Fall is here, and it's chilly

Gone are the sunny, lazy days at Riley Park. If only we could have 6 more months of summer...


We already had a taste of winter while camping September 1st. No snow thankfully but very cool. Typical fall weather for Alberta this time of year.
Our darling daughters enjoyed hamming it up for the lens the past two days. We were trying to take advantage of the mild weather and get some outdoor play time in. Sonia and Rylee were very patient with mom allowing about 600 photos to be taken so we came home with a few keepers. Lucky for us, we sought out the right doorsteps for a few shots and the company manager at the Alberta Ballet invited us inside to watch a rehearsal for Midsummer Night's Dream. Thanks Paul!
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Enjoy the photos of Sonia and Rylee.

Labour Day Fun

We are home from a fun filled weekend at the Sadoway Farm which is north east of Edmonton.
The weather was lovely, but cool at night. We slept in the tent trailer one night and then put our fair weather camping kids in the trailer the next night. We saw shooting stars and a black bear, went for many quad and wagon rides and ate a lot of apple pie and fresh raspberries. Sonia and Rylee had four other sweet kids to play with and enjoyed hours in the natural sand box. Today we helped harvest potatoes and carrots from the garden and brought some home as well. Mark and I celebrated 7 years of blissful marriage today, hence the smoochy pic below. Mark's dad supplied the wine, Mark's mom Rose provided all the wonderful food and blankets!! I think that's it for camping this year. Maybe we'll try some winter camping and sledding if the weather and snowfall permit!