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Just like every New Years Day for as long as I can remember we woke up and made our way out to Trochu for the annual family wack-off...if you are new to the blog click HERE for the specifics of the annual event!

Like last year I stayed behind to play with the fellas!  Cam took some AMAZING photos of the "wackers" today so here are some of my favorites!  I was not there, but since I have done it a number of times before I am going to caption them with what I think was going on...if you were there feel free to leave a comment with what was actually happening!

The 2011 Wackers

 This year was Cale's rookie year, here he is taking his first wack with the rookie racket! (in case you can't tell it is wrapped with some awesome glitter garland)

 Kels taking her first swing...since I wasn't there I can't know for sure but looks like not only did she miss the ball, but it may have bounced off her head!

Out on the course

Taking  little break

 everyone heading for their balls

 My love!

 Kels and hers! hahaha

Trochu is home to the largest golf tee in the world, who knows this may be on a trivia card sometime!

 Listening to what to do for the next hole.

 John taking down Scott...I asked him why, and he said "he deserved it" hahaha, these pictures are hilaious!

 The trees look like they may have been a hazard!

 Between holes drink break!

 Now ready to start the next hole

 Dad and Kels

 Johnny

 the troops

 almost every year the end of one of the holes is to hit a wagon wheel!

 Pretty Aunty

another break

 Grandpa

 Going down the slide, always one of my fav parts!

Another nice one of Kels

 Mom and Dan sharing a laugh

John and the rookie taking a break!

Mom and Kels taking a break...mmmm...baileys!

 another group shot

 loaded up ready to head home

John jumping in the truck

 Cale and John

Love this picture of some of the group loaded up ready to head back to the hall!

When they got back to the hall we had a ton of food, visiting, awards, and karaoke, so. much. fun! ...rumor has it there may be some videos floating around so stay tuned!

Happy New Years!!!

For NYE we had some wonderful friends over to our house to watch the two hockey games (Canada vs USA and Oilers vs Flames) and then play some boardgames...it turned out to be fairly hectic! There was 1- 7 week old baby, 3-4 month old babies and 3-2 year olds (well almost 2!), 2-yappy dogs, and a bunch of grown-ups! Needless to say my flash did not go off once, and I did not realize it until the end of the night, so no NYE pictures!

I made up for it new years day though!!! Every year my mom's side of the family get together out in Trochu for the Annual Family Wack-Off...yup thats right a family wack-off! (it's not as dirty as it sounds but always turns some heads when you mention it!) It is kind of like a golf/tennis hybrid game played out in the snow! The course is marked out with spray paint and you have to get your tennis ball into the "hole" using your racket in as few strokes as possible (we do keep score but it has no bearing on the winner). You have to be 18 to compete so there are always some people left behind at the hall...and this year me and the boys joined them!

Here is GAK and Matty BearCale and Nate

Great Grammy and Nate
This picture should have been at the start but it is too late to move it now! The boys all slept the entire drive out to Trochu and Matthew and Nathan continued to sleep for an hour and a half after we got there! Here they are asleep in their carseats and Luc out playing!
Luc loving being the "only child" for an hour or so!

Mary with Matthew and Hayden

Great Great Aunty Jenny resting with the fellas

Here is part of this years crop! (excuse the finger hahaha) It is hard to see who everyone is with all their winter gear on but I know that there were quite a few people missing from the pic!

This Years Male winner (the trooper award) was awarded to Uncle Bill (that's right we even have trophies...dating back to the 80's!)

Scott accepting the other award on behalf of his brother...not quite sure the story behind Nick recieving the "female" trophy for the second year in a row since I was upstairs when the trophy was handed over. (last year he got it because both Scott and Nick had their rookie season and played stellar...there was no way to decide who to give it to so they both got one of the trophies)