Edmonton - Third Coldest Day on Earth

That was the headline from the local papers.  Apparently we were second only to the South Pole and Calgary, Alberta for freezing uninhabitable temperatures.  My mother-in-law mentioned something to the extent of -45C (-49F) with the wind chill that day.

In the spirit of record breaking, we decided to assemble the world's 3rd most complicated  marble track (rated ages 8 and above).  

Suspicious that the 8+ rating may not have been a reference to the suggested age of the child but rather the number of people it takes or the number of hours it takes to assemble the toy

Nana's place has dogs, cats, horses, and few other standard Canadian pets...

 

 

 

 Getting some extra help

While we were there, we put Jayden to work feeding the horses and cooking breakfasts.  

Me posing with Chef Ravioli

Breakfast Smorgasbord

Fortunately, the old adage of working hard and playing even harder applies when you are at Nana's house.  So our days were filled with ATVing (Jayden drove), playing with the animals, and tobogganing.

Video of Jayden driving the quad

Jayden and Grandpa Dale pulling Nana in the poop chute sleigh

 Mother Nature's Skating Rink

Spending the third coldest day on earth at Grandma Terry and Grandpa Dale's was heartwarming : )