Perfect Ending

Our last night in Canada was perfect.  Longhorns on TV (yes, they showed the longhorns... in Canada!), champagne, delicious pizza and hot dog picnic and this view:

The perfect ending to a really wonderful trip!

I'm so proud of Walker and Everly.  They are excellent little travelers and I'm excited for many more adventures!

Christmas Card Worthy

I've got to say... I'm pretty proud of myself for this one.... I took the kids Christmas outfits on our trip.  I thought, "hey, if I happen to get good pictures with an amazing backdrop, Christmas cards will be done!"

And, I was SUCCESSFUL!  Cards are already ordered.  In an effort to keep WoodWords readers surprised, I'm not including the actual picture I chose, but here are lots of fun ones!

(oh my, I love this!  You can't see their faces, but you know they're excited)

Who knew there would be AMAZING flowers in Canada????  Everywhere we went there were more beautiful flowers than the last place.  Great for more pictures!

I have lots more "flower" pictures, but I didn't want to bore you.

And, I have to share this little story.  We were running around the lake, taking lots and lots of pictures, when this man came up to Clark and said, "Can I take a picture with your baby?" and pointed to Everly.  Clark thought he wanted us to take his picture, and he said, "no, I want a picture WITH your baby."  I, of course, said, "WHY?".  His response was because she was just so cute.  So, with some hesitation we let him stand near her and his friend took a picture.  So bizarre, but I don't blame him.  She is pretty cute!

And, one more story from our outing.... Walker has turned into all BOY:

If there was a puddle, he was in it.  And, not just walking through it... JUMPING in!  His shoes and pants were soaking wet, but it was adorable!

Afternoon Tea

So, this mama is lucky.  Not only did Bunny keep the kids so I could have a date night with my man, my man kept the kids so I could have afternoon tea with my mama!

It was so great.  Yummy tea, sandwiches, scones and sweet treats and an even better view!!!

It was wonderful to continue our "tea" tradition in such a beautiful spot!

Lake Louise

I've always heard that Lake Louise is amazing.  And, with Clark having to go to Calgary a few times a year, I was very hopeful that I would someday get to see it.  Oh my, did it live up to the hype!!

Our honeymoon had some amazing spots, but Clark and I have always said that Santorini, Greece was our favorite.  It is truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.  Lake Louise is right up there with Santorini.  Seriously... check out this beauty:

 (the pictures don't even do it justice!)

(Everly couldn't wait to touch the ice cold water)

I love these pictures, because we had just gotten there and we were so blown away by the beauty!  I could sit there and look at the view for days!  Wish we would have been able to!

Another Mountain

After a wonderful time in Banff, we took off for Lake Louise.  I was so very excited, because I've always heard how amazing it is.... And, the kids were thrilled, because it meant another gondola ride!

While I like both views, I think I liked this second one better.  The mountains seemed grander and you could see the lake... amazing.

I am cracking up at the excitement in this picture:

How beautiful is that!  Such cute babes.

Here's another pic of me and mom....

 (if you look closely, you can see the lake!)

Wow, the kids got real sick of pictures at this point.  This is the best one of the four of us on this mountain:

Thankfully, Clark and I got some cute ones!

So, the trip down was fun.... Bunny took the kids in a gondola and let Clark and I ride an open air chair.  You can't tell this, but those are our sweet babes waving at us!

And, this is me and Clark with the wind in our hair!

Beautiful scenery and a fantastic outing on another mountain!

Bunny = Date Night

Another wonderful reason to have Bunny tag along.... we got a date night!

We had an awesome meal, drank some canadian wine and enjoyed our little break.  It was great.

And, just because this is too cute, I'm including this picture:

Everly had to be in a picture.... with ME.  There's something about traveling and Everly.  She transforms into the biggest mama's girl ever.  She only wanted me the whole trip.  She had to hold mommy's hand, sit by mommy and all around be with mommy.  It's sweet, but exhausting.  But, I learned to embrace it.  I'm sure there'll be a time in the not so distant future when she'll want nothing to do with me.

The good news, after this picture, she gave me a big hug and kiss and off we went!

Up the Mountain

The best part about Banff.... riding the gondola to the top of the mountain!

Walker and Everly thought this was great fun.  They couldn't wait to get to the top.  And, yes, there was snow up there!

 Do you know how hard it is to get a good picture of all four of us?

(This one is actually pretty good!)

And, I love this one of me and mom.  That background looks fake!

So, this picture makes me laugh.... nobody is looking at the camera, but you get to see what our lunch was like.....

A picture perfect day... again, not a bad view!