John's brother Ben, his wife Kat and their two kids came down on Thursday night for the weekend. Combine that with the fact that John's sister is still here from California, and we had the makings for a full on reunion party. (Canadian style;)
On Friday we ventured out to St. Mary's for a bit of fossil hunting. ...in the rain. ...and the wind.
Darn this weekend! The forecast for May long weekend called for cloudy skies, showers, and wind.
Perfect.
The kids didn't seem to mind that it was so cold. Within minutes they'd taken off their coats, socks and shoes and were digging in the sand like it was a regular ol' day at the beach.
Nathan has taken up "Sand Surfing."
(Note: Winter boots and shorts are totally the rage up here in Canada;)
Due to the fact that it was May long weekend, there was not a camping spot or picnic table in sight, we had to get a little creative with our picnic. John threw all the seats down in the van, and we served the food out of the back of Ben and Kat's Nissan. It may have been a little redneck, but that's how a tailgate party is done, no?
Luckily, John's family is pretty chill and the bad weather (and lack of picnic area) didn't seem to dampen anyones spirits. In fact, this turned out to be a practice run for our outing to Waterton the next day.
On Saturday we drove out to Waterton for hotdogs. ...in the rain. ...and the wind.
(are you noticing a pattern?)
Once again, we optimized the sto and go feature that is perhaps the one thing I like about our van. (Take that all of you who refuse to buy a mini van. Can you fit four adults, 6 kids, 10 hot dogs, 10 pops, and 3 large orders of sweet potato fries in YOUR vehicle? I think not.)
After enjoying our lunch, courtesy of Weiners of Waterton, we headed to the indoor pool for some swimming! It was awesome because we had the pool, sauna, and hot tub to ourselves. My two year old nephew Maddax is a maniac in a pool and out swam everyone. Sam and Abby made it their personal mission to get me soaked, despite my efforts to keep my hair dry. John played and played and played. I disappeared for a half hour the sauna. And then Uncle Ben bought everyone ice cream at Big Scoop. It was great!
This scene made me laugh. We drove by as a guy was flying his remote control hover craft, and there was a whole herd of sheep enjoying the show! haha. I bet they don't see that everyday.
It really was a fun weekend with them. Rain, Wind and All!!!!!
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