At the start of last week we went down to visit the Hardy families. Jewel and Kendall were really great and let us stay at their place for a couple of days. I feel like we have been imposing during what must be a really busy time for them. Tanis and John took us to Walley Beach one afternoon and we had so much fun playing in the sand and water. It is a beautiful spot, thanks for sharing guys.
When we got back home we had one day to get ready then headed up to Crimson Lake for our annual camping trip with the guys that I grew up with and their families. It was really nice to see Flexhaugs, Mulhollands, Rices, and Lauders. It was a perfect trip. The weather was hot but not too hot and there were hardly any mosquitoes. We played at the beach and spent a lot of time visiting around the fire. The kids love camping and did a great job. It was really funny to see Tyson with his little blue batman t-shirt. It is second hand from a clothing exchange and Tyson doesn't even know who Batman is but for some reason it became his favorite and he would cry anytime we tried to take it off. He would point to his chest and say "man... man". We had to put it over top of long sleeve shirts in the evenings and the only time he would take it off is when he was going swimming.
On Saturday we took the kids to a nearby petting zoo. Along with the usual goats and rabbits, this one also had some unexpected residents. In one of the enclosures was a baby zebra; there can't be too many of them in the Rocky Mountain House area. They also had these little miniature bovines that had humps on their backs like Brahma bulls (forget their name). It was neat to see a peacock amongst the turkeys, but the real highlight was the zebra-pony cross.
Mason and Zony
Tyson, his 'man shirt, and Pinocchio
Cute x2
During the last little while I have been seeing so many dragonflies - from Cardston to Rocky Mountain House. I remember when a dragonfly seemed rare and exotic and I have never seen them in these numbers. I tried searching around the internet to see if anyone else has noticed this but I couldn't really find anything. I don't know what factors would make them so numerous this year but since an adult dragonfly's main food source is the mosquito, I welcome them and hope they stick around for a long long time.
Well, back to work tomorrow. I am not looking forward to the 6:30am start time but I feel like we made the most of the past month and I don't have that regretful, "wasted time" feeling that I sometimes get at the end of my days off.
- C
