Our trip to Canada

Every 24th of July we go to Canada for their celebration of Pioneer day. Judd's mom is Canadian and she still has a lot of family up there that we go spend the week with. This little town, Magrath, has a big celebration so it's kind of become a tradition to go visit Grandma and party all together. We had a lot of fun, we usually go for a week, but this year it was just a weekend, but we had SO much FUN!! on the way to canada we stopped in Great Falls, Montana to give the boys a break from the car. This is at the air port, they had a little air plane display.

Jackson was so excited to see the planes! and happy to be out of his car seat.

Me and my boys.

Doot Doo being an airplane too.

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our trip to Canada

Magrath, Alberta, celebrates pioneer days with a parade, fire works, petting zoo, talent show, swimming, and carnaval extravaganza! We had a lot of fun being out with Jackson and watching him with all his cousins. (Most of Judd's brothers and sisters came up for the celbration.) We had a great time at the parade because they threw out THE BEST CANDY. Not just tootsie rolls, and dum dums. They threw out York Patties, Icies, huge succers of all kinds, lots of hard candy, toffees, wraped chocolates, fruit snacks, sour skittles! i mean you name it we got it! Jackson had so much fun running to grab the candy...he was actually kind of shy about it, which surprised me.

Judd with his dad and brother

Judd's sisters, they are SO beautiful!

Jackson with his cousin Titan...they were inseperatable! at least as far as Jackson was concerned =o)

Waterton Nat'l Park, Canada

Why we were in Canada we went to Waterton (Glacier National Park) and we do it every year. Family photo op.

Jackson LOVING the river, and of course, throwing rocks in.

Judd's family and cousins always try to dam up the river. So they lift and move these huge rocks...sometimes they get whole trees.

Green Canyon and Ward Campout

We had a ward campout about a month ago, and it was SO fun! Each family brought their own dinner and then Bishop made a whole bunch of cobblers, Peach, cherry, rasberry, blackberry, it was really fun. Judd played volley ball and I tried to keep tabs on Jackson who really enjoyed the HUGE Great Dane and the fire, of course. And then Porter basically had 10 mothers b/c he got passed around most of the night. I think every one had a pretty good time. I slept in the car with Porter, and Jackson started the night in the tent with JUdd, and ended up in the car with me at about 1:30 AM haha! This is Bishop George with his grand daughter, and Jackson, who was loveing to help him make the cobblers.

The next morning after everyone left we went to the swimming pool that's right there on the camp sight. Jackson LOVED LOVED LOVED it! And as you can see, Porter fell asleep in the nice warm water. He splashed around for maybe 10 min before he conked out in his floaty, and he slept like that for a good hour!!

Jackson clung to me the first 20 minutes we were there and then he slowly was able to just hold my hand, then when he got the hang of his floaties he just took off! He loved swimming on his own!...We took him to the Shelly, Id. pool last week and he jumped right in the water with his floaties on. He didn't even care that his head went under the water and he kept wanting to jump in again and again, so he has lost all fear of the water! I can't wait to do swim lessons with him! He even jumped off the diving board (with me) hehe!

Judd the studd

there are no words.....

Porter is crawling

Jackson loving on his brother...they got new jamies

Jackson on top of his brother...but Porter is used to it.

AND...Drum Roll...Porter is crawling!! He has been a professional crawler for a good two weeks now, and I have to say he must not like it very much b/c he is already pulling himself off the ground! He uses his crawling only to crawl to the nearest bar stool, couch, or chair to pull himself up on! CRAZY I know!


Porter LOVES balls! how can he be so boy?! he loves the water and he is so funny. Any time we are in any kind of water, bath tub or blow up pool, I put him in sitting up, and he instantly lays on his tummy and just lounges on his tummy! kicks his legs, puts his head in the water and blows bubbles, just lays there! it's so funny.