We're almost out of Canada on our trip... after we left my aunt and uncle's place, we headed to Edmonton. We left Nathan in charge of the kids at the motel, and just made it in time for the last session of the day at the Edmonton Temple.
In the morning, my parents headed on to Calgary (where they returned their RV and caught a flight to Utah). We headed over to the giant West Edmonton Mall, which was much more than a mall - there was a water and amusement park, mini golf, and several other things which we didn't have time to do. We also met some friends for lunch, which was fun.
We all did the mini golf, and then we divided up - Alex took Nathan and Jared to the waterpark and I took Owen, Weston, and Savannah to the amusement park. We didn't do any of the fast rollercoasters, but they all did well on the other rides.
There is a big pirate ship in the middle of the mall - we had to check that out too.
We spent most of the day at the mall, and then headed to our motel in Calgary that evening. The next morning, we went to the Calgary Temple, and then headed to Cardston.
Cardston was a cute small town - we stayed at a bed and breakfast there. The owner had the bear skin, which the kids got a kick out of.
Here's a little bit about the bed and breakfast. We stayed in one portion of it. There wasn't much fancy about our bed accommodations, but the breakfast area was pretty fancy. The ceiling tiles were made from scraps from the Cardston Temple.
We went to the Cardston Temple that evening - two temples in one day! It is pretty impressive to see a big temple in such a small town. It's a pretty cool temple. It was dedicated in 1923 and was the first temple built outside of the US. Here's some more
facts on the temple.
The next morning, we headed across the border. We had to wait in line a while, so we took some pictures by the the border signs. The kids thought it was cool to have one foot in each country (although I don't know about the technicalities of the actual border).
