We all enjoyed a few days together visiting with extended family.
I brought Hudson's presents with us so he could open them in Raymond and then Mary-Rose made him a spaghetti dinner and an ice cream cake. Our visit even coincided with a visit from Hudson's great-grandmother Cathie so that was nice to share this special day with her.
Jess and the kids having fun with the exposure settings on the camera:
Later during our stay, Paul and Ron built a snow ramp off the back deck for the kids to slide on.
We spent New Year's Eve in Raymond before heading home the next day. The kids loved having their uncle Paul and Uncle John around, as well as their cousins Brinsley and James.
John got quite an arm workout flinging his nieces and nephews onto the couch. My kids aren't light as a feather like Brinsley so it was very kind of him to include them.
A couple days after we got home, we had a "friend party" for Hudson's birthday at a wall climbing gym.
Shae and I worked together to sculpt the fondant for the cake. Hudson's main request for his cake was that it have rope on it so I made sure to add rope around the bottom.
