Family Time

Lately we have been finding it hard to have much needed family time. With 2 working parents and one in school there isn't often time when we are all home. With Ben's spring break came 2 weeks where his schedule was free so on Matt's days off, I took some vacation time and we went to Edmonton. Matt and I had fun planning our trip and then about 5 minutes before we were to leave, we told the boys. I had found a little slide show on the internet about West Edmonton Mall (our destination) and as it played for them their excitement built. We left Saturday afternoon, visited the malls aquariums Sunday morning (pics below), did the Waterpark Sunday afternoon, had dinner with friends Sunday night, shopped at the mall Monday morning, went on the rides Monday afternoon, had dinner with family in Rocky Mountain House Monday evening and drove home Monday night. Whew..... we got home exhausted but in a great way.

Waterpark Fun Our first big excursion was to visit the Waterpark. We weren't really sure how appropriate it would be for the ages of our kids, or how long they'd last. In the end, we couldn't believe how much we all had or that we'd stayed for over 3 hours. This girl is such a trooper. With no nap and not a great sleep the night before, Mya played happily in the water for over 2 hours and then curled up in her stroller and slept (in one of the noisiest places) well her brothers had more play time. She is definately a lover of the water. This was her first time swimming since she was 4months old and she was quick to be splashing and even putting her head under.

Day 2 On our second day we visited Galaxyland (or Fantasyland as I knew it). Being a Monday, it was really quiet and the boys could basically walk up and get on any ride. They could even stay on for a second turn if they wanted. As you can tell from the pictures they had a great time.

It did not surprise us at all that Mya loved the rides. Even the train that goes through a dark tunnel was great fun for her. She will definately make a good companion for Jonny with her "no fear" type of personality. I'm a little scared as to what they may challenge each other to do when they are bigger.

This picture was taken on the first trip round the rollercoaster, Jonny still looks a little unsure. I love the look on the kids face behind them, definately not a fan. We were thankful to find this coaster as the Jonny was about a 1/2 inch too short for the bigger one and was quite disappointed that Ben could go and he couldn't.