We enjoyed a completely wonderful Christmas this year at the lake. Hubby and I were so excited to host it and we could not be happier with the outcome. Our family of eleven celebrated with the usual gift-giving, eating, visiting, card-playing, and outdoor fun. This year the weather was absolutely fantastic! Temperatures ranged from minus 4C at night to plus 5C during the day which made for a lot of outdoor fun. Skating, tobogganing and hockey were pretty much the order of the day.
I’ve edited all the photos to look like hipstamatic shots. Quite some time ago I followed a tutorial somewhere but I cannot for the life of me remember where it is . . . I know it delved into curves (eek!) – uncharted territory for me!
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I’m not a fan of cold but that looks like fun! I see I have some recipes to pin and try!!
Hello! Thank you for sharing these photos. They are fabulous.
that little one is so precious! those cheeks!
I LOVE your hockey player! Such great shots! Not to mention your post is one of the few Christmas ones I’ve seen with snow!
Hi Barb, These pictures of your grandson are so cute. Looks like a lovely time.
Looks like your Christmas was filled with fun and laughter and love.
Oh my goodness, I love that the hockey stick is bigger than he is…too cute! Merry Christmas to you!
Kathy
Wonderful playing on the ice. My daughter was playing Ice-hockey for many years. Its a beautiful sport. Great capture.
Great to hear you had great time during Christmas:)
Enjoy the last hours of this year in peace and quiet!
Hugs
j.
That stick looks so big…cute shots.
Looks like your family had a wonderful time.
Great photos and the weather sounds like it was perfect! We has very cold weather over the week-end but it was nice to have a white Christmas. It was rainy and mild today so most of the snow is gone ~ would love to move right into spring now ~ is that a bad thing??!!
How sweet and what a beautiful place to have Christmas..and I want to wish you a very Happy and Healthy New Year..Michelle
Oh how cute, and nice :0) Lovely Christmas activity this :0) Have a nice day – and a happy New Year ! :0)
Barb, it sounds like a wonderful Christmas, and these images are so cute. The shots of that little are priceless!
How fabulous that you were all together for the holiday. Your little hockey player is just too cute. A great series of shots.
What a precious little one Barb, and these photographs are wonderful!
I wish you a very Happy New Year.
oh my THAT is very cold!!
I just love those little feet! And the concentration. Definitely going to be a pro hockey player! :)
Oh my goodness, your little one on the ice with the hockey stick, so stinking cute!
And what a beautiful glimpse it is! It’s so amazing to me that you can actually skate on a lake. That’s one thing I’ve never done. These are really wonderful and I love the edits too.
So WHERE in Canada did you skate on a pond?!
We live in Vancouver so it’s never quite cold enough for pond skating in winter.
Looks like you had a great time. We spent part of Christmas week with some snow on the ground and tobogganed with our grandsons here in SW Ontario. Got to love a Canadian winter (either that or it will kill you)
I love all of those shots. They are really great. I usually like my lakes unfrozen, but that looks like a fun time.
These pictures are so SO precious!
oh my goodness…what darling photos! :) :) sounds like a perfect Christmas! what fun memories!! Happy New Year to you and your family!
wish we would at least get some snow here this year!
cute pictures!
Swenja
That is the cutest hockey player I have ever seen, my goodness!
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Happy New Year!
Barb….Your family photography is awesome, and your precessing is superb. Each shot is truly a work of art. You are so very talented. Am so glad to met up with you this new year. This is my first visit to the meme and am having such fun viewing all the posts. Happy New Year…genie