The Leboes

Snowshoeing

Posted on January 21, 2012 by chris

Ahhhh. The -34°C is gone. Along with the temperature relief came fresh snow. We put on our snowshoes and headed out to the neighbourhood trails. It really felt good to enjoy the outdoors again.

Off we go!

Posing with the trees.

Toby is happy to be out and about too.

No kid looks better in a toque. There. I said it.

My girls.

Not his first fall of the day. Or last.

Run away!

Here he goes again.

Love this girl.

This afternoon is how we hope it will be around Christmas time. It was a tad late this year, but we’ll take it.

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The Ancient Forest – Snowshoe edition

Posted on December 29, 2011 by chris

Today we spent the day snowshoeing at The Ancient Forest about 115km’s east of town. We like the hike through the giant cedar trees in the summer, but I have to say, I think I like it better in the snow. The only thing missing was snow covered tree branches.

Off we go!

Here’s “Tree Beard”

At the waterfall. There wasn’t much to see here this time of year. I did get to test out my Gorillapod from Frances though. It held my camera to a tree without too much trouble.

All in all, a great hike/snowshoe. Now it’s time for a rest.

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Phew!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by chris

I hope everyone has had as much fun with family and friends over the last few days as we have. It’s been so great, and so tiring. If it weren’t for caffeinated beverages I would have called it a night at 7:30 yesterday. Here’s a quick Christmas shot before I actually go through them carefully. Sometimes these kids sure make a great subject :)

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Cross country evening

Posted on December 23, 2011 by chris

We tried out the Otway cross country ski trails with the Fasts on Wednesday. The conditions were great as was the weather. We’ll have to do this again.

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Candy Cane Lane

Posted on December 21, 2011 by chris

On Monday we headed down to Mackenzie Avenue and Candy Cane Lane. The roads were a little treacherous, but it was still worth the walk around. It was kind of fun picking out which displays used to be in different yards. At one point Frances was able to just let Toby pull her down the icy street. Good times.

And just because it only happened 90 minutes ago, here’s a moose that walked in front of me on my way to work this morning.

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2011 by chris

It’s one thing to get a good family photo while being behind the camera. It’s quite another to get one while being in front of it on a cold day. I’m pretty happy with how this one turned out. Merry Christmas.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:10-12

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TWiT Photo Guest Quest

Posted on December 13, 2011 by chris

A few weeks ago I decided to enter the Twit Photo Guest Quest contest. Basically, listeners of the podcast were invited to submit photos for a chance to be on the show. I wasn’t so excited about actually being on the show so much as having an amazing group of judges potentially looking at my photographs. The judges were, Frank Doorhof, Art Wolfe, Tamara Lackey, Colby Brown and Zack Arias. This is an amazing group of photographers.

Late last week I found out I was a finalist. I wasn’t quite sure what that meant. I’ll admit that I was pretty excited. As it turns out there were hundreds of entries. Was that a hundred, or many hundreds? Either way I found out today that I ended up finishing in the top 20. I’m listed in a group of 10 folks after the winning top 10. A part of me figured I had a shot, and a part of me thought that there was no way I’d even get noticed. I’m extremely happy to have been acknowledged by the judges listed above.

Here is the post by Catherine Hall announcing the winners.

Here is the selection of photos I submitted. 500px Guest Quest Portfolio.

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Christmas Piano Party 2011

Posted on December 12, 2011 by chris

Hannah and Josh had their annual Christmas Piano Party tonight. As usual, they did really well. Here they are.

Merry Christmas.

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Happy 40th Monica

Posted on November 6, 2011 by chris

We hosted Monica’s 40th birthday party last night. As usual there was a lot of food and a lot of fun. Frances had the great idea to get every one together for games – Minute To Win It games. It was awesome. In each round two people played against each other for points for their team. Here are some highlights.

Getting started

Face The Cookie

Movin’ On Up

Chocolate Unicorn

Chop Stack

Hanky Panky

Mad Dog

Jim made his wife two great cakes. I know they were both great because I did sample both. Fine, they were full size pieces. Don’t judge me :)

Mmmm, Cakes

Thanks to Frances for all the party / house prep work – to me for bathroom cleaning – and to everyone for bringing food. Happy birthday Monica.

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Cottonwood Island Park

Posted on October 30, 2011 by chris

We got some better weather after lunch today and headed to Cottonwood Island Park. It’s a little sad that most of the bridges are gone now, but the new replica Cameron Street Bridge is quite nice.