It was the year for us to be in Canada with the whole Zbaraschuk family, including Korey and Rachel from Oregon - always a fun time. The weather was very mild - a first in several years! And a HUGE blessing was that for the first time in 25 years, we were able to get a direct flight from Orlando to Saskatoon! After 2 years of having to fly to N. Dakota and drive 8-10 years in horrible weather and icy roads, it was a blessing that we didn't take lightly!
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| The whole Z crew |
Christmas vacations are always filled with some of the usual events - such as an outing to the Minto bowling theater, lots of games, baking, and the men love their projects! See a few of our highlights in the photo montage below!
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| It is time for this old shed to bite the dust! |
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| Karis and his dad burning down the shed after it was crushed |
Mid-week we always go to Minto Bowling, which has candle pin bowling, go-carts and an arcade.
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| Minto bowling |
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This year the Minto bowling alley put in go-carts! Addison is intent racing!
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 | And the big kids enjoyed it too!
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| The boys always play this basketball game at the alley - what great memories of them as young tykes! |
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| An impromptu ballroom dance routine erupted! |
There are always a lot of crafts and games while we are there, something for everyone!
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| Card games every night! |
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| Craft time with Emily - she has a gift with these girls! |
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| Fun was also had mixing nutella with spicy cheetos - called Nut-eetos! |
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| Puzzles are a for sure entertainment option every year! |
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| Nik got a Virtual Reality headset - and the little kids all enjoyed playing with it! |
The baking and cooking for 16 people as you can imagine is always a lot but Addison loves baking so it is fun quality time for sure
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| Baking some cinnamon rolls |
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| And banana bread! |
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| And a snowflake cinnamon pastry |
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| Peach crisp |
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| Even the big boys helped in the kitchen - so proud of them! |
One entertainment activity on holiday is to rest - which of course can happen anywhere!
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| What holiday is complete without a nap? The youngest and oldest Z brother enjoyed some down time! |
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| We went to the Rosthern church for Christmas Sabbath and potluck. Connor did a reading as part of the program and he did amazing, such a great story! |
We always take some group pictures to try and capture these moments in time, and how fast the kids are growing up - just blink your eyes and they are big!
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| Grandma and Grandpa and the grandkids |
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| Connie, Dennis and their boys |
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| The three brothers |
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| The brothers with their brood of children |
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| Ha ha, Connor put the ball under his shirt and we couldn't resist doing a pretend picture of him being pregnant! |
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| Sassy fun! |
Kent and Kaylie drove us back to Saskatoon the night before our flight out, and it was a flashback to our summer last year with Kaylie in which we waited for long lines and the kids would play this game in which they had to freeze in positions and then try to hit each other's hands. No electronics needed for this fun! Thankfully our trip back was uneventful and we were able to make it be safe and sound and hit the road back to school with no hiccups.
And of course there is lots of chances for us to grab pictures of the various family members - thankfully the Z kids don't mind taking pictures (well, maybe that is stretching it, but they will at least put on a lovely smile once the camera comes out to take pictures!)
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| The male grandsons with Grandpa Dennis! |
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| Zachary walked with Grandma Connie up and down the halls to get her some walking steps in! |
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