Christmas in Canada

After our trip around Honduras, we got on our plane for the first of three flights… totalling 14 hours.  the crazy part is, the flying time between Honduras and Canada is only about 5.5 hours, but because there are no direct flights to Honduras, it takes a while.

We flew overnight, so we did get to sleep on the planes, and in the airport quite a bit.  Despite a near connection miss in Toronto, we got into Ottawa in the morning of the 23rd.  Welcoming us home was about 15 cm of snow.  As Canadians, this was nothing new for us, although TJ did leave the airport wearing flip-flops.  Thanks to Mom and Dad for picking us up!

We had a really great Christmas in Canada, and were so happy that we got to see so many people that we love.  Lots of great food… which may not be for the best, since we have to be in bathing suits on a weekly basis here.

We especially enjoyed seeing the whole Hamel family is Lara's baptism in Gananoque, and having Jessica's bachelorette party in Ottawa (and Mark's "unofficial bachelor party"…..).

It was really busy for most of the visit, but we did have some time to relax the last couple days and see our brothers' new houses.

We were really happy to get to see so many of our closest friends at New Year's.  (Thanks for coming Clay and Sarah, Jess and Mark, and Ash and Chris!!!)

We had to leave on the 5th, which was a little bit sad, since we had such a nice time relaxing at home and hanging out with Brit! (despite being FREEZING 90% of the time).  Even Story was sad to see us go.

Thanks for an amazing break, and making time to see us!  We miss you all very much… see you in May or June!