Bonus Corn Maze Pics from Pat

Corn Maze!!!

We made it out to the Calgary Corn Maze, 8 km south east of the city. It was nearly 30 degrees out and I was way over dressed!

I thought since we were going to a farm, we would all need jeans on. There was no shade to be found and it was boiling by the time we left.

The bouncy pillows were the best part. I loved how the adults could go on there too.

There were two tractor rides. One that the parents could go on and it went through a corn maze. Another was just for little kids.

There is a kids corn maze, and an adult one. We tried the kids one for a bit but were too afraid of the huge adult maze. A neighbour told me you can get lost in there for days!

We've had a lot of fun this summer with Cael and his parents. It was their suggestion to get out this weekend again. We are all new to Corn Maze and are really glad we did it. There was a pumpkin patch as well, but we didn't get the time to see it. The kids got tired right after lunch.

None of the kids even really liked the petting zoo. Bobs ran up to a goat and pet it gently, and then ran away. Mads wanted nothing to do with the animals up close but he did enjoy seeing the kittens.

There is a water duck race device that Bobs enjoyed a lot.

Bobs and a lot of other people hung around a fenced area for a long time to await pig races. They lasted about 1 minute.

Daddy and Mads look like they are already lost before even entering the corn maze.

Last Day of Summer

We went to the "Snow Tunnel" park in the neighbouring neighbourhood today with two friends from the street. The weather was a perfect 22 degrees with a light breeze.

We will miss these days as I head back to work and the boys go to daycare next month.

Aurevoir summer!!

Our kids are already hanging out at 7-11 with the neighbours.

James' & Blanca's Housewarming BBQ

James and Blanca had a housewarming party at their new house on the same side of the city as us. It's right behind the ski jump of Canada Olympic Park. We haven't seen a lot of our friends in ages, so it was great to catch up. There were quite a few other kids there as well. Mads really enjoyed the 8 and 10 year old. Elliott is James' nephew. He is here with his grand dad.

Bobs was a lot more shy, and we didn't realize this so much until last night. He needed his parents right there with him when he met new kids. Even a somewhat familiar 3 year old friend Amelia made him shy. He warms up eventually though.

We haven't seen Carrie in awhile and it was good to catch up. The BBQ was a potluck and she brought some chicken wings from a Michael Buble recipe. I hadn't realized he is a cook. We made last minute chocolate cupcakes.

There was so much food, that James didn't need to cook up burgers as we were all stuffed within minutes.

Mads was handling himself really well until an adult told him to not go down the stairs, because he thought Mads would hurt himself. (Really he is ok now on stairs). His feelings were so hurt. He was inconsolable.

A September Weekend

We had beautiful weather again this weekend and spent time at some outdoor parks.

We got a new bigger car last week and installed the car seats. Bobs tested it out.

On sunday we had brunch with an old friend who was visiting from Victoria.

Happy Birthday Morfar

Sikome Lake - a Calgary Beach

This Labour Day long weekend, we did not go anywhere. We spent friday at a car dealership and bought a Honda CRV. We also posted our toyota corolla on Kijiji for sale. Many people have emailed and called. Two have stopped by to look and drive, and lots of people have said they are interested, but haven't made a move.

On saturday we went to North Glenmore Park for a walk and today we went to Sikome Lake in the city's southeast. There are a few lake communities out there, and one public lake if you don't know anyone who lives in a lake community.

I have been to Sikome once as a child, but they shut it down for a number of years to clean it up since it is "man made" and takes a lot to keep clean and maintain.

It's perfect for little ones. The sand is nice and it doesn't really get deep ever.

We haven't decided what we are doing tomorrow, but perhaps a short trip to the mountains is in order. Enjoy the last bit of summer!!!