Calgary...and home (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)

On Wednesday morning we got up and checked out of the Banff Springs Hotel to head to Calgary to finish out our trip. Once again we had hopes that Logan would sleep...again, no such luck!

Ready for another car trip!

I thought these signs were funny; "Watch out for pedestrians on the highway". Seriously we were in the middle of nowhere...where were the people coming from or going?

Our first stop was the Canada Olympic Park where portions of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games were held. Unfortunately it wasn't open for the season yet but we were able to look around a little bit.

Logan the ski jumper.

Pamela the ski jumper.

The ski jumps.

Ready to go skiing.

One of the turns on the bobsleigh track.

A mural on the side of the building.

Once we left the park, it was still too early to check into our hotel so we headed to the Telus World of Science and Children's Museum in Calgary. Logan was pretty tired but we hoped that he would have a lot of fun here, and he did. We spent lots of time in the children's portion and he ran all over taking in all of the exhibits. We had lunch there too before heading to check in at the Delta.

This was all about music and sound. You could step on the tiles on the floor and they would play different notes, sounds and rhtymns, Logan wasn't too sure at first (the rest of us loved it though).

Dressed up to play some tunes.

Enjoying the music now...he wasn't always heavy enough to make the tiles work with his feet so he got down and used his hands; smart kid!

Future astronaut?

Pamela lying on a bed of nails.

Scott's back after lying on the bed of nails.

We headed to the Delta, checked in, and promptly put Logan down for a much needed nap. I rested too while he was sleeping and Scott and Pamela headed out to explore the hotel.

The hotel room here wasn't as big so when we first put Logan down, the three of us hung out in the bathroom.

The view from the elevator lobby on our floor.

A HUGE cement truck that we saw out the window. There was so much construction going on in Calgary, we even saw a postcard that read, "Welcome to Calgary (now under construction)"

After Logan's nap, we headed to the Calgary Tower, to travel up and take some pictures.

The Calgary Tower.

Logan meeting a beaver in the lobby of the Calgary Tower.

Calgary Saddledome as seen from the top of the Tower.

Scott taking a picture through the glass floor.

One of the many tower cranes in the city.

Logan sitting on the glass floor.

We went out for dinner to Milestones that night and then back to the hotel where Logan, Scott and I went to the pool for a quick swim before Logan went to bed. Scott and I went out for dessert and then I went back to the room and Scott and Pamela had a couple drinks in the lobby bar.

On Thursday we went to the Calgary Zoo. We took the C-train (Calgary's main transit system) to get there so we didn't have to worry about driving. The weather wasn't the greatest but luckily the rain held off until we left.

Logan with a bear.

I love the giraffes and we were able to get so close to them to take pictures.

Logan burning off some energy.

Big elephant.

Logan in Aunt Pamela's hat.

We traveled around and saw this tiger and she was so interactive. She climbed up onto her perch and entertained us with all her facial expressions. She was sticking out her tongue, smiling and just putting on a show. Logan was laughing hysterically, it was so neat.

Sticking out her tongue.

Smiling.

Pamela the koala.

Very tired little boy.

We went out for dinner again and then once Logan was in bed, Pamela and Scott went to the pool with intentions of sitting in the hot tub, but apparently it was WAY too hot. They came back to the room after watching the end of the hockey game and I was miraculously still awake so the three of us ordered room service to celebrate our last night.

In the morning we got up and headed to the airport to fly home. Logan fell asleep on the plane luckily since the flight was full and we didn't have an extra seat for him this time. We made it home in great time and have spent the last few days relaxing and getting back into our routine at home.

We had a great time visiting with Pamela and wish we could see her more. Logan loved the time he spent with his Aunt Pamela and smiles now when we point out her picture at home. Hopefully we'll see her again soon!

Thanks for the hospitality Pamela, we had so much fun.