Our Week Off

Okay, well it was supposed to be from Sunday night until Friday night but I couldn't handle being away from my kids for so long so it ended up being more like Thursday afternoon but it was still good.

Anyway, Jon and I took off to the mountains and left our kids with my parents (horray!!) for a little vacation. We traveled through Jasper and into Banff. So beautiful. We stopped at the Maligne Canyon in Jasper and walked down through the canyon itself, since it was all frozen over. What an amazing experience. I still find it hard to believe that the waterfalls were able to freeze like they did. Some of the falls were starting to melt when we went, what a beautiful scene. There was a real photographer there taking the most beautiful picture. I desperately wanted the same shot but I thought it would be rude to take it while he was there so I got a different angle. The power of water is really something to behold.

Of course, Jon being the crazy adventurous one of the two of us tries to scale a waterfall. Luckily he didn't get too wet, it was just the beginning of our travels.

Afterwards, Jon and I travelled to our destination, Banff where we snowboarded Sunshine, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay. I loved it. I hadn't been boarding since we were newly married and as a result I was incredibly sore after the first day. I must say that I was not the only one however... Such fun. It was a really nice break and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed not changing diapers or making bottles for a few days.