Monday, December 2, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving!

Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday in October, so when we tell our friends in Calgary that our kids are coming to visit for Thanksgiving, we have to specify "American Thanksgiving" which (as you know) falls on the last Thursday of November. There is no Black Friday or Cyber Monday after Canadian Thanksgiving, so the Canadians have adopted the American Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Shopping is shopping in any country! We bought our turkey in October because I was afraid that if we waited, we couldn't find one in November. Fortunately, our freezer was big enough to hold it until we needed it!

We had a wonderful "American" Thanksgiving in Calgary this year. The kids came up to visit for the entire week of Thanksgiving. We were blessed with fantastic weather ranging from high temps of 37 F - 50 F throughout week. Thank you, Texans, for bringing the wonderful weather! We made a side trip to Banff for three days where we stayed in the amazing Banff Springs Lodge. The boys took in a day of skiing at Sunshine and the girls had massages at the spa. We are so lucky to be able to share our holidays with our children. Of course, we had traditional Thanksgiving dinner but we also had brunch and dinner with friends so that they could meet Casey and Anthony, Cindy and Ryan. 

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! Gobble, Gobble.....and burp!

These pictures are in random order......

Casey and Cindy visiting our local celebrity pig, Alistair.

Casey, Ryan and Cindy having breakfast.

Man from the far north............. (Ryan)
Having dinner at St James Pub 
The boys at the base of the gondola at Sunshine

The beautiful ladies having a spa day

Dinner at Earls in Banff


Banff Springs Lodge patio 
Anthony having breakfast

Anthony and Ryan at the top of Sunshine
Ryan, Jim and Anthony

The kids on the Peace Bridge (also know as the $25 million pedestrian bridge)

Last day in Calgary - Anthony, Casey, Cindy and Ryan

Jim, Candy, Anthony, Casey, Cindy and Ryan in Banff

Woman of the far north....(Cindy)

Casey and Candy

Two beauties

Neighbors, Wayne and Dayna over for brunch

Brunch with the Hunnicutts

Andrew, Lauren, Will, Casey, Ryan and Cindy
Casey and Anthony at Lake Minnewanka

Ryan and Cindy at Lake Minnewanka

Candy and Jim at Lake Minnewanka

Banff Springs Lodge

The Hunnicutts and the Vowels

Cindy and Ryan

Casey and Anthony

Jim and Candy

Cindy, Candy and Casey