Monday, September 22, 2014

Banff!

First stop - Lake Louise






Lunch by the river

Love this shot of the train crossing the bridge. Wish it was clearer but I just happened to be standing on the bridge and wasn't expecting it!

Driving to Banff



My fave mountain!


Eli said he prefers this mountain (Sulphur mtn) because "Mountains should have tree's on them"




A walk along the Bow River in Banff to the falls (which incidentally the kids were most unimpressed with. They both gave us a lecture of what a real water falls should look like. I guess when you are 5 and 8 and the only waterfall you have seen [4 times] is Niagara Falls then everything else pales in comparison!)






 Eli drinking from the river because he was so thirsty and his water was gone!


Our hotel had a mini water park which was a big hit!


We took the Gondola up Sulphur Mountain. I was terrified lol. It is one steep ride! The view from the top was soooo worth it though. It was a beautiful day, 28 degrees and not a cloud in sight.

Best comment from Immy. "I just love the Rocky Mountains. I wish we could live here, they are so pretty - but I don't really like the colour. Grey and brown are not my favourite colours. I would like them better if they were pink"












































Monday, September 1, 2014

Back to school photos!

This year Eli is in Grade 3 and will be homeschooling through a school called Alberta Online Christian School. Immy will be in Kindergarten at the Phoenix Foundation which is a homeschool program that offers a full time (in class) Kindergarten  (full-time being 2 full days a week as Kindergarten in Alberta is part time) They are both really looking forward to it!






We also took a family photo...(or twenty - someones eyes were closed or hands in their faces etc etc on every single photo)




And just incase you want to see how they've grown here is last year and the year before and the year before that!

West Ed Mall and a Visit from Nana and Papa

 This week we went to Edmonton on a work trip with David. We had a ton of fun in the hotel pool and then we also went to West Edmonton mall.










Nana and Papa came for the weekend :-) 






Charlie came too! Pics by Immy!