Coolidge Clan - Day 2

Today was another fun day of travel! We all got up for breakfast at the hotel and left 10 minutes before 10, after pushing the Passat out of the snow drift that formed behind the car over night. 

We had a great time in our car today, listening to fun facts about space from teacher graham, having dancing and singing parties to the tunes, playing car games and enjoying the excitement of Ashley experiencing Alberta and the Rockies for the first time!!!

In the car- day 2

Scraping the inside of the window so Ashley could see all the antelope, big houses, elk and rolling hills in Alberta 

Ashley overly excited about how pretty the mountains are:)

The awesome view out the car window!

And we made it to canmore:)

The condo is super nice and so big! We went to the store and made our first meal, BBQ'ed chicken and perogies:) We are all very excited to go skiing tomorrow so bed time came early! We are going to Lake Louise:).  Wish us luck!

Cheers, Lola

Coolidge clan go to Canmore - Day 1

Well day one was super:)

We all left from different locations, Warren, Winnipeg and Morden. We thought someone would be "late" but we all arrived at the Smity's at pretty much the same time! Go team Coolidge. 

Driving from Morden to Brandon

After lunch we rearranged passengers. Graham and Ashley came with Adam and I, Jasper went with Blair and Nadine and Riley and Bailey stayed with Stuart and Charisse.  We drove from Brandon all the way to swift current. With a few breaks on the way for refuelling and emptying. It is a great time travelling with someone who hasn't really been on a road trip before! Ashley is excited to see Saskatchewan and the different topography and cities along the way! And of course the story teller Graham keeps us all entertained!

Travelling in the Passat!

Sunset and rolling hills approaching Swift Current, SK

Arriving in Swift Current, we checked into the hotel and headed to supper, we were starving. We went to Houston's Pizza. Great food!

Table no 1

Table no 2.

After supper straight back to the hotel to get into the pool! We all had a great time :) even the ladies who usually think the water is too cold.  This pool was super warm and so enjoyable to stretch out those stiff muscles after 8 hours in the car!

Here are a few shots from the pool party we had!

Graham and Ashley underwater 

Jasper cannon balling.

The 3 boys... Who is who?

Nadine and Bailey taking a rest

Blair enjoying the water (and rum)

Bailey and Charisse, Riley and Stuart

And last but not least Lola and Arizona Adam, goofing around.

Well hopefully day 2 goes as good as day 1. Next stop, sleep!

Cheers, Lola

It begins...

My phone says it is time to start our trip:

We will be starting at 08:30. More to come...

Work present

I can't figure out who the secret Santa was at work but anyways...

I guess it (somewhat) pays to have the hardest project in the company:

Going Pro

So time to go pro!  Lola gave Arizona adam his Christmas (and anniversary and birthday) present today... He is so excited he is reading the manual while he eats supper... Guess he won't be helping me pack for all the Christmas festivities coming up. Just wants to learn how to use the Go Pro camcorder!

Can't wait to use it on our ski trip:) and tobogganing and skating and all the fun outdoor activities we enjoy doing.

Hope all have a merry Christmas!! 

Hopefully Arizona Adam and Lola will post some of the fun adventures out on the Rockies!!

Lola

Moving up!

Times are changing and so is our household.  

In the last couple of days we have started to move up.

Yes we moved up the furniture back into the living room.  Help from Eric and Jamie, the couches, recliner, and coffee table are back in the living room! Felt good to be able to sit down in the living room again!  Here is a sneak peek, but maybe you need to come over to get the full effect!

Not only have we moved up with our house, but we are also moving up in the garage.  Trading the Jetta TDI for a Passat TDI :). We are hoping to have it around the 16th of December.

Here is a sneak peak of that too:)

Arizona Adam and Lola have a busy weekend of Christmas and birthday parties, plus adam has hockey and Lola is Christmas baking with her mom.

Excited to entertain again in our upstairs and also excited for the new "automatic" wheels!

Cheers, Lola

Getting closer

Well Christmas is fast approaching and our house is almost back to normal. The contractor came back today to do a few things, including putting the new doors in the china cabinet (still missing glass though), putting crown moulding up and fixing one of the drawers (not pictured).  We have been busy trying to get out house back together but difficult when I can't help Arizona Adam move the furniture up.  Maybe I can still convince him to buy new couches for upstairs...

We also moved the radio back in the hallway! Getting closer!

Hope you are all enjoying the curling.  I have been taping and watching it in the evening.  Go team Nedohin and Team Martin!!

Safe driving out there,

Lola