Calgary Trip

     We don't get to see Ryan and Brandi all the time so we decided to meet in Calgary for the weekend so we could all hang out together. The kids love to play together and we thought staying in a hotel with a waterslide would be fun for them. The kids had a blast and they spent hours swimming at the hotel with each other.

     We love spending time with the Harris's and wished they lived closer so we could do it more often. Our kids play great together and always have a good time when they are around each other.

     The kids loved the hotel and I am sure we were the loudest 2 rooms together in the hotel that weekend. Sorry to those who were next to us. haha.

 

















    One of the days we were in Calgary we went to a new indoor trampoline place. The kids were so excited to go and so were we until we saw how many people were in the building at the same time. I am pretty sure the building was going against some kind of fire code with how many people they had in there at the same time. The kids did seem to have fun though. One of my favorite ones was the basketball hoops. I (A 35 year old man) was getting high fived by all the little kids because of my serious dunk ball skills hahahaha. Except I walked out of there with some serious scratches and bruises on my arms from slamming on the rim.









Track and Field

     The boys had Track and Field over the last couple of weeks and they both did well in all of their events that they participated in. Haydn got 1st in relay, 3rd in triple jump, 3rd in high jump and was 5th place in the divisional high jump. Brody was 1st in ball throw, 2nd in high jump and 3rd in long jump.
   
     We were so proud of both of them. They both love to compete, but they are always great sports when they get beat or when they win.

 















    Of course I had to take the boys up to the gym and show them that their old man can still high jump with the best of them. It wasn't my best, but not too bad for an old short guy. Reggie took one of the pictures of me high jumping and made it look like I was jumping the Great Wall of China and the Lethbridge train bridge. They are so funny.

Beard Competition 

     My friend Jeff Johnson sent me a text with a picture of a poster for a Mustache and Beard competition in Calgary. All the text said was "You need to go in this". The poster was for the 1st Annual Alberta Mustache and Beard competition. I signed up right away! Kristi was also excited that I was going to be in the competition.

     The competition was at the Palamino, a smokehouse and bar. There were a number of different categories for mustaches and beards that people were competing in. I was in the beard under 6 inches category, and it was the largest category in the competition. There were 22 people in my category and the guy that ended up winning was someone who had a beard that was right on the border of being over 6 inches, but they let him in anyway. I found out later that I had enough points to put me in 2nd place in my category.

 



  There were 5 judges that looked at our beards. They were looking at fullness, length, shape, crowd appreciation and a few other things. I had one of the highest crowd marks and I was the only person to go to the judges and have them touch my beard (which was to be funny). Over all it was a fun night spent with a room full of people with facial hair. I am in the minority in Cardston having a beard, so it was nice being with others who appreciate beard culture. haha




Cub Car Rally

     Brody had his very first Cub Car Rally a few weeks ago. He was so excited because he had put in a lot of work on his car and was very proud of it. His car won all the races it was in, but Brody was not able to stay for the championship race because we had to leave early to go to Lethbridge. He had a great time with his mom at his very first cub car rally.

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