Berry Picking

There is a berry up here called a Saskatoon. It is kind of like a blueberry and they are pretty tasty. There are a few family owned farms on the outskirts of Calgary where you can go berry picking so we decided to do just that. We got buckets, slapped on the sunscreen and started picking. We picked 2 buckets worth of berries and the kids had a good time. Luke liked squeezing the berries and getting the juice but now he says he doesn't like them. Go figure.

What were we going to do with all these berries you may wonder? Well there was a pamphlet that gave all kinds of recipes and we have tried a few. The first was a Saskatoon berry pie and it was good. Next we tried the smoothie but none of us are really big fans of smoothies so that didn't go over very well. The muffins were really good and I also made some freezer jam. After all that we had a whole bag left over so I froze the rest. Hopefully I can bring some down at Christmas.

Maxcey's visit Maxcey's

Luke and Ben discovered this toy and thought that it looked like a light cycle from Tron.

We were so excited when our Maxcey cousins came to visit us this summer. The kids were beside themselves and we had a countdown to when they were going to arrive. We had a fantastic time with them. We went to Lake Louise, did the Banff Gondola ride and went out to Ol'Macdonald's camping resort. Needless to say the visit was way to short.

Calgary Stampede (read: rodeo)

There were also some rides that the kids loved. Luke as usual loves to play the carnival games and is freakishly good at them. After a while though we decided to go put that money to better use and ended up at the Lego store instead.

We went to the Calgary Stampede on the last day. It was just like the Houston rodeo even the weather!!! Of course here we went in June and in Houston you go in March. Lauren got to meet the My Little Ponies and Luke had a run in with a cow while riding a tractor.