Canada to End the Summer

Our last rendezvous for the Summer of 2013 ended the season with a bang.  We spent a week up in Calgary to visit Gigi and Grandpa and see Banff National Park without snow.


This was the trip we were supposed to take over the 4th of July, but the city was flooded so we postponed.  Delaying the trip worked in our favor because we had perfect weather and late summer is such a pretty time of year there without many other tourists.

During the week we spent time exploring the fun parts of Calgary - like downtown, the trains, the zoo, the kids museum, the parks and the trails.

We also spent a few days in the mountains, hiking, checking out the cute little mountain towns like Banff and Canmor, and adding a few rocks to the rivers.

And in between, we just enjoyed Gigi and Grandpa time.

Our time in the mountains:

Our time in the city:

And because I love them, a few shots of our happy travelers:

A few scenery shots to finish it off:

E gazing down the meadow

The colorful Grassi Lakes

The turquoise Bow River

Looking out from the famous Banff Hotel

Climbing

Ethan climbed his first tree the other day, which seems like an official entrance into little kid-dom...

And everyday Kels is closer and closer to climbing her way into being an ornery two year old...

Which means it is definitely time to have another baby!

Summer is Best in Colorado

The mountains are one of our favorite places to be in the summer.

So at the end of August, we took a trip up to Colorado to visit family and soak up some mountain air.   

We had a fantastic week of playing with Nana,

Poppy,

Uncle Greg,

Aunt Michelle,

and Grandma Dolly. 

We spent a few days playing in the mountain rivers,

fishing with a rod with Daddy 

or fishing with a bucket with Nana.  (the bucket caught more!)

We ran a bit,

hiked a bit,

played a bit,

and stuck our heads in the water to cool off. 

When we weren't in the mountains, we hung out with giraffes,

herded geese,

climbed around,

played sports,

and more sports,

and just hung out.  

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More of our time in the mountains:

More of just hanging out:

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Coming

and going

it was a fun trip!