Every summer, since Matt and I have been married, we have made a trip home to the prairies - we call it our "Love Tour." Normally we drive in the summer and fly in the winter when we head home. It's a beautiful drive, but also a long drive. This was Sully's first year to make the journey by road and he did GREAT!!! 8 months proved to be a wonderful time to travel! We did try and take more time to stop and smell the roses on the way :)
We stopped in D-Dutchman Dairy for some ice cream and a tour of the farm
Sully's first calf meeting
kisses!
checking out the city of Golden on our supper break from driving
Pit Stop - Stretch Break!
we stopped at a pet store for one of our pit stops - those places are like free entertainment for kids!
We made it to Didsbury and had a week to spend with Mom & Dad Morgan!
this horse was my dads when he was little
These two little cats were the friendliest things - I gave them some loving one evening when we were outside and the next morning they showed up while we were having breakfast on the patio - and then later on that day...my dad was not overly impressed with his new acquired pets :)
we did a lot of relaxing in the Dids
my beautiful friend Alise came to visit for the day!
and Darcy came to visit with her wonderful kids - two very well behaved, smart little men and one CUTE as a button little girl - sweet baby Izzie - so fun to see Darcy in action as a mommy - she is so natural and awesome at it!
After a week in the Dids we headed up to Lloydminster to see the Kaminski clan!
The Saturday we were in Lloyd we had the privilege of attending Laura and Jason's wedding! The Hastings have been an important part of our lives for years and years - my parents were Laura's God parents which we always said made us God sisters - it was fun to be able to share in Laura's special day!
waiting for the bride
Laura was a beautiful bride (Jason looked pretty good too!)
Mom, Dad, Papa, Dan & Hailey watched Sully for us while we went to the wedding reception - I think it was a treat for all parties :)
while we were in Lloyd we were able to finally meet Baby Elsa!!! Last summer Aubree and I took a baby belly shot together and almost one year later we were all together again. What fun - Elsa is a beautiful, smart little girl! I can't wait for more hangouts hopefully in the future :)
Matt and Nick have been friends maybe since Jr. High - they were roommates during university and now have become dads within a couple weeks of each other - oh how the years go by
Uncle Dan
a special gift from Grams & Gramps!
While we were in Lloyd we made a little trip out to visit the Wacks/Deck's. Jody and Kyle have a new house that we needed to have a tour of. I love going to visit the farm - the landscape is breathtaking and both Roberta and Jody's houses are sooooo beautiful - these ladies have taste! And to top it all off they always let me play farm when I visit. Years ago they took me play with their horses - so fun and even though this was a short visit Rick still took us to see some brand new (eyes still fused) baby kittens...the CUTEST!
After a quick and busy weekend in Lloyd we headed off to Christopher lake for some R & R with Mom & Dad K. We had a great time with fantastic weather!
Sully getting some ice cream with Grams
playing in the water
chillin in the sun
more ice cream :)
our traditional last day at the cabin picture (sad it's a different cabin this year but thankful to have a cabin we could use)
after the lake we travelled on to Saskatoon to spend a night at Dan & Hailey's house - it was so fun to see all the changes they have made and work they have put into their place - it's such a great house!
Sully met his fur cousins - Snookie
and Lucy Peaches
while we were there we all went to taste of Saskatchewan - such a cool annual festival that Saskatoon puts on!
yum yum!
yes yes that is cheesecake on a stick!!!
tiny chairs we found in our travels
we are so thankful that Sully did so well traveling!
such a great Love Tour - we were well loved!
