Pre-Christmas Photos

Well here are some highlights with photos before Christmas:
1. Clay got a buzz cut, to the bone when he got back from India.
2. The rink was ready to go about 17 or 18 Dec. It was later than last year because of the crazy warm weather.
3. Clay's Squadron did the Christmas night flights which flies the families over Winnipeg to get a birds eye view of the Christmas lights.

Here are the photos.

Clay's Trip to India

Surprize! You're going to India. Clay's boss asked him to go to India with him from the 17th-21st of November. How could he give up an opportunity like that? So, he did. It was a very educational trip and the purpose of it was commemorate the creation of 435 and 436 Sqn during the second World War. His unit, 435, was born out of India. Pretty cool. Just a little bit of culture shock. Photos never do things like this any justice, but, hopefully you'll all get a hint of his experience!




A few cool facts:

1. As India is a commonwealth country, we have a High Commissioner and not an Ambassador there.
2. There are only two McDonalds in Delhi and one is at the airport and has no beef on the menu.
3. Honking in traffic is not rude and is actually considered a means of signalling to other drivers.
4. The red dot on a woman's forehead means that she is married.
5. The Honourary Colonel of 435, Loreena McKennit, narrated the Tinkerbell movie and sang some songs. Google her name and Tinkerbell to hear more.
6. Thankfully, Clay didn't get Delhi belly.

Coach Daddy

Not sure who all knows this, but Clay is Riley and Brodie's hockey coach....and Grace's assistant coach. He loves being out on the ice with the kids and hates sitting on the sidelines so he took on the role as the boys head coach. Grace's team kind of fell into his lap as he showed up more often than not and then coached her team when the head coach went away. What does this all mean? He actually has to leave work a little earlier than he did in his first year, but he has tonnes of quality time with the kids.