2596 kilometres

That is approximately how the distance that was travelled during Kelssa's stay. During that time we did lots of talking, driving, seeing sights and playing in the snow. 

Kels in front of my vehicle which she had just driven from Edmonton.
She did about half of the driving on our road trip.

Getting close to Jasper. These are the Rockies, the first
mountains I had seen since arriving here.

On our walk in Jasper we found some mountain sheep.
They have big round horns that make you stay away.

Me with the view of Jasper township in the background.
As you can see there was not a lot of snow here.

Maligne Caynon. It was so cool with some of the water frozen
with other parts still flowing.

There was a lot more snow at home. This is standing at the machine shed
where I park my car looking across the yard to the house.

We went to camp for a tour and sledding and then buried Kelssa in the snow.
Pepsi was wondering what was going on.

Then it was my turn. Thankfully Pepsi wanted to let me out.
It was not as warm as I was told it would be.

I am very thankful to have had Kelssa visit me. It was a wonderful time.

Three Hills

Last week I got to go Three Hills, Alberta with the family that I live with. It was as 12 hour drive with the landscape getting flatter the whole way. We went to Calgary for a day trip and saw lots of cool things and I got to spend time with my friend Mary who goes to Bible School there. I went along to some of her classes, and hung out. 

It a Bull Moose, I saw it......Ok so it was in a giant outdoor store that had lots of  scenes with animals throughout the store.

Standing on the glass floor up the Calgary tower.
The view was amazing in all directions.
We watched the longest train ever go under building and through town.

We visited an Aero Space Museum which was super cool.

Me explaining the the children in the family how the
sleeve value cylinder engine worked.
It had a button to make the piston and value move.

One view of the flatness in the sunset. 

There was free public skating in Three Hills on Sunday night so with my $3 second hand shop skates Mary and I went skating. This is her helping me tie the skates. My fingers were a little cold after walking there in something like -16 degrees.

My first time ever on ice skates. It was lots of fun.
I didn't fall once and got a little hot in my 6  layers.

It was a fun trip and I am looking forward to seeing more things when Kelssa comes tomorrow. 

Winter Kids Camp

Winter was here for the winter camps that actually is technically fall aka autumn. Two weeks before camp I did not think it was going to happen but God sent children and provided the staff needed so it was all go.

Morning devotions with my four staff. There were also two in the kitchen. It was an answer to prayer to have the last guy. Only got the call at 4pm saying he was coming, camp started at 6:30

Getting their gear on ready to go out and play in the snow

Sledding down the big hill.

Chapel. We had chapel three times which included singing, lesson and memory verse.

Due to the coldness cabins can not be used. This is the girls make shift cabin (corner of lodge in chapel area) . The boys were in the craft room in the basement.

Some free time inside spent in the games room

A version of tag played in snow with channels that you have to stay in.

A snow sculpture competition. This one was epic. It is an igloo. Notice the sign on front, the trees in yard, firewood pile and then there is a sled dog with sled and a ninja on top (the team name was flying pillow ninjas)

A summery of the camp would be it was lots of fun.