Road trip!

The girls in the van, getting ready to go on our big road trip! Little do they know what lies ahead of them... Chloe fell asleep almost instantaneously... Karissa liked the novelty of having her sister right beside her...
This was a bit of a surprise! I was actually dozing a bit when Joel poked me and this is what I opened my eyes to! Good old rocky mountain driving.
Mountain sheep! (Goats?) We saw quite a few of them in this area. We saw a bunch of deer, too, at different places. Very cool.
Sittin' in the sunshine in Rachelle's backyard! Hard to believe that 2 days later this same backyard will be covered in snow... We had a great time in Red Deer. The kids played together in the backyard, while the van got fixed at the shop :) We saw the town, went to the pool in the evening and Chelle and I went to Montana's for their Mile High Mud Pie. SO GOOD!

Chloe heads straight for the rocks under the deck!
Tegan decided it would be cool to copy Uncle Joel and lay exactly like he did on the floor. too cute! Thanks so much for having us at your place, Chelle and Scott! We had a lot of fun and are so grateful for the place to stay!
Just before we got to Red Deer, we stopped at a rest stop in Banff. It was a beautiful little stop, and a gorgeous day! The girls argued when we put them back in the car, but it had to be done! It was a really good thing we had a day of rest and no driving when we got to Red Deer.


Well, we made it home safe and sound... the next post is a few of the pics from our time at the coast. There are a lot, I know, and not everyone we saw is in all of the pics, but you know how it goes!