Trip to Waterton Lakes National Park

We went down to Waterton Lakes National Park for a day when the family came for a visit.

This kids sitting on a rock at the lookout with Waterton Park in the background.

The Prince of Wales Hotel, a historic landmark in Waterton.

The kids with Waterton Lake and the townsite in the background.

It was a cool day.

We seen lots of mule deer with little fawns.

Cameron Falls.

Carolyn & I recreating a photo from 20 years ago!

Lunch in the park.

Riding the Surry bikes.

Erinn had the best seat!

A tee pee at the information centre.

Mmmm ice cream on main street.

The kids weren't the only ones enjoying ice cream!

We brought pizza & wings home, it was a good end to a good day.

School's Out for Summer!

The kids finished school, baseball & soccer and now are ready for summer holidays!

Erinn kicking the ball during track & field day; notice the footwear?

Blair showing good form during the ball-between-the-legs-hopping-race!

Kirby helping out at the kids "Track and Field Day" since she was already done school!

Erinn ready for something to happen.

Blair's soccer team.

A Day in the Mountains!

Before the family left to head back to Medicine Hat on Father's Day I took them out to the mountains where we tried our luck on Butcher Lake.

Blair looking more & more like a little mountain man!

Kirby, fashionable even when she's fishing.

Erinn & dad catching all the fish!

A herd of bighorn sheep on the road into the valley.

A little barbecue lunch on the back of the truck while enjoying the fresh mountain air!

Another stop to get a photo with the sheep before heading back down to the prairie!

Father's Day with Dad!

Sorry to all my fans for not getting an update out there sooner, but I haven't been home for almost a month and I'm unable to do updates from afar.

So, I will back up and start the updates! Hopefully I will get you caught up before I have to head back to work.

Carolyn and the kids were out for Father's Day weekend, we enjoyed beautiful weather which we took advantage of, of course.


Blair trolling for a big brown on Beauvais Lake.

Where's Carolyn & Erinn?

Oh, they're hanging around at the park!

Finally dad catches a fish!

Which Erinn promptly kisses and releases back into the lake!

The captain and his 1st mate!

Dad showing off some of his high-tech bear finding equipment.

Our evening ritual; sitting by the fire eating smores.

Sunshine Relief!

On Saturday we picked up a pool and decided it was definitely hot enough yesterday to warrant setting it up in the back yard.

The kids couldn't wait to get in it, even though the water was freezing.

It took me 5 loads of water to fill the thing!

The kids were in heaven!

Some of the neighbour girls came over and they migrated back and forth from the pool to the trampoline...

... while the adults enjoyed food and drink in the shade on the back deck.

Even Sugar took advantage of the shade.

After our company left we went into town for church, on the return home the kids were excitedly talking about swimming in the new pool when the get home from school the next day. When we pulled into the yard this is what we found; the pool had sprung a leak and all the water had run out!

So disappointing since I had to haul water for the cistern today because I'm leaving for work tomorrow and won't be back until the end of the month! The pool with have to wait.

Carolyn and I enjoyed another beautiful sunset from our back deck and noticed this guy out for a flight over the ridge; we thought we had the best view!

Super Saturday!

Yesterday we went out to our friend Colin & Rhonda's so Kirby could get her fill of horseback riding.

Kirby and Sam.

She fit him just right.

What a natural, takes after her dad of course!

Erinn riding Gus. Kirby still riding, she didn't quite get her fill!

Colin, Carolyn & Blair watching from the sidelines.

Rhonda leading Gus around for Erinn, she loved it almost as much as her big sister.

Me leading Blair around on Gus. Blair doesn't take after me, when I was walking him around he asked if I could go a bit slower!

After an afternoon of riding in the hot prairie sun the kids went for a dip in Gareth's pool.

Erinn cruising around in the Arctic Cat.

Blair enjoyed riding this motorized scooter way more than riding the horses!