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Banff and 35 Weeks

We went on an epic family vacation to Banff. We stayed at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel and enjoyed a few days of cool crops whether, window shopping and wildlife hunting. Our first night at the hotel and we experienced a power outage. One caused by a downed trees and lightening but was more of storybook proportions. You see, the hotel is 120+ years old with old cobblestone walk ways and beautiful tapistied walls. The power outage just added to its creepy character :). Day two we went on a drive down highway 1A to in hopes of seeing some wildlife. Good thing Nate wanted to turn up to the ski lodge, cause neither Gwyn nor I wanted to, because that's where we saw a black bear!! Right along the road foraging for beetle and grubs. Our last day of traveling was bust that. We left the hotel at 9:30am and got home at 12:30am (with an hour time zone loss too). Nates such a trooper. He drove the ENTIRE trip so Gwyn and I could enjoy the surroundings. I will try to post some picks from the drive from Nates phone in a bit. Here's the latest belly pic. I have a feeling this baby is going to make its debut earlier rather than later! Ahhh

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