Mr. Stannix took me to Banff for my birthday! I think this is becoming a tradition and you will hear no complaining from me. He treated me to dinner at the KEG, shopping, a very large carmel steamer, and a full nights sleep in a fancy hotel. My Mamma was kind enough to stay at our place and watch the littles (minus Ollie). I slept in until close to 9:00am and we took our time getting ready. The weather was cold and rainy when we woke and we weren't sure what we were going to get up to that day. We walked around town and checked out a few shops after breakfast while it drizzled/snowed. In the early afternoon the sky cleared a little and the mountains were visible once again. We decided to check out tunnel mountain and brave the icy trail. With Ollie bundled and warm we started the climb and quickly realized how out of shape we were! It was so great to talk about life, goals, dreams, and feelings as we made the climb. We laughed our way to the summit, and endured snow for the last few minutes near the top. Going down proved to be much more difficult given the ice and I was thankful for Mr. Stannix and his outstretched hands catching me when I slid and keeping me safe. He's very good at taking care of me and I am so grateful for him!
As we left Banff for home the weather cleared, the skies became blue, and the sun lit up the snow-topped peaks. We made a stop in Calgary for dinner and brought home cheesecake from the Cheescake Cafe to share with my sister and mom.
All of the littles were tucked in when we got home, except our oldest girl who was excited to have us home. We stayed up way too late visiting and laughing. Happy twenty-eighth to me!!
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