Boy did I need the vacation. It was very nice just to spend some alone time with the family. No instant messaging, limited texting (no service in many of the areas), no emails (I did not check them the whole time we were gone!) and on top of that, I turned off my cell phone.
We spent the majority of our time at the West Edmonton Mall. For those of you who have never been there, I would HIGHLY recommend it! It is huge, and has an indoor amusement park, indoor water park, mini golf course, 2 theaters including 1 IMAX, and countless stores and restaraunts.
On the way home we drove through Cardston, Alberta - which is a very small town just on the Canadian side of the border. It was settled by early Mormon pioneers who migrated up there and built the first Canadian Temple. We met a friend there for lunch (a guy that Dave works with is actually from there and was there on vacation also), and then headed to Waterton Lakes National Park. It was beautiful! The leaves were all changing and it looked so gorgeous.
In the park there is a cute little tourist town. We stopped just for a minute and noticed that there were deer wandering around town. It was really weird - they must have been almost tame. They let you get really close to them before scurring away. Reagan, of course, thought that she would be able to get them eat right out of her hands, but that was not happening!
It was so wonderful to be able to spend time as a family and I am grateful for the chance to get away (the shopping wasn't bad either!)
2 comments:
That's right - you went to Canada. I wondered where you had been. Sounds like a really great trip! I can't imagine getting that close to a deer - crazy!
We went up to Cardston last September for a friend's wedding, and it was gorgeous. We also went up to Waterton...the glacier park, breathtaking! I've heard of the huge mall in Edmonton, and always wanted to go. Sounds like a fab trip! How long was the drive from ID? SO glad you got some R & R!!
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