Stampede!

In July Rowan and I headed to Calgary for a few days to visit family and take in the Stampede. Lena and I rounded up the 3 kids and ventured down to the amusement park grounds. All three had a great time, even if their ability to get on the rides was somewhat limited.

Also managed to take in a Stampede breakfast with Baba and Gido. Rowan enjoyed the entertainment and felt right at home dancing on the makeshift dance floor with Gido...

June Lake Cabin Getaway

Rowan and I joined the Finlaysons for a few days up at the lake house. The weather held up for a couple of days, but ultimately resulted in our early return. Despite that, much fun for the kids was had playing in the sand at the beach,

dancing in the cabin,

feeding the horses,

and taking a break for some quality hang time in the hammock!

More Lake House Pics

Homemade guacamole and salsa, compliments of Karen....



Freshly painted toenails for all, also compliments of Karen,



Walking to see the horses,

Trying out the trampoline,

On a big-girl swing all by "myself!"

Random Ro-ness

Fancy hats and duck bills....our girl does it all!

Visit from Chad and Kayden

A few weeks ago Chad, Kayden and the dogs came up for a visit. Unlike now, it was nice weather and we had a bbq for all the kids to hang in the backyard.

West Coast Trip

Rowan and I joined the Finlayson and Keon clans to invade the home of Dave and Ed out on the coast. Considering we had 6 adults and 5 kids, I think we all did considerably well. It was fun watching the kids experience it all and even the big people managed to have a few laughs along the way. I've tried to post the highlights, but I will admit, the 40 minute slideshow that Cath has put together does it much more justice! Oh well, here is my low-tech version of events...

Memories made at Pirates Cove!

We spent hours with the kids at "Pirates Cove", a calm little beach around the point from the house. The kids had a blast throwing stones in the water, hunting for sand crabs, looking for starfish, and yes, searching for treasure left by the Pirates (aka Brad!).

Looking for big shells

Playing with 'crabby', her 1/2 hour pet

Checking out starfish, up close and personal

And yes, enjoying the spoils of the treasure hunt...licorice for all!