Sunday, September 3, 2023

Spring Break - Canadian Style

We try to go somewhere for spring break every year, and this year was no different. Usually, spring break vacation spots are warm and beachy, but that's not the way we decided to do it this time around. We headed north, through the snow, through the mountains to a little place called... Canada! We crossed the border near Eureka, MT and made our way into Alberta. First up, we hit the slopes to use our Indy Pass one last time at Castle Mountain, then we checked out Calgary and Edmonton, going as far north as we've ever been. Here are some of the highlights.


The views at Castle Mountain did not disappoint! It was like skiing in Glacier NP... very impressive, and only slightly scary from the top...






It wouldn't be one of our vacations if we didn't stop to see the world's biggest truck!




A chicken Big Mac?? What in the Canadian nonsense is this all a boot? Of course, we must have one.


And the poutine was fantastic, for the first couple of bites...


Found him... busting a move apparently.



Went to see some animals.










Tried out our skating legs inside the West Edmonton Mall...





And caught a Calgary Flames game from the cheap seats! At least we were safe from errant hockey pucks all the way at the top!


How far back down do we have to go to get popcorn??


A Wedding to Start the Year

Well, it's been a long, long time. I think because the start of the year included a wedding that we took a ton of photos for, I got caught up in other things and never got around to making a blog post. Then weeks went by, then months. Now it's been the longest we've ever gone without posting, since all the way back in 2008 when this all began. That doesn't mean we stopped taking pictures, because there were a ton to go through to try to catch up. But we'll start this off with the wedding... here's all the way back to January when my nephew Morgan got married and here are all the people who attended:


The bride and groom


Rowan and the old man


The wedding cake eaters


The assertive cousin


The food sampler


The lumpy one


The scholars


The not yet ready for primetime players


The mother annoyer and the mother he's annoying


The old people


The mother and the marine (now retired)


The kid who needed a haircut?


The ever-growing family (now with 20% more!)


The cousins


The siblings


The old people (outdoor version)


The grandparents (also great-grandparents)


The brothers and mother


The old people (now with 50% more!)


The younger grandparents


The one who found out that he could be next in line but is hoping it's Mason...


Saturday, December 31, 2022

Christmas and Ski Season!

One positive of all the snow is the ski resorts are all open and full of snow! We've been out to Blacktail, Silver Mountain, and Lost Trail already, and hopefully a few more to come in the months ahead. The boys have definitely improved in the past couple of years and have been enjoying it. It's only going to get harder to keep up with them...







Celebrated another Christmas Eve with the ever-growing Miller family!


Including one of the youngest ones! I do like that he and I have the same hair style...





Paul excited for Christmas morning!



Merry Christmas!