This is Why

We just got back from our summer holidays.  We headed off to Kelowna to see my parents, and enjoy the lakes and sun and orchards and bug-free existence there.  It was a great trip - very relaxing and full of family and laughing and fun times!

 The Girls enjoyed different dress up clothes at Nana's

We spent some time at the spray park....



And lots of time at the beach!

We went to the Armstrong Fair and Rodeo

 



 

Made some new friends there!

 

Learned how to milk a cow

and had a little afternoon nap while we watched the draft horse pull

Abby fell asleep during the rodeo...

 

We took an 8 km. hike through the Myra Canyon Provincial Park.  It was beautiful outside, and we walked across 14 of the 18 railroad trestles.

We got to ride in Grandpa's convertible....

and spent more time at the beach.  Where it was deserted, because school had started already.  But not for us!

There was a new petting zoo just down the road from my parents.  They had chickens and goats...

 

As well as a baby albino kangaroo, and many other kangaroo's 

 And emu's.  Can't forget the emu's!

 

Then, we spent MORE time at the beach (yay!!)

We left on Friday morning, feeling very relaxed and refreshed.  On our way home, we stopped in Jasper at the river that runs parallel to the highway.  A number of years ago, we stopped there as well, and the river was really low.  So low that we could walk across the whole river, which was sandy and soft, without the water going past our knees.  We made it about 3/4's of the way across, which was probably about a mile, and the little Girls were starting to get quite tired, so we turned back. It was beautiful outside, and good to stretch our legs!

 

 

We love taking vacations in September.... the weather is still great, but it's not nearly as crowded as it is in the summer.  This is one of the reason why we homeschool!