious cake with my family and mom and dad :)
- Blake attended his first volleyball tournament on Nov. 15th. He had a blast!
- Blake had a blast on a school field trip to the Grey Cup Festival on Nov. 22!
- I drove Reese and Alexa out to a two night brownie camp on Nov. 23. She was hesitant to go and i was nervous to let her go but it all turned out just fine and she had a BLAST!!

And now we get ready for the Christmas season!! Can't wait! Talk to you all soon :)

xo
Tracy

Reese turns 8!!

Our baby is 8 years old!! We love our little Reecey piecey so much! She brings so many laughs, smiles and the best hugs into our lives! She is an easy-going, happy little girl :) She loves life, loves her family is the happiest gal around (who can also turn on the waterworks at the drop of a pin, lol!! Reese is growing up so fast, it's hard to believe she is already 8 years old. Reese loves to draw, write stories, play with her LOL dolls and barbies (she's now into cutting her Barbie doll's hair and making them clothes out of old socks), loves ringette and especially playing goalie and is really enjoying Brownies! Her favorite subject in school in Math! She is very creative and loves to craft and make everything - from baking, Barbie clothes, slime creations, cards, crafts and anything else she can think of! She's always up for the outdoor rink or going skating!

Reese enjoyed her 8th birthday party at Colour Me Mine in West Edmonton Mall. She wanted a 'Winnie the Pooh' theme and everyone painted a Winnie the Pooh mug :) She had a blast at her party and was so happy to spend time with her closest friends! On the 19th (her actual birthday), we had my family over for cake and spaghetti, Reese's favorite meal :)

Love ya to the moon and back, Reese!! Can't wait to see how much fun you have being 8!!

xoxo

Halloween 2018

Another year of Halloween festivities is in the book! We had a delicious potluck at work and then I took a few hours off to catch the Halloween parade at the kids school and spend some time in each of their classrooms! Halloween night we took our annual photos at our house and then drove over to the Bucci's for a night of fun with the Bucci's and Mauro's! The weather was okay, not too cold but not too warm either and the kids got SO much candy!! Hope everyone had a great Halloween :)

Reese - Cuddle Team Leader (from Fortnite), Emerson - Scary Scarecrow, Blake - Black Knight (from Fortnite) and Quinn - a taco!!

Reese is a Brownie!

Reese's best friend Alexa left Bishop Savaryn school this year. They were both very upset that they wouldn't be in the same school this year so Alexa's mom and I decided we should sign them up for an extracurricular activity so they'd still get to see each other each week!! We tossed around the idea of indoor soccer, karate and settled on Brownies! And I'm sure glad we chose Brownies!! It's been a wonderful program and super affordable. They're having a lot of fun, have already attended a day camp outside and earned two badges :) They're in the thick of cookie sales right now but they sure aren't a hard sell! People are crazy for these mint chocolate girl guide cookies, Reese sold 2 cases within 40 minutes at Blake's hockey game!! Reese is deciding whether or not she wants to go to an overnight camp in November. She says she only sleeps over at Grandma and Grandpa's but I can tell that she is seriously considering going! I think she knows how much fun it will be :) We'll keep you posted on whether or not she goes!

MAIL FROM HER BROWNIE LEADERS!!

REESE LOVED RECEIVING THIS IN THE MAIL, PRIOR TO HER FIRST BROWNIE MEETING :)

WE Day!

Blake attended WE Day last week! He was very excited to go and I was super excited for him :) What is WE Day, you ask?! Well I have never been but have heard many wonderful reports from teachers and friends who have attended!! I think what it comes down to is a day full of inspiration!! Inspiration to be a responsible global citizen, inspiration to volunteer and give back to your community and inspiration to just be a better person! They typically have a few 'famous' speakers and often a surprise performance by a popular artist! Not every grade 6 student at Blake's school gets to attend (there are a limited number of tickets) so Blake had to write a paragraph explaining why he should be chosen to attend WE Day. I did not get to read what he wrote (he wouldn't show it to me!!) but he was chosen! I hope it will be an experience he won't forget, I would imagine being one person amongst 21,000 people, all cheering and singing and being inspired would not be something you'd soon forget :) Rick Hansen, Keshia Chante, Margaret Trudeau, and Shawn Hook were amongst the big names at the event! I'm so glad Blake had this opportunity!! Check out the website: https://www.we.org/

Girls night!!!

Well technically girls afternoon/evening but girls night sounded more catchy ;) This afternoon I took Reese and her bff Alexa and Emerson and her bff Brissy to the new museum and then out for dinner! I highly suggest visiting the Royal Alberta Museum if you get a chance! The Royal Alberta Museum is the largest museum in Western Canada and one of the top museums in all of Canada! It was gorgeous, fun and informative! The children's areas are awesome and the girls had a great time. I'd actually like to go back with Cal one day, just to spend a little more time exploring. We spent most of our time in the children's gallery and the bug gallery! It was a lot of fun to surprise the girls with this fun adventure :) I loved watching them with their friends! Dinner at BP's was fun too, it was a great afternoon and evening!

Can you spot Reese and Alexa?!