Banff Trip

Monday was a holiday (Heritage Day) for us here in Alberta. We celebrated by spending the night in Banff. Note: Claudio and I actually went to Banff on our very first date (we love this place!)

How can you not relax being surrounded by scenery like this?

Waiting to be seated at The Spaghetti Factory on Sunday evening

 

Monday morning we walked around the town of Banff and visited the candy store, of course 

I let Lemon Boy take some pictures with my camera

here's what he came up with

 

Putting the stickers he got at David's Tea to good use

We went swimming twice on Sunday and one more time Monday morning at the hotel. When we got to the hotel on Sunday afternoon we quickly realized that we'd forgotten the boy's suitcase at home (I can hear my Mom's sigh "oh Heidi" from here) so we did have to get some new swim trunks for the boys, luckily they weren't too pricy!

 Monday afternoon we went to Bow Falls. It was HOT but the boys loved walking the trail

Bow Falls actually holds an even more special place in Claudio and my hearts. It was here that Claudio popped "The Question!" We found the bench were he proposed and took a picture.

Lemon Boy took the picture, good thing he'd been practicing!

The scenery is just so beautiful!

Banff Springs Hotel. I think it looks like a castle in the mountains (we did not stay here, it's crazy expensive)

Such a great mini-holiday but in the interest of full disclosure...

This little man was sick the whole time. He had his dose of Children's Advil every eight hours but didn't want to miss anything so he powered though. Cried himself to sleep because he didn't get to go swimming with Lemon Boy and Daddy for the second time on Sunday evening. Wouldn't hold anyone's hand when we were walking the trail at Bow Falls because he wanted to do it by himself. Behaved himself very well in the restaurant on Sunday evening. What a trooper!