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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My wife and I had a little just the two of us time away in July. Our first trip away from the boys since; well the boys about 3.5 years ago. How crazy eh. We decided to head to San Francisco for a weekend getaway as we had been there with Owen when he was 5 months old and did not feel like we got to really see or do much besides eat, sleep, poop, cry and teeth! It is such a beautiful city and one of the things that amazes me are the buildings and architechture, everything is so ornate.

We took the Cable Car down to Fishermans Wharf to check out all the ships, shops and food!

We toured the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and were able to go aboard some historic ships. It was pretty cool to board these ships, considering we come from the prairies there is not a lot of opportunity to get up close with these types of vessels.

After spending some time on the Wharf we took a ferry to Alcatraz. One thing I found particularly interesting is how beautifully landscaped it was. There is such a stark contrast between the decaying foundations of the buildings and the lush greenery and bird sanctuaries.

After Alcatraz we headed out to the Golden Gate bridge. It was breathtaking, literally. I could not believe how windy it was on the bridge, you definitely had to hang on to your belongings otherwise you risked losing them over the edge and into the bay! Also when you are that high up over open water with wind as strong as it was I could not help but think… What if a really strong gust blew you over?

Angela and I off of the bridge doing the touristy thing. Note the sunburn on her chest! We had awesome weather the whole trip.

Make sure you check out Angelas blog for more pictures, and some spicy blow by blow details of our trip.
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