Halloween

This year was special for a different reason.  For the first time Dora and I had matching costumes.

It was pretty fun, I think we should do it again next year.

The boys had similar costumes.  Dora had them try on some different costumes  but after you put them in superhero costumes, how can you expect them to want to be anything else?

Who can't love a holiday when you get to dress up?

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Remembrance Day Weekend.

With a few days off we decided to make a good weekend out of our time off.  We headed to Calgary, with what we thought would be a quick stop at IKEA.  We find the restaurant a pretty good deal for feeding the kids.

Well, after 2hr (don't ask) we hit the road and made it to the hotel.  The next day we hit the zoo. We purchased season passes last time we were there, so a quick stop at the zoo is nice, knowing you don't need to make a whole day of it.  It was nice to walk right into the penguin exhibit without any waiting.  Last time we were at the zoo it was a 45min wait.

After a few hours we hit the road for Drumheller.  It's been years since we've been to the Tyrell Museum so we figured it was about time.  I can't believe how excited Evan was.  He loved the big Dinosaurs in the entrance.

It was a pretty good weekend I managed to stop at horsethief canyon, something I've wanted to do and we took a new way home.  I always enjoy driving this beautiful province and seeing something new.

LOMAH

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November Blitz

Well, I got skunked in October.  No posts.  I am hoping to make the rest of November the best of the Year.

Here we go.

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Bike Trip

For my birthday this year, my brother organized a bike trip to Fernie.  Other than a few crashes and wipeouts, the biggest concern was the improper use of the dreaded "fireball"

I've made a trailer showing a bit of the trip.

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Zoo Trip

We did a quick day trip to the zoo this weekend.  We took our Niece as well and I think we all had a good time.
If your not tired of my trailer style videos, here is another.  I also included a picture slideshow.

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Kindergarten

Today was Logans first day of Kindergarten.  I had so much fun making that movie trailer from the climbing day I decided to make one for his first day.  Kinda fun.

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Labour Day Weekend

While this weekend usually signals the return to school for us, we managed to get out for the day to Waterton.  Usually we try to avoid Waterton on this date as it is beyond busy!  We did however find a spot free of tourists.  Pass Creek Slab.

We decided to take the boys out for their first climb on real rock.  The routes were 5.3 and 5.4.  Both boys did awesome, so awesome we made a home movie.   The trailers are much better than the movie, which is so often the case with Hollywood these days.

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Withdrawal anyone?

So..... I've been a bad poster.  Been a few months?

If you've been suffering from withdrawal, I hope to post what we've done over the last few months in the next few days.  I will probably back date them to match up with when we did things.  The magic of the internet!  Soon I can undo my slacking.  If only the rest of my life was that easy.

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Summer Trip Pt. I

As usual, we like to have a summer trip where we explore something. Over the past few years,2011 & 2010 we've ended up on the coast in Victoria. This year we thought we would try something different and finish a bit south of our usual spot. But, I've jumped ahead. Our first stop was Missoula, MT. Not sure why, but we seem to enjoy heading this direction. We hit our usual favourites, the Carousal and the Dragon park.

It's always fun down here for some reason.  I don't know if it's because we have low expectations, but we always manage to have fun.  After a day here, we headed to their water park and water slide park, Splash Montana.

After that, we headed to Coeur d'Alene.  But, that's part II.

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Kyle, Saskatchewan

Dora's grandmother still lives in the homestead town of Kyle and we felt it was time to head back for a visit.  I don't think we made it out last year, so the trip was needed.  The nice thing about the trip is that the family has a cabin on Clearwater Lake, so we get some relaxation time as well.  The boys enjoyed a round of golf as well as some quality lake time.

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Girls gone Wild

Well what do you get when you mix Dora with a few of her female friends and Vegas?  New Vocabulary words!  Hangry, Scritchin', and those are only the ones she told me about!!

Here are the pictures, the stories.... well, you'd have to talk to her.

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Obon

This was a bit different this year.  Every year in July we head out to the cemetery to participate in a Buddhist service for the deceased.  This year we payed respect to our mother.  It was hard at times, but the kids helped me put things in perspective.  It still feels so fresh at times.

Here are a few pictures from the day.

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