Dinosaurs, Exploring, and Being Awesome!

Some photo highlights from our family trip to Drumheller on the October long weekend. Too bad my camera battery died on Sunday! After falling 10 feet or so on Saturday...yep...

The boys are doing their best dinosaur impressions!

Dude loved all the exploring and wandering we did off the beaten path. I didn't love getting across this bridge.

There are dinosaurs every where in town. This one is a Dapper Dino. Bow ties are cool.

Gotta love the museum! Well...everyone but Dude loved the museum!

My favourite dinosaur. Go Steg!

I've been to Drumheller loads of times, but never made a stop at the Atlas Coal Mine. We had an awesome "tour guide", and had fun wandering around through all the old mining equipment.

Next time I want to get down there in the badlands....and just wander.

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Scary Flash of Life Before Your Eyes

Four deer crossing the highway.

A semi truck coming towards us.

I thought he saw them. I thought he would slow down.

But he didn't.

It happened so fast.

I do not want to think what would have happened if I hadn't shouted at Russ "there are more! there are more!" and he hadn't started slowing down before we got to the crossing. Those two seconds...

I thought the third deer would stop.

I thought they would all make it.

I thought I would never stop crying. For the deer. For what could have happened.

Today I am (still) grateful for those two seconds.

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A Freaking Big Dinosaur!

The biggest tourist draw within the town of Drumheller has got to be the giant dinosaur at the Visitor Centre. And since we were playing tourist on the Thanksgiving long weekend we ended up there...twice!

Did I mention you can climb up inside it and look out it's mouth?

I love long weekends...

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I've Found The Connector > It's A Reflektor

today I am grateful for

watching the sunrise over the prairies

waking up slowly to Dude stroking my arm and my face and giving me tiny kisses

my sister and her boys

hot beverages

homemade cookies

strong arms, and legs, and mind

fresh air and the changing season

sexy shoes, laughter, gin + beer, perfect silences

those extra 2 seconds

the strong men in my life

heated seats, warm mittens, thick socks and homemade quilts

Jane Austen

loving and feeling loved

knowing that dreams do come true

Happy Thanksgiving

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