This year was about renovation for us. We had our basement gutted and build up from scratch (incl. sewer, electricity, ducts) to a beautiful living and entertaining space! It took many months and we’re still busy with little projects throughout the house. In the meantime, Nico finally got his crowns on all his (worn down) teeth and has a celebrity smile now! In the summer we enjoyed the camping season and a visit to family and friends in Europe. This time we only visited some friends in Germany and met our family in a resort in Belgium with more time and space to ourselves, less stress, so it was more vacation for us too! Last month we had a huge celebration here in Regina, when our football team the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the (national) Grey Cup here at home!!

Winter came early and without mercy (-20’s and -30’s right away), and since we wanted to pick up a winter activity without trying skiing right away (Nico always says he’s glad he can walk!), we bought snowshoes! We already posed with them in -24°C, haha!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all and much happiness and health for the new year!!

Nico & Marlies
Tess, Gandalf, Rider, Smokey, Sheldon & Penny

Pictures on the card:
Main: on our snowshoes in Wascana Park with a view of a.o. downtown Regina
Inserts on the left: our home last winter. Rider pride at the Grey Cup parade.
Inserts on the right: Europe trip: in Frankfurt and family picture.
Inserts at the bottom: camping in Saskatchewan: Nico with a jack in Crooked Lake Provincial Park, northern lights at Buffalo Pound, Rider and the view over Buffalo Pound, camping site at Douglas Provincial Park, Nico with Smokey, northern lights at Glenbain