Introducing....Jasper!!

Here is our new little friend Jasper...approx 7 weeks old and the Son of Vals barn cat :)

So far he is settling in well...has eaten a little...is happy to cuddle everyone and fall asleep on little laps!

Woodland visitor...

This deer was also admiring the Athabasca Falls...we walked into the woods to get some pictures of it.....luckily it didn't seem to mind and just continued to eat....

Athabasca Falls...

On Friday evening after settling into our accommodation, we drove down to Athabasca Falls.....I have been there twice before.....but never in early Summer...I was shocked at how high the water was and how fast....in September the water is much lower as the run-off from the mountains has slowed....and in January the entire waterfall freezes....it looks magical and the ice is a bluey colour......the waterfall was very loud and was magnificent!

The weekend was wonderful...the only frustrating part was getting a speeding ticket on Friday morning...my own silly fault and yes frustrating but I wasn't going to let that spoil the weekend!

We crammed so much into the weekend that we were exhausted when we got back! It was worth it though!

Beary nice :)

A few more snaps of the bear we saw on Saturday...

Happy BIrthday Mom....

Today is my Moms 66th birthday! Happy Birthday Mom.....

She woke up and opened her gifts (pictures to follow) and then we got dressed and headed to Vals house for coffee and to collect a new little friend (pictures to follow!!!!)

It was so nice to visit Val at her home and meet her Daughters at last...OMG they are so beautiful...and so nice to chat with :) I can't wait for Susie to be K's age :) Abigail got stuck in and played with T while Susie was quite shy for a while...then we turned around and Susie was gone!!! She had gone out on the trampoline with J.....

Thanks so much for coffee Val :) You have a beautiful home...I love how your decorate....the colours are so inviting and the sunflowers and the country style bathroom I just loved!

I had planned to only stay an hour as the phone company was coming out.....so when we got back in the car and saw it was after 1pm I was shocked!!!!!

We were going to head to Whitemud Park for a walk today but by the time we had lunch etc we decided to just walk around here...so we walked to the mail box with Sam instead...its so warm out again...and set to get hotter!

Tonight we are taking Mom out for a birthday meal and then will have cake with the children when we get home...Mom has chosen a Key Lime Cheesecake...which is what Lloyd chose for his birthday too.....

Boat trip....

A few pictures of us all on the boat at Maligne Lake.......

Pictures from Maligne....

These pictures were taken halfway between Maligne Canyon and Maligne Lake on

struck by lightning......

We have power and a phone line again...turns out we were struck by lightning on Sunday night...the phone connection box downstairs is fried...all black.....

We were soooooo lucky...could have been so much worse...none of us even heard lightning...or felt anything...could have been a fire...could have fried the new furnace..could have been a fire...but just a power cut and loss of phone for the day.....VERY lucky!