Summer

This summer was a little different for me. I was working and I wasn't used to being restricted on vacation time which prevented me from going to SMITHFEST (I know, my own family reunion!) and a Gough family trip to San Diego! We still tried to make the best of our summer and started it off with the fabulous CaLgArY StAmPeDe!

It was so fun to dress up western!

The weather wasn't that great and it started pouring when we sat down for the Grandstand Show so we bought these awesome Canadian ponchos to keep us dry. Ironically, the rain stopped as soon as we bought them but at least we got a cute picture!!!

Our next stop was to Shuswap Lake with Jason, Suzanne and Brooklynn to stay at the Lee's cabin for a few days. The weather was AWESOME and it was so nice to lay out in the sun and do nothing.

This is Austin and me jumping off the cliffs which took quite a bit of convincing for me to jump. I've done it before but I always freak myself out!

Austin was into the water sports where I was fine with just hanging out! Thanks Jason & Suzanne for inviting us! We had a blast!!

Every year in Calgary, there is an event called Taste of Calgary where restaurants from all over the city set up booths to try their food. You buy tickets and you can get chinese, ukranian, italian, greek, and other kinds of food plus some tasty desserts! It was only my second year going but its so fun to try all the different types of food and see the different cultures in the city! I highly recommend it to anyone who is in town during the Taste of Calgary to check it out!

Max and Miley love hanging out by the window and checking out what's going on outside.

Miley has a ridiculous amount of hair and our dear friend Suzanne is kind enough, or should I say patient enough to cut her hair for us. Instead of getting hair all over our clothes, I had the idea to use the ponchos we bought to protect ourselves. (See...money well spent) Miley ended up tearing mine apart but it did the trick.

The final part to our summer is moving. We are departing the Hamlet Spot and moving in with my mom for a few months. I really, really, REALLY want a house so we thought this would be a good opportunity to save up some money and spend some quality time with my family. I'm sad to leave the Hamlet and all the friends we have there but we'll see how this goes. I'm grateful my mom is welcoming us in with open arms! Summer was pretty good even though we missed out on some things but we were able to spend a lot of time with each other which is what matters most!