Calgary Corn Maze

After hearing rave reviews from several friends, we visited the Calgary Corn Maze  this past weekend to celebrate Fall. While it was a little chilly (we got there first thing in the morning to beat the crowds), they have a great set-up for kids: petting zoo, lots of playgrounds, slides, jumping "bouncy pillows", a "pumpkin patch", pig races, and of course, the corn maze. Elise is still a little young to really appreciate it, but we met the Gaffneys and Gordons there, and Gracie and Maggie seemed to have a blast! Highly recommended if you are looking for a great fall outing...

Our little pumpkin!!

Tessa, Grace, Maggie and Elise (with Daddies too!)

Thanksgiving

Our great friends Mike and Mel Wrigglesworth are bravely moving their family back to Libya. We were honoured to be able to spend their first Canadian Thanksgiving in many years, here in Calgary with Mel and the kids. Dave cooked his now-famous turkey and stuffing, and we went for a walk by the river to check out the fall colours. Chris and Marla Holliday also joined us for dinner--they too will soon be leaving Calgary, although they will be moving a bit closer to home: Toronto Ontario. Thanks for a great day!!

Lucy and Oscar

Our instant family--lol!

Beautiful Lucy and her beautiful bouquet of wildflowers

Pretty colours at the Bow River

Random September photos (mostly of Elise--surprise surprise!!)

Anniversary Hike

Dave and I celebrated our 6th Anniversary this weekend. We had a wonderful day together as a family, going for a mini-hike and enjoying a picnic in Kananaskis. The weather has been absolutely amazing lately in Calgary, and we were able to take full advantage of the sunny fall day in the mountains.

Blogging Slacker...

Wow--looks like I have a lot to get caught up on! It's been way too long since I updated the Blog--I blame this mostly on Facebook, which just seems easier/quicker to update at the end of the day...But I really do like being able to continue the ongoing "story" of our lives on our Blog, so I will try to be better at updating! In the meantime, see the previous "backdated" posts for what we've been up to the last month and a half!

Date night!!

Thanks to Kelly and Trevor for babysitting on our 6th Anniversary so Dave and I could have a night out...We went to see "Ovo"--Cirque de Soleil: such a great night!!

Fall photo shoot

Shandra and I took a Photography course in the Spring, with the hopes that we could practice our skills taking candid portraits of the babies. Looks like it paid off--Shandra took these photos at Sandy Beach park on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Thanks so much Shandra!!

Our beautiful baby girl is 3 months old!!

She is getting more alert, interactive, and more of a personality all the time. We are loving this special time with her!!

Canmore days

Upon our return to Alberta, we spent a few days in Canmore with friends from Ontario--the Baileys, and the Schultzes. It was great to have all the little ones together, and Dave got in some great golf games at some beautiful courses. Unfortunately, our visit was cut short by "the Canmore Plague"--a 4-day flu that ended up getting most of us (fortunately it seems Elise was spared!). Nonetheless, so great to see everyone, and such a beautiful location!!

Early morning wakeup at our condo.

Lunch at Silvertip Golf Course

 The beginning of an epic stroller walk (I got a little lost! oops!)

Golfing

Introducing Elise to friends