A night away

After having such a good time, (first making the drive up to Calgary - then shopping and touring) we merrily put the address of our reserved hotel into the GPS.  Yay, it was only a few minutes away!
We were tired and hungry at this point, the sun was setting and the kids were eagerly waiting for the promised pool.  Murphy's Law though, had to kick in and the hotel we drove up to was...dark. Yes, pitch dark. So was the whole block it was on.  Oh help!! Turns out a transport truck had hit a hydro pole earlier that day and it was still in the process of being fixed.  They promised us it would be on soon - but I was not going for it.  After some phoning around we were transferred to another hotel of the same chain - 20 minutes down the road. One good thing - this one not only had a pool, but also a slide!
I must admit, our kids are pretty cautious, sometimes even overly cautious. But for some reason they thought the slide was meant for them.  Although if Tristan hadn't gone first I don't know if Seth would have gotten up the nerve.  Both boys can't swim yet so Andy caught them at the bottom of the slide - good thing too since the first time Tristan came out he was going so fast he was upside down and splayed like a gingerbread man.  He had no idea where he was going so fast - the look of horror on his face was quite priceless. Andy didn't see him coming and just managed to reach up to grab his leg and arm as he came flying out the end.
It took a while to wear the look of shock off his (and his mothers) face!   We cherish these family times with our boys. They are only little once, and making memories like these are precious.  
Our hearts are happy and full.

Tristan in the giant bath tub:)  Mmmmm. so warm:) 

Does Rowan look unhappy?  He is.  This kid loves water so much that having him loose was thoroughly hazardous.   Good thing we were the only swimmers - no one else to listen to his crying.