Another annual trip to the Calgary Zoo turned out terrific! The weather was beautiful and the animals were all out basking in the sun, including us!

Brandon was really into checking out all the animals. He was amazed and would need to be reminded to keep moving as there were still lots of animals to visit.

Owen on the other hand could not sit still and was being a total ham, except for when you turned the camera on him.

Owen and Brandon thought the view was super cool from atop Uncle Derek and Daddy’s shoulders.

After a ride on the carousel Dude and Trouble needed some Ice Cream!

Yeah! Mom to the rescue with some of the best soft serve ice cream this side of the elephants

The trouble with ice cream is that it is very messy, but so delicious!

Dude! Where did my ice cream go?

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Last year we took the boys to see Thomas the Tank Engine at Heritage Park in Calgary. Since they enjoyed it so much we decided to take them again this year. While the day looked beautiful with a bright blue sky

It was actually quite windy and cold.

Once we were on the actual train though the boys perked up and were excited to watch all the sights go by, and catch a glimpse of Thomas puffing smoke as he chugged around Heritage Park.

After the train ride we headed for the activity tents and first up was the Temporary Tattoo parlor. Brandon waited so patiently and Owen took off to play with the trains.

The boys remembered the ice cream from last year and wanted to stop again this year.

Unfortunately, or fortunately due to the frigid temperature, they were closed so we could not get any ice cream.

Luckily the candy store was open and we were able to stop in and pick up some…

Popcorn? With all that candy at their disposal yes the boys picked popcorn. I think popcorn is one of their favourites!

Poor Brandon, the wind had blown over his popcorn bag and some spilled out onto the bench. He was so upset he started to cry.

One thing that Owen did wait patiently for was Thomas to steam on by.

They had people manning the train crossings to that you could not accidently get trampled by the train. They would tell people that they had to wait until the train went by and it was safe to cross while they waved flags on long sticks. Owen and Brandon have since started this practice while Angela and I are getting reading in the morning. They block off the section that joins the bathroom and bedroom and wave toilet plungers instead of flags while telling you that you need to wait until it is safe. Too cute!

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Things have been absolutly crazy lately. I am so far behind on content here and things seem to keep piling up. We took a family vacation to the Calgary Zoo with the boys so that we could check out Dinosaurs Alive. It has 20 animatronic dinosaurs and it was very cool. The boys loved it and we had awesome weather.

Imagine how terrifying it would be if dinosaurs still roamed the earth and while out walking your dog you came accross one of these for real. I think I would um, you know… clean up in aisle T-Rex

Stay tuned as I have the April Wedding pictures complete and will be blogging that soon along with a couple family portrait sessions and a trip to San Francisco to share as well. See I told you I was busy!

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