We went to Calgary this weekend from Friday to Monday and we had such a great time. We stayed in a hotel, which the kids loved and of course I loved because somebody made my bed and tidied up everyday for me. On Friday we made a lunch stop on the way and brought a kid baseball bat and balls and a soccer ball to play with. It made it a little bit more fun and they got to burn off some energy. When we got to Calgary, we got our room and then went to Peter's Drive-In. I thought it would be a good idea since it's a tourist stop. It was pretty good, but like a review said that I read, it wasn't the best. But it was fun. Later we went swimming. The kids had a great time. There were a bunch of other little kids their age swimming, so that made it fun too.
Saturday was great. We met some friends from North Van and hung out with them at the Calgary Zoo. It was a lot of fun and once again the kids loved it. Big M liked seeing his old friend, B, too. We spent from 10-5 at the zoo, so the kids and us and were quite exhausted by the end of the day. We went swimming again when we got back.
On Sunday we attended our friends son's baptism in Banff. It was neat to be a part of that special moment. It was really nice to see our friends again, since it had been almost a year. We walked around Banff for while, but it wasn't the same since the main street was totally ripped up. The stores were open, but even the sidewalks were in ruff shape. Again we went swimming one last time. Both the kids really liked swimming, but big M especially did. He was jumping and doing pretend cannon balls(I think that's the name), just like his daddy.
On Monday we went to a friends for brunch. We had a nice visit with her too. It's always so nice to catch up. Then we went shopping. I got a really nice pair of maternity jeans from the gap maternity, which I'm really excited to wear. And we got bunk beds for the kids from Ikea. Oh, wonderful Ikea. I wish it were closer.
Then we met some more friends for a very early supper. It was great to visit with them as well. It's too bad we can't do it more often. Then we were back on the road. It was so nice to get away on a little holiday. We spent most of the time by ourselves, even though it sounds like we saw lots of people. Big M didn't want to leave the hotel and pool. He kept asking to go back.
So, now we're home and next week we head off to TBay. We're looking forward to that. Not necessarily the drive, but the visit will be good.
3 comments:
Sounds like a great getaway. I sure miss the Calgary zoo...Kate still talks about it so it will be great to take her and Quinn when we move back! Hope you are feeling well and have fun in TBay!
Looking forward to seeing all of you in the Bay soon.
So great that you got that time away!
I'll send you those recipes today, and perhaps call tonight once Taeya has gone to bed!
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