Heather's Highlight's!: A Family Reunion! Windermere 2011

We got to escape the heat of the Texas Summer and head North for a week! I LOVE heading to Canada and out to the Lake, my kids and Steve love it as well! This year it just so happened that All of my siblings were going as well! So, what is better than a not really planned, but planned family reunion??? I would venture to say not much!

While everyone else drove, we (the Texans) saved our frequent flier miles and flew into Calgary and drove out to the Lake with Granddad. It was amazing and beautiful and as always I felt blessed to be there! I really did grow up in a beautiful place.

We didn't get as much time on the boat/beach as we would have liked, but we really had fun when we did! The kids LOVED the tube, except for Noah that is (he screamed), Tyler turned into a wild man this year and was daring Granddad to throw him off. Granddad did not diappoint and sent Ty flying. It was awesome! Noah also loved driving the boat with Granddad, but as is the norm with him he just couldn't resist trying to touch all the buttons and pushing the throttle down while pulling the kids on the tube - needless to say they went a little faster than they wanted for a minute!

With the kids getting older we also had alot of fun on the beach! One afternoon the kids and some of the parents had some great volleyball match. Sadly due to my lameness, I did not take any pictures with my camera! I was too busy using Marilee's much more cooler and better camera. As soon as she sends me copies, we'll be in business (hint, hint)

One night the Sista's headed out to a beautful evening to ski. Sadly this is as far as Julie and I got! In the water I mean. Marilee, the older and much more better sister actually got up and had a great ski! Come to find out besides the fact that I am a wimp and had no arm strength, I put my ski on with the wrong foot forward! Seriously, what a nerd I am! Despite the fact I couldn't get out of the water, it was a great evening on the Lake with my sisters and my dad!

With the weather not being quite as lovely as we wished we opted for some other fun activites! We tried some fishing, unfortunately nobody caught anything except for a turtle or two! Still it was fun watching Uncle TJ get his line stuck up in the tree and the kids had some fun!

Since Granddad has become the great Hunter that he is, he brought his guns along. There is a shooting range not far from the cabin so one night he took some of the older kids and dad's so that they could all try out his rifle. The boys had fun, but thought it was a little loud.

We also had the chance to go out and go Clay shooting! I got to tag along this time, thanks to Nana staying home with my sleeping boy! Can I just say - IT WAS SO FUN! I was a terrible shot, but I had fun. Tyler did great and shot 6 or 7 out of his first 10, but then he realized he was holding the gun on his bicep instead of his shoulder and he got a little bit of a bruise and a dead arm! He still had a great time though! Josh had to watch most of the time, but he got to take one shot at the end. I was busy taking some video so again Marilee and JuJu have some pics of him. Needless to say, he wasn't a fan of the gun kicking back at him!

These two (Logan and Josh) got to watch from the tower and had fun playing with the shells!

Ty getting some instruction from Granddad!

Me! Let me just say again - LOVED IT~

Steve had never been clay shooting before and loved it!

A few more of the pictures from the week!

Miss Avery and Noah pretty much ignored each other until the last day. They are so cute!

The Fraser crew came up and Campbell and Brookie had a great time together! Campbell is gonna come visit us with Nana sometime!

Me and Poopsie - this girl could not be any cuter!!

Heading back to Calgary. So beautiful!

We stopped at this little canyon that is right off the highway. Never in all my life did I know it was even there!

Once we got back to Calgary I took the kids on a little tour of my world! We had a whole afternoon/night to hang out and play because we didn't fly out until the next day. Calgary has changed so much since I lived there, but it was fun to show them my Highschool, get a shake at Peter's Drive In and stop at a few other great places! We also drove by the site where the new Calgary Temple is being built. Growing up this was down the street from my Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Don's house - way out in the country. Now it is a big huge community and the temple is well under way!