Christmas 2018

With the break of the dawn and a crack of the whip, it was time again to say hello to old Saint Nick

2018 came and went, so full and busy the CDF accelerometer bent!

Grade twelve for two and ten for one, last grade eight for another and year 2 for the oldest brother

Early in the year a birthday always appears, and this time to our surprise the birthday boy lost his hair, truth be told it was on a dare

So Rob and Leah, began the year as normal you see, working and planning trips and kid’s lives all standard stuff really

But not to be too plain, or to wax and wane, they planned out some adventures it’s what keeps them sane

They went up north to see what they could find, northern lights, crisp snow and 10 years so fine

Found ourselves on the snowy lands of Norway, cod, fishing cabins and prices of kings, but soon enough we had our Nordic swing

Desperate for a chance to see the ghostly heavens aglow, we waited with patience on the ship from Dr. Moreau

With the beauty of the north, mountains spring out of the frozen ocean, once again such an incredible love potionJ

Sure enough the heavens obliged and from all sides, green yellow and reds made our eyes grow wide

Little did we know that at latitude not far below, Zach and Josh were roving for the same oh my gosh

We did dog sled and were well fed, in Greenland below the hounds were somewhat less apropos

Meanwhile Zandra and Sam far down south below, enjoyed Toronto living wisdom teeth not too much pain a givingJ

So on from the break, tanned, frost bitten and ready for more, the summer approached with changes galore!

Church dances, cool semi-formals, and a photo contest win, the coming months would be Utah and Idaho trips to begin

But before I continue I do have to say, when did everyone get so tall anyway…

But no matter there were wedding bells and mission calls, Utah trips and American malls

We heard the call to Peru it seems, TD out and AD too, and MD married that’s true, we even befriended winter that little biting schmoo

Teenagers driving and test taking in full flight, it seems our evenings increasingly became full of late nights

Another new teenager minted in the summer for sure and one left the teens for adulthood demure.

In Utah we saw the Temples and all, and in Idaho visited the beautiful falls, Gabe and his gal and Smith his good pal

But it wouldn’t be complete in the wild, wild west, unless out a shooting we Canucks would try our best.

Joseph Smith by our side, his accent aside, the Subaru we did chide, no bottle of imitation Dr. Pepper could hide!

Then back across the country to Toronto we flew, soccer and soccer and another big event filled with a teenage crew

Zandra B to the rescue for the Dominican, build a school, teach the golden rule this was no relaxing by the pool!

Transformed by the faith and love of the service they provided, committed to help they had all decided

BYU soccer and another trip across the country for Leah, Sam and the scouts, wait a second there’s more mumma mia!

So if it wasn’t quite enough, the two crazy parents decided it was time to throw a wrench and turn our lives upside down on our work bench

Leah always glittered with travel and what the world could be, decided to switch things up and become the latest in trips of luxury

A website she grew and Los Vegas conference froufrou, she plunged in to the world of Leah Davidson Travel woohoo!!

And to further knock the cart, Rob decided to try a new trick, and become something akin to an Amazonian St. Nick!

Deloitte it was gone, Amazon bring it on, and the family once more knew nothing of what he would do

So new careers afresh the summer was almost through YLC and fun, we had one more trip for the CDF’s to do

With all of them home, and certainly full grown, we packed up it were for the last long haul in the Honda poor sirL

We headed out east to the coast and its sun, a spectacle of glorious Canadian heritage so much fun

We had a plan, to eat as many crustaceans as we can, and make our way around the CDF caravan.

Halifax and New Brunswick and PEI too, we watched the Bay of Fundy say goodbye and leave us standing in muddy goo!

What a magical place, we even looked to buy, but headed back home with a collective sigh

Then back in Toronto, keeping us ever changing and new, Gabe sprung the question to his Colorado Miss You Know Who!

With a picnic and a wink Gabe was celebrating with a drink, his decision to make us Grand Parents much later we thinkJ

Our family continues to grow, the kids’ futures all aglow, we celebrate this Christmas without a lick of snow!

We are certainly on the go, and a big year coming we know,

A wedding, a mission and more leaving the nest, we surely do have the very best

So let’s sit back and grab a warm cup of cocoa to go, before we know it we’ll be in Morocco!