Sam at Bunnyville

we TRY to teach him to be gentle....but he is all boy and this will be a life-long lesson! Sam had a blast playing with the bunnies though and they were pretty good sports

Staycation

we are doing a "staycation" this week - vacationing in Calgary. It is much easier than travelling with Sam and we have had the best weather of the year so far! it's been a whirlwind but a blast

Day 1: we went to Sylvan Lake waterslides....it was supposed to be 29 and feels like 32 that day but it only got to about 24 at the lake so we had to take a few warm up breaks. But Sam loves the water so much, the breaks didn't last long.

Day 2: we went to the zoo in the morning, attempted a nap in the afternoon, and to the South Glenmore Splash Park & Playground in the afternoon. Sam even figured out how to climb UP the slide like the big kids

Day 3: we went to Calaway Park....Sam loved the rides, and like the engineer that he is, I noticed him always watching how the rides worked. We were surprised how many rides we could take Sam on - we didn't even get to them all because he started rubbing his eyes so we took him home for a nap (that he didn't have!) And unfortunately we forgot to take the camera so we only have a couple of phone pictures.

Day 4: we went to the Calgary Cornmaze - one of the best places we have been this week! Sam had a blast on the jumping pillows, at Bunnyville, the tractor ride, the petting zoo, the playground, etc. It was a toss-up between the bunnies and the jumping pillows - luckily there was a few minutes that there were no big kids on them and Sam could run on them, he just thought it was hilarious! And of course he LOVES the "munnnny". I have a great video I will get uploaded too. We were smart today and did a morning nap BEFORE we left so we did get a nap in! And, we did remember to take the camera this time, but the battery died!!

http://www.calgarycornmaze.com/

and ps....pulled dad's first grey hair out today! guess who that came from?! :) he wanted to save it for Sam's baby book!

Agenda for tomorrow is a hike in Banff and Friday we are going to enjoy a day at home and a playdate! we'll be ready for a "quiet" day.

I have lots of pics, this was just a teaser - I will post them all on facebook at the end of our staycation

Weekend

we had a great weekend visiting in Medicine Hat with Stuart's family, and Auntie Deb and Lia and Ali came to visit from Victoria and it was really nice to see them. Auntie Deb was Sam's favorite because she got him a playmobile car & truck set - it's his favorite toy now. And of course, Sam was pretty pumped to see Baba & Grandpa! It was so cute because Baba was leaving the back yard to go to the front yard and Sam just starting crying "BABA, BABA" and he was running towards her with his arms out - he didn't want her to leave yet!

Friday we were home and baked cookies together .... then Sam found out that he could eat the cookie dough and that was much better than baking!

playing outside Friday night - does this picture not say ALL BOY!

In Medicine Hat on Saturday - we went to a little lake they have which was perfect for kids because it was shallow and Sam loved just walking in and out, playing in the sand and water.
Playing soccer with Uncle Devin on Sunday (Happy Birthday to Uncle Devin!)
Man down
Silly Grandpa!

Butterfield Acres

we went with friends to Butterfield Acres this weekend (it's a big petting zoo at the edge of the city). Glad we went, but did not take the option to upgrade our day admission to a season pass .... what can I say, we are city people! :)

Sam & mom arriving in our rubber boots (recommended to go into the pens with the animals)

Sam the flirt - pretending to pet the goat while smiling at the girls

Learning about llamas with dad

MUNNY! the bunnies were pretty fun - they are Sam's favorite animal so he thoroughly enjoyed being able to chase them and even get a few pets in to the unsuspecting ones :)

And, a truck playground (that no one else was in so Sam didn't even have to share!). Sam would have stayed there all day - go figure that he would be more excited about trucks than animals at a petting zoo!

Happy Birthday Baba!

it's exhausting...

...2 days back into the normal routine & it was exhausting so an after-work nap was needed! :)

Pool

Sam loved the pool at grandma & grandpa's so much that we bought one for our house too.....but mom didn't warm up the water as much as grandma did, so Sam had to adjust a bit :)

I also posted more vacation pics on facebook - copy the link below and paste it in your browser

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150341703305883.405535.698385882&l=4d9a52b053&type=1