We had such a lovely holiday and were blessed to be able to celebrate two Christmases. Our trip back to Canada was wonderful and we were lucky to be able to visit with lots of friends and family. The cold weather made it possible for us to downhill ski for two days. This was only Lee's second time on skis and I was so proud of him as he was making parallel turns by the end of the second day.
We enjoyed picture-perfect weather for Lee's first attempt at cross-country skiing. I hadn't been since Girl Guides but soon we were both moving along at quite a good pace along the trails. We decided to try some of the more difficult trails but we both came to realize that going downhill in cross-country skis is far more difficult than in downhill skis.
Lee's pole had a bit of a run in with a fence.
We also tried some snowshoeing, which again Lee had never tried and I had not attempted since Girl Guides.
We were also lucky enough to be home when the Olympic flame made its way through my hometown. I must admit that I got a bit choked up when I saw it arrive.
We had a lovely visit with friends who were en route back home to Ottawa.
Niagara Falls is even more gorgeous in the snow!
We flew back to the UK on the 23rd so we had an early Christmas day and we were truly spoiled by our family.
Here I am sporting my sister's gift to me: an official Canadian Olympic Team sweater. I've wanted one since the Bay released their line of clothes for the Olympics and was so sad when I found out it had sold out. Yay for my sister for being such a quick little shopper!
The best part of the day was giving my Dad - the man who has everything - his Christmas present. Lee and I picked up 'Freddie' at the Christie antique show when we were last home in September and stored him in my childhood bedroom. The look on his face when we brought it down for him was priceless. Mom and Dad's dog Angus, was not impressed by the purchase.
We also ate my favorite meal at Christmas time: brunch!
Once back in the UK we made a made dash to Marks & Spencer on Christmas Eve to pick up some milk (for tea of course) and some breakfast goodies. Lee's sister kindly hosted Christmas lunch and really out did herself.
Here's hoping I can get to work tomorrow as they are forecasting....what for it.....10 cms of snow! England does not have the infrastructure to deal with any frosty weather so who knows, maybe my holiday will be further extended! :)
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