A Summer trip to Calgary

We’re back from Calgary.  It was a great trip – full of family and friends – and we explored some new things in the city that we hadn’t done before.

We visited the beautiful park at Prince’s Island.  There’s a great playground, lots of stunning greenery, and some scenic man-made lakes. 

Here’s my a pic of my husband, the Boy and I at Prince’s Island:

Maybe it’s the mountains, but the air in Calgary is so pure and fragrant – the whole time we were outside, I kept reminding myself to take long deep breaths to savour the air.

My Baby had lots of fun with her cousin, my sister-in-law’s daughter, who is only five weeks older than her.  I’m excited for them to grow up together.  Here is the first of  many matching outfits!

I’m always impressed at how good the food is in Calgary. We at a lot of meals at the Earl’s on 4th street, which is right across the street from my in-laws’ condo – by far, the best hamburger I have ever eaten!  We also checked out the Calgary Farmer’s Market which was amazing.  I indulged in a Bernard Callebaut (the chocolate king of Calgary) chocolate mousse from Ladybug Organic Foods that was divine, especially when paired with coffee from Phil & Sebastian – yummy!

Here’s my Girl admiring the pastries at Ladybug!

We dined with friends at Alloy, an absolutely stunning new restaurant in Calgary that has the most divine dining room and delicious food. This is my friend Danyael and I enjoying the beautiful ambiance.

The day before we left, we visited my husband’s cousin, Pete and his wife, Dawn.  They have a very stylish home with fascinating art. See below – my husband sitting below a piece entitled "Dead Fat Comedians" – can you identify them? I only got 3 out of 5.