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Sunday, August 09, 2009

July 2009

July brought a trip to Montana and Canada!
It was Great Grandpa Gabby’s 85th birthday.
As well as a wedding for the second youngest of Brent’s siblings, Kenny and his Cheryl. (yes, another C/Sheryl to keep track of!) Sorry, no pictures yet.
And we were able to celebrate Brent’s birthday with his family for the first time in many, many years with a breakfast and presents, including this beautiful quilt that his Mom made for him.


Then we headed to Flathead Lake where
Brent spent a lot of summer hours as a boy.
We rented a boat and were able to locate his Great Grandparents’ cabin
and the surrounding homes that he remembers.


Will got a lesson on driving the boat…


and then he thought he could handle it on his own…
he actually did pretty well!
From Montana we headed up to Canada through Glacier National Park. It was beautiful scenery and you can't help but be grateful for and humbled by God's creations.



Our first stop in Canada was Cardston. We stopped overnight at a cute Bed and Breakfast. Brent wanted me to see the Cardston Temple so I went and did a session there while Brent took Will and Lucky on a little tour of the city. (yep, Lucky is now an international traveler!)
From Cardston we went up to Banff and Lake Louise (this should be on everyone’s “Things I Must See Before I Die” List!)

Lake Louise was breathtaking!

Will wanted to rent a canoe and go out on the lake… which we did… and two minutes away from the dock he was ready to go back. I must say that this was largely due to the fact that his parents are not outdoorsmen and quickly revealed their “un” skills at canoeing. After an hour of trying to figure out how to make our canoe go in a straight line (yes, we do understand the “row on opposite sides” theory,… however this did not seem to work for us), Brent finally was able to maneuver us back to the dock. (For further “funnies” on this, see Brent or Lori personally!)

4 comments:

Brendon said...

Beautiful pictures...beautiful family! I love the canoe story; tell me more.

Missed you while I was in Utah. Thought about you all while I was there. Sounds like you had a lot of fun traveling.

Sheryl said...

Hey cuties! What a great summer trip you had! Canada is indeed breathtaking! So glad you were able to experience so much of the gorgeous surroundings where you were.

Katie Jean said...

what a fun trip. and a beautiful place. cant wait to hear more about it.

Heidi said...

How fun, and to see the pictures from what you were telling me while I was there visiting. and its good to see pictures of Brent too, not just will. Now we just need to see some pictures of you too!