Forgotten picture

I forgot to post this picture for my Mom to see. I know how much she loves eagles and while we were out on the water one flew by. I was balancing a sleeping child but managed to snag one picture of this beautiful and majestic bird.

Our family Vacation to Waterton

So we are down to only a few more weekends of Summer and we decided to make the most of it and spend the day in Waterton with some friends.So we loaded up a picnic lunch, sunscreen, children and took off.

We all enjoyed seeing a Brown Bear right as we entered the park- Miss M and Mr Ry were really excited to see animals (like a bear) outside of the zoo.

We later saw a few mountain goats, one that felt he needed a little more attention than others. Again the kids were shocked that it was just roaming free.

Miss M. was Happy to have her friend Mr Hay by her side. He was really excited for the horseback ridding we planned on doing and dressed the part. I think these two look so cute together!

Miss M. got to ride a pony named Ike. Ike was a bit of a handful and kept wanting to go off the path to eat the grass.Good thing Big Daddyo is good with horses and was able to convince Ike to take a stroll. Miss M really enjoyed the ride.

A real natural on the horse and a great Daddy daughter moment!I love how they are both smiling and enjoying their time together.

Mr Ry was next- he did not want to ride Ike in his own words "I want to ride a big horse" so he did and this horse is retired and much more co-operative to ride. Big daddyo took Mr Ry all over the place, and even got a canter going which Mr Ry was tickled about.

This little guy smiled for the entire 15 min he was on the horses back. This may have to be done again in the future!

Mr Ty was not convinced that horse back ridding was a good idea. But loved to see them from a distance!

Mr Ry's toes in the lake before our picnic lunch.

We then got to enjoy a 2 hour boat ride/ nap for the boys on our friend parent boat. It was funny because Mr Ty could barely move once his life jacket was on.

Miss M, Mr Hay and Mr Ry enjoying the soft rock of the boat as we cruised along.



All 3 enjoyed the spray park they had in town and were pleasantly surprised we let them play in it without their swimsuits as we had not packed them. I love Mr Ty thinking its a giant water fountain.

Oh the beauties that surround us- love the Miracle that God created for us to enjoy.

Simple sewing!!! Just my style!

I love following crafty blogs and getting new ideas.I found this easy skirt pattern on a link up party- you really should try this pattern.
http://showtellshare.blogspot.com/2011/07/simple-brown-skirt.html
It took me two hours from start to finish to make mine and only half an hour to make Miss M's. Mine are made out of T-shirt material= super comfy!
I love the teal colour for summer and spring and it goes great with white!



Miss M had an adorable butterfly sweater that matched perfectly. She was thrilled to have a new skirt and the fact that I made it "just for her" made her pretty happy too!


And yes I know I'm a geek for making matching skirts but its such a cute and easy skirt and I bought a lot of t-shirt fabric. Try it out- you will not be disappointed!