22nd Anniversary Trip: Crowsnest Pass

To celebrate our anniversary, we left the kids (and the puppy!) with Spencer and Hannah in Raymond and drove to Blairmore where we stayed for a few days. From there, we visited Frank Slide, Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump, and went hiking around Blairmore. It was great to spend time together in the mountains.

A Summer Day at Pembina - August 2018

Pembina River, not far from our home, is a slow moving, shallow river that is fun to splash in on a hot summer day.

Elk Island Getaway

Jess and I both love camping but our kids are often more reluctant participants. We decided it might be fun to have a quick camping trip on our own without the kids. So we hooked up the trailer and drove out to Elk Island - a national park just outside of Edmonton - for a night. (Despite the name, I've never seen any elk here. But definitely lots of bison).

Once we set up camp, Jess had all the time he wanted to photograph bison while I knitted and then we went on a walk around the lake and through the woods. The walk may have taken a little longer than I would have liked because we were constantly stopping so Jess could take pictures. Maybe.

Camping Family Reunion July 2018

The weekend after Canada Day, we drove to a campsite near Stettler on Buffalo Lake to camp for a couple of nights. It was supposed to be an extended Schindler family reunion but almost everyone ended up canceling at the last minute except for my sister's family, my mom and Sandy, one aunt and uncle and another aunt stopped by for a couple of hours. But that's okay, my sister's kids and mine had a great time playing together. Well actually just our younger two - Connor was sick and Shae was working.