July trip to Calgary

We did a lot of things on our trip to Calgary this year but for some reason I didn't take very many pictures. Our main reason for going was, of course, to see Wayne's family as they all live there now. But it's such a fun city to visit and there is so much to do that it's hard to get it all into a week. We tried! We made a visit to the children's science museum, spent a day at the zoo which is fantastic by the way. We went for a hike in the mountains which rewarded us with this lovely waterfall you see pictured here on the left. We walked around Banff, the cousins played. The weather was typical Calgary - changes at the drop of a coin and plays with your head. One day sunny and 30C and the next it's hailing so much you have to shovel. We got a ride with Jake and Fran in their massive motorhome out to the lake where the family will be building a cottage to enjoy in the near future. We spent two nights with Wayne's brother Jeff and sisterinlaw Steph and four girls. Got a chance to meet the new pastors and their families in the area and had a fun cookout at the beach with them. We really appreciated this fellowship with fellow called workers in Canada and were grateful it worked out that we could be a part of this get together.
Here Zanna is playing in the water at the children's science museum.
We had a fun time in Calgary although maybe not very relaxing but it's great for the cousins to play together (there are 9 on that side now) and it's really neat to see their friendships developing. And as always is the case among this family, it's never a dull moment, often amusing and this trip was no exception!
Brent and Chantal and kids are in the process of moving to Texas for a few years so we most likely won't see them for awhile. Maybe the kids will develop a bit of a drawl - haha!