Today was our first full day in Cancun for Adrian's final dental appointments. We like our hotel, nice pool and a great beach without the waves our first trip here. Our flights were good too. Adrian got his temporary upper teeth today. We had a bit of miscommunication around the scope of the work we were here for - all straightened out now. His first big dental day is Wednesday!
We managed a great walk on the beach and a few drinks as a reward at the end before Adrian had to call it a day and get some rest.

Happy New Year - welcome 2025! Huge thank you to Liz and family for treating us to the 12 Days of Christmas light display at Butchart Gardens! So many lights, beautiful displays, not to mention the hot chocolate and macaroons. Carrie hosted us all afterwards for a lovely family finish to a great day. Huge thank you to Carrie for her ongoing hosting - we love visiting.

Brooklyn and Carrie - happy to be together. Brooklyn p[resented Carrie with a gorgeous Ukrainian inspired hand-beaded bracelet that she literally made in front of our eyes! So much love!

Family skate followed by hot chocolate - what more is there to say?

Highlights from a wonderful Ukrainian Christmas celebration!!

Friday family PJ Party, Brunch and some presents to exchange! So much fun...

Another early morning flight - family on the other side though!!

Started our Christmas Day in the hot tub - enjoying a rare white Christmas.

We had a great time hosting our annual Christmas get-together. Mother Nature decided to provide a beautiful snowy backdrop, although we hadn't planned for several hours of shoveling into the days tasks. This year we simplified our decorations and decided on a large (island size) charcuterie board. Great friends and lots of laughs - sadly we were missing a few due to illness and other commitments - and a few unplowed driveways. Just for fun Adrian and I decided to wear our wedding attire again this year - good to get more than one use out of them.