Well now that we are back in Australia I have some catching up to do!! Funny how I thought I'd have all this time when we were home in Canada for things like blogging.... but NO! We were ridiculously busy the whole time, but it was a good, fun busy! We headed down to Cardston a few days after Andrew flew in from Australia and stayed at Andrews Grandmothers house (she had passed away about a month earlier, luckily we were still able to stay there) We went to Waterton as often as we could, and there were a few good parks to choose from as well! I even tried putting Charlie in swimming lessons, but that DID NOT work out. He was so freaked out. So instead we just went to the pool all the time to work on things with him ourselves. My parents and Mary came down for a visit as well as my nephew Easton was getting baptized there. We loved out time down in Southern Alberta!
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| Rest stop on the way down! I think I have pretty cute kids... |
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| We used to stop here when we were kids and brought our dog Sam, so this spot is named "Sams Hill" in the Burtenshaw family |
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| Charlie and Elly loved climbing on the fireplace! The fact that it was mirrored was an extra bonus |
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| One of our evening trips out to Waterton - throwing rocks into Red Rock Canyon |
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| She is a cutie! |
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| I took Charlie and Elly down to Lee's Creek, because I spent hours a day down here as a kid when we were in Cardston. Charlie wasn't as thrilled with it as I hoped he'd be... |
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| The Cahoon family at Cameron Falls |
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| Andrew's Blue Steel |
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| I love this place |
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| The park at the school has a great view of Old Chief |
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| The Stewarts invited us to Wally's Beach at St. Marys Dam - it was a great day! |
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| Elly especially liked eating the sand |
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| Charlie braving the cold water at Emerald Bay in Waterton. I was brave and took the kids by myself one day |
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| Elly's 11 month picture... |
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| was photobombed by deer! |
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| Leading up to Heritage Days in Cardston there were 4 days of pancake breakfasts! I made it a goal to go to all 4 and we did! (what can I say? Free food!) This was the best one at the funeral home |
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| And the second best at the Carriage Lane markets! |
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| Charlie riding the "Charlie Horse" He was terrified |
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| This girl is a crazy good climber! |
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| She likes to climb up and then slide down on her tummy |
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| Before the parade we all went down to the main street pancake breakfast. It started raining just as we were finishing |
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| Luckily the rain cleared up in time for the parade! |
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| Charlie and Mary with the parade candy haul |
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| Mary was going to go back but we convinced her to come to Waterton with us for a bit! |
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| Charlie being brave and climbing up on the rocks |
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| A typically windy day in Waterton - Elly girl and Grandma. I was sure spoiled to have them around helping out with the kids! |
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| Charlie and Grandpa |
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| Prince of Wales Hotel |
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| Nothing better than throwing rocks into the lake |
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| Saskatoons we picked up at Red Rock Canyon - it kept the kids happy to have something to munch on! |
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| No trip to Waterton is complete without a trip to the Big Scoop for some ice cream! |
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