Festive update

The last few months have been rather hectic, and vacation free, so I was sorely in need of some time off come the Christmas break. We've managed to squeeze a lot into the time off, considering we've been dealing with gastro, and record breaking blizzards (45.6 cm in the city a record for snowfall in one day). All I can say is now that winter is here in earnest, my snowboard is primed and ready, although there has been a bit of a thaw the last day or two.

A video of Montreal after the snow storm here.

All this meant LP and I made a lazy igloo in the garden by blocking up the windows of the play house.

As always, pics under the cut. Click them to enlarge.

 In other attempts to keep the kids from going bonkers indoors for 2 weeks, we spent Boxing day over in Otterburn Park with firends, and did a bit of sledging.We had planned to go to the zoo first, but due to the aforementioned sickness, we went on New Years eve instead.We also went to the biodome (those season tickets are really getting used). we also went to the Longeuil Christmas Market.

Abi insisted on pulling her own sledge home.

Crocodile attack!

 

On the 29th we went to the pantomine in Hudson, "Puss in Boots". A local affair, for the predominantly anglo (as in actually English, not just Engligh speaking Canadian) audience. This is the second year we've been. Unfortunately K couldn't make it out of the house, but the girls loved it. LP was well into the shouting at everything this year, and A sat on my knee and took it all it. She wasn't too bothered with the Ogre, but was scared witless by the donkey (pantomime horse).

As always, click for bigger pics.