Canada: A Whole Lotta Smoke, Some Beauty, & Calgary

From this point on, our trip was marked primarily by the prescense of wildfire smoke, and a lot of it. Apparently, this has been fairly common with summer with very little rain and wildfires all over British Columbia. Things will clear up for a few days with good winds and then go back to smoke filled. Sadly, there was no way to predict how the next day would be, but we never did see those goregous blue skies again. We still found lots of beauty, and we can only imagine how truly beautiful this area must be without the smoke!

Canada: Beautiful Canmore & Banff

This is maybe the strangest trip we've ever planned: booked plane tickets 9 months in advance (which we never do) on a whim and cheap tickets, and yet probably the least amount of planning and prep before we left for the trip. Despite the wildfires in British Columbia sending smoke our way for the majority of the week, we still enjoyed our first trip to Banff National Park and Emmeline's first trip to Canada (and another country)!

Hurricane Harvey

Well, I guess we've officially survived our first hurricane since moving to Houston. While we weren't affected as much as many others, I figured it was worth making note of!

Paris Lake Reunion

About 6 months ago, Lindsey and Justin mentioned a trip to the US in August. Our Paris group quickly aligned on a weekend for a reunion. Although we didn't plan on the hurricane, it was still a blast of a weekend hanging out with everyone again (with a few kid/dog additions!)

WI Visit & Emmeline’s 2nd Birthday

We decided we needed to escape the heat of Houston and headed to Wisconsin for a couple of weeks before Emmeline's birthday. Although a bit on the cooler side for August in Wisconsin, it was a welcome break for us, and Emmeline loved all her Grandma and Grandpa time.

2 Years

Two! For some reason two just seems so much older than one. In some ways it's hard to believe it was already two years ago that we were anxiously awaiting her arrival, and in other ways, it feels like yes, it was definitely two years. She has grown up so much, especially the past few months, and is definitely a true toddler now!

4th Of July in New Mexico

We spent the long weekend just outside of Taos enjoying family and views (and no humidity)! We'd never been to New Mexico before, but it was truly beautiful, especially in the north as you enter the southern part of the Rocky Mountains!