A week of firsts

This past week was one of the busiest we have had in a long time! But, it was a different kind of different and we enjoyed every minute of it!

For thanksgiving weekend we headed up to Belbutte, Saskatchewan for thanksgiving with my husbands side of the family to visit his aunt, uncle and cousins and there young family. We weren't going to go because the drive is 10 hours and we weren't sure how well Canaan would travel, but we decided we would go for it because we didn't want to spend thanksgiving weekend without family! It was such a wonderful time and we were so glad we went! Canaan travelled SO well! We left after work on Friday and only stopped to feed him once, the rest of the time he slept! On the way home we traveled during the day so he ate more, but he still slept the majority of the time and didn't fuss at all! Our family up (down? I never know which direction we are going) in Saskatchewan owns a ranch, with cows, horses, chickens,pigs and lots of cats! It was Canaans first time on a farm and seeing all of these animals! I know he is still really young and wasn't comprehending what he was seeing, but it was still fun for me :) He also got to go on his first quad ride! Well it was a trailer pulled behind a quad, but still. It was so good to be out in the fresh air and just relax. We didn't have any set schedule and we just enjoyed each others company. I loved it.

We traveled home, and on Tuesday all I did was laundry and re packing. On Wednesday we were heading to Grand Forks, North Dakota for the rest of the week. One Hope Canada brought all of us Manitoba Missionaries down there for two nights in a hotel. It was such a great time! I always enjoy getting together with the other Manitoba Missionaries and hearing whats going on at there camp and in there families. We have such a wonderful group of people working in Manitoba and I just love getting to work along side them. It was very relaxing, not much of a set schedule. We enjoyed two suppers together, and an afternoon at a water park. On Saturday evening the directors of our camp offered to look after Canaan for the evening so Michael and I could spend some time together. It was such a blessing to us. We didn't really do anything special, did some shopping at went out for coffee- but it was perfect. We just spent time together-my favorite. It was Canaans first time in the states, he did a lot of shopping and went in the pool for the first time! He liked the water, although it did get pretty cold for him quickly. He also starting cooing for the first time while we were there- its just the cutest little thing! He smiles away and makes these little noises, it just melts our hearts.

This past week was jam packed, but we spent every minute together as a family and I just loved it so much. It has been such a blessing to me to be able to spend time with my little family, creating new memories and watching our little boy grow!