"Hey guys, wookit that. It's a...it's a...it's a. Hey guys wookit that". He was so excited that whatever 'it's a' was, was gone and he was on to the next highlight. Dump trucks, cement trucks, tractors and every conceivable kind of car travel Calgary's main artery so he had lots to see. It reminded us of our trip to Minneapolis with Brandyn when he was about the same age. Every construction zone was a new thrill.
As the downtown skyscrapers came in to view "hey guys, it's the city". Without Cullen to share in the narrative his voice was loud and hilarious. Our visit to Ikea was more of the same. "wookit those chairs, wookit those couches". Then he noticed the arrows projected on to the floor that direct customers around the twisting maze that is the Ikea showroom. He pointed the direction of each arrow as we approached in case I missed a turn. We found the item we needed in the warehouse where he gazed at the boxes stretching high overhead. On the way home I decided to record him and launched an app on the phone, you guessed it, not a word.
An hour later I went to pick Cullen up and as I drove along a police officer stepped in to the road and motioned for me to pull over. I noticed his radar set on a tripod behind his suv. He came to the window and asked why I was in Calgary, asked for my licence and then advised I was speeding. I had no idea the limit was 30kph, and I was doing 40. He took down the info and issued me a warning. I drove away at 25 thinking I could go faster on my bike. I never saw the sign but it must be there. I got to the church in time to greet Cullen and we idled our way home.
While Campbell napped, Cullen and I went down to watch some tv. In all honesty, I was sharing Campbell's activity while Cullen watched tv. We went outside and the boys used me as target practice with water pistols. It warmed up all afternoon and hit the high 20's followed by some high winds. Red Deer got hit hard with about 20% of the city without power after the high winds and thunderstorm.
Surprisingly, the boys play so well together. Yes, we've seen a flare or 2 up in 2 days but they are rare and very short. I know this doesn't sound like an exciting vacation, but these minutes with the boys are why we are here.
Playing together |
Campbell hiding from Nanny |
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