Winter is here....

Snow is my favourite and my best....

That was the title of the book Seb chose in the library today,  (Charlie and Lola....one of my favourites) and quite apt considering it DUMPED here last night! Canmore was buried under 25cm of fresh, fluffy white stuff! It was a lot of snow believe me. I woke up this morning and could hardly find my truck!  I got in a good work out shoveling, then the drive to school was good fun, I had trouble just getting off the driveway even in 4 wheel drive but WOW! Everything looked so beautiful! I couldn't stop smiling, always a good thing :) The best thing of all was the temperature.... 0 degrees C and the sun was shining. What a perfect winter day! I'm amazed at how much different the winter temperatures are here than Edmonton, these mountains sure do keep you a bit warmer! When Neil drove down last week it was -20 in Edmonton and +2 here, a 22 degree difference is crazy! It still gets cold don't get me wrong but the average temperatures are higher and for the majority of time, as long as you've got a good pair of mitts and a jacket, it's warm enough to be outside and enjoy winter rather than be stuck inside wishing it would be over!  Here's a few snaps of us enjoying a little toboggan fun the other night.....(before the mega-dump).

On a side note I love that my whole family are now wearing hats I've knitted. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy :)

After the 2nd or third run Bel wasn't really feeling the tobogganing.....I think she'd rather have been napping.

One last thing.....did you know that as the crow flies, Canmore is only 25km from the provincial border to BC? I'm practically there aren't I!

A sprinkling of snow in Tuff city...

It's been snowing here on and off for the last couple of days. In between the little sprinkles of snow we've had perfect clear blue skies and glorious sunshine. This is just how every winters day would be in my dream world. A sprinkle of pretty snow over tree covered hills but warm enough to still go to the beach and play on the swings :)

Winter? This is more like it.....

It snowed......In Tofino! Alright, its a pathetic amount of snow but, you know what? I think Tofino suits the snow. With all the mountains and evergreens, it's a proper winter wonderland here at the moment. It's a funny thing though to see all these people walking around in their mitts and hats and winter coats and then see someone cycle by in a wet suit with a surfboard strapped to their bike. Oh Tofino.