First Busted Lip...bummer!!

Not long after arriving home from Canada, Scott fell and busted his upper lip. Poor thing! Those darn teeth!

Trip to the Canadian Rockies--Part 2

Views of Banff

You will notice a theme in these pictures. Mike is always holding Scott and I am always taking the photos. Since I carried Scott for the first nine months of his life, Mike gets to carry him for the next nine. :)

Mount Rundle at the edge of Banff.

A grizzly bear behind the wildlife fence in Banff.

On our way out of the National Parks we got to see a train going through the spiral tunnels, which was built to prevent steep grades over the mountains. It is hard to tell in the photo, but you can actually see three parts of the train as it travels through the spirals.

Natural bridge on the way to Emerald Lake

On our way out to Emerald Lake, we stopped off to see the above Natural Bridge. We got to see this unexpected "natural" phenomenon. Jessica grabbed by camera and had the guts to take a picture. I figured if she was willing to show it off in public, she wouldn't mind a photo. We all had a great laugh.



This is Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. It was one of the few lakes not frozen over, so we were able to see the beautiful blue-green color created by the rock flour.

Mike and Scott at the top of the Lake Louise gondola.

This was the walk to the Peyto Lake viewpoint. We are actually walking along a paved road. You can see the speed limit sign to the side. It was a fun walk, just a little slick in spots.

Viewpoint and Peyto Lake.

Scott gets his first romp in the snow...not sure he liked it all that much. I guess it's a good thing he lives in Texas.

This is bow lake, and like most of the lakes in the Canadian Rockies it was frozen over.


This is crowfoot glacier. You can see two toes and the remains of the third one.

Trip to the Canadian Rockies--Part 1

We flew to Vancouver, BC, on May 15 and picked up our friends Stephen and Jessica for a trip out to the Canadian Rockies.

Scott in front of the Banff Springs Hotel.

The above two pictures are from a dinner show called Oh, Canada, Eh? It was a little cheesy, but entertaining.

May in Alberta is not quite like May in Texas. This was the snow falling at our resort in Canmore, Alberta. Crazy weather here. Sunny one minute...snowing the next.

Posing at the Banff Springs Hotel. (above two pics)

Mike and I have played in the snow every summer since we have been together.
2005--Mt. Hood, Oregon
2006--Yosemite National Park
2007--Mt. Baker, Washington
2008--Engineer Pass, Colorado
So, we couldn't pass up the snow in Alberta...Mike even made a snow angel!


Athabasca Glacier, between Banff and Jasper...Next 6 pics...


Walking on the glacier on 1000 feet of ice.


The vehicle that took us out on the glacier.

Scott had a major meltdown on that vehicle in the above picture, which continued outside...he finally crashed on my shoulder.

Following pics (except bear) are from Lake Louise...still mostly frozen over, but still beautiful.





On our way into the National Park we saw two black bears on the side of the highway. We got a picture of this one.

Bluebonnets

We couldn't pass up the opportunity to take Scott's pictures in the bluebonnets!