A little trip to Banff

We are so lucky to live less than 90 minutes away from one of the most beautiful places on earth - we don't take advantage of being so close to Banff. We decided to head out of town for a couple of days and headed to Banff. The weather couldn't have been better and the mountains couldn't have been any prettier. The only thing that could have made the trip better was if W&N would have actually participated in sleeping in the hotel - why sleep when you can talk to a ceiling fan all night? It was a very tiring, sleep deprived trip but it was worth it.

The snowstorm the week before our trip....crazy

In our hotel suite test driving their new portable chairs

Works for me....good for you?

Nate & Daddy - note the crayons, the waiter clearly thought our children were advanced for their age. They ate the crayons.

Me and Mr. Blue eyed Will - notice his head is as big as mine.....

Our neighbours - the Elk were everywhere this trip

Bow Falls - so pretty, even in winter

The boys discussing the train

More Elk

Back to the train

Will

Nate

Enjoying our winter walk

Nate's face says it all - 'this lunch sucks Mom'

The dry mountain air made for some interesting hair styles

Will's mohawk

Driving around Lake Minnewanka

Will

Nate

Ready to go swimming (not sure what happened to Dave here). You'll note Nate was already trying to escape the pool before he was in it

Will gave the pool a test run

Will again.....as I took this, baby claws were digging in to my back as Nate was clinging on for dear life from the side of the pool. He went in for about 20 seconds - he pretty much managed to wrap his little legs around my neck to avoid them going in the water. The bath is much more his style.