The bummer about being a blended family is that your time is so divided.

Gabe is home for 2.5 weeks, but we only had him for 6 days. Luckily it was time that overlapped with everyone else too, so they were quality days.

On one day, I found a cool scavenger hunt online and we set off to explore the city. We explore so many cities when traveling, and have all done some exploring on our own in Toronto, but never all together. So, it was a fun activity (at least I enjoyed it and they endured it).

We had to follow clues around the city, take specific photos, and answer some riddles and trivia. Here are some pics:

We had a nice lunch at Queen Mother cafe (pretty much everyone had the amazing pad Thai) but I forgot to get a picture:(

Later that day, Rob packed the boys up and they went for a quick overnight ski trip.

He sent me these pics of their evening – wing night and hanging in room watching the basketball game:

And then skiing the next day:

Meanwhile, back at home, Zandra and I went to the movies and dinner with some friends. Aaaaaand I forgot the pics again, except this one I texted to Rob when he asked what we were up to:

We spent a couple of days just relaxing, watching some movies and shows, and doing a house clean up! (So fun!! Ha!)

On New Years Eve, we ordered some dinner before everyone headed out to their own activities (gone are the days where they want to spend NYE with us!) But before that, we had everyone sit down and write out 20 things they have accomplished this year. Zach then read out random ones and we guessed who wrote them. It was awesome to see everyone accomplish so much!

On to 2019! We have a ton coming up to look forward to! A wedding, graduations, a mission, a humanitarian trip, starting University and high school, and of course travel! Morocco in March- woohoo! Also exciting to continue to grow my business and see how Rob progresses in his new job!