The New Year Begins!

It's my first post of the New Year! It took me a few days... but I had to get back into the swing of things with returning to work... getting up early... hanging with Edison in the evenings. Tiredness is upon me, but it was a pretty smooth transition back into the old routine.

My Dad and Renata bought a property in Maple Ridge! It's been in the works for many months now, but New Years Day was the day they took possession and it was officially theirs! The farm has a Garden Centre on it as well as a house, barn, ponds, fields... Edison is going to have so much fun exploring this place as he grows up.

On New Year's Day we ventured the whole 3.6 kilometres to see it... that's right, we're practically neighbours! We got the grand tour, with some other friends and family, and then had a great lunch to celebrate this new chapter of their lives.

Their new house and cottage... which will be used as an office 

The back yard... love the mountains in the background! 

Edison loves running up and down ramps 

Getting a tour of the property... checking out some of the greenhouses 

Soon to be filled with hanging baskets 

A greenhouse with heating tables 

Everybody checking out the barn 

The back of the garden centre... it the Spring it will be filled with trees and other fun plants 

My Dad... showing us the room that may one day serve as a media room... yay big screen movies! 

There are many, many huge Koi hiding in there

Trying to find the fishes...

Where are the fishies?? 

Renata's nephew Matteo walking around with Edison

Edison with Matteo and Elio, exploring the garden centre

We also headed way out to the back of the property... another pond!

A look back at the greenhouses and house

Anne, trying to peek through the bushes to see the neighbour's goats 

Ahhh, sunset on the farm 

Edison was checking himself out

The boys thought the closet was the best part of the whole house!

                                                         A little surprise from their friends Anne and Louie 

The champagne is planted in a pot of dirt!

Congratulations Dad and Ren!! I'm looking forward to all of the amazing memories we are going to have there through the years!