We have Calgary on the brain this week!
This week I have received a lot of reminder e-mails for the Calgary International Children's Festival which will be held in Calgary next week. It was a tradition for us to attend the festival while we lived in Calgary. We never missed it. I remember the first time I went to the festival with Audrey. It was a few months after we moved to Calgary and the first time I really spent time downtown. Calgary is a wonderfully unique and beautiful city. It's clean, safe, has a wonderful park filled with trees and all sorts of critters, surrounded by beautiful tall buildings - all with the Bow river running right through it. We spent a lot of time walking around downtown and enjoying different events and the feel of the city during the five years we lived in Calgary. For me, jumping on the C-Train with the kids and going to the different shows and events at the festival was a highlight every year.
Festival 2008
Festival 2007
Festival 2007
Festival 2006
In the next few weeks 2 new little babies are scheduled to be born to our family members in Calgary.
Last week we received all the renewed passports for the kids so we are all set for our trip to Calgary this summer. With all this happening the kids and I decided to make our "Calgary Top 10" list of all that we want to try to do on our trip this summer. Drum Roll please.....
10. SPEND EVERY MINUTE we can with our FAMILY AND FRIENDS
9. Visit our favorite bookstore McNally Robinson and get a treat at their rooftop restaurant
Enjoying a bite at the restaurant
8. Play at Riley Park and take a walk through Kensington for Crave cupcakes!
7. Jump into the foam pit at Spray Lakes with the cousins
Audrey in the foam pit on Family Day 2006
6. Bike ride at Baker Park and have a picnic in "the circle" (as the kids call it)
Baker Park bike ride 2006
5. Take the C-Train to Olympic Plaza and walk along Stephen Avenue
Eli and Audrey on the train
Dave and Carter on the train 2005
Hanging flower basket at Olympic Plaza 2005
Statue next to the Plaza 2005
4. Jump on the trampoline and ride bikes at Grandma and Grandpa's house
3. Start in Kensington and walk along the river to Prince's Island Park (maybe stick our toes in the water at Eau Claire)
April 2008
Eau Claire 2005- Audrey thinks this picture is quite emabressing
July 2005
2. Play and swim at the Cabin
Audrey and Quinn
All the cousins 2008
1. More playing with the COUSINS!!!!!
There are a few hikes and other sites we hope to take in but these are at the top of the list
As you can tell we are excited to visit!!!
If you are in Calgary next week hop on the C-Train and go to the Children's Festival and think of us! (that is if you are not one of my Sister-In-Laws about to have a baby. In that case, take a lot of walks and call us the minute there is any news!)
July 2005
4 comments:
Love the post-- I live here and have not done some of those things on your top 10. They look like fun and I hope I can tag along this time. Grandma Wendy
Oh you are coming here! Yeah! WE can't wait to see you all. Perhaps we can join you for some of your top 10! What a great post and a walk down memory lane!
Great post Lisa. I loved seeing all of your pictures when the kids were so much younger. Time sure does fly by!
How great that you get to go back to Calgary this summer!
we want to come with you on some of these trips to, that is if i can get out with 5??? we'll see.
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