Number 6's team did not do so well this time, many of the star players were absent (most noteably the goalie!) and they lost 5-1. No fault of number 6 who played well in defense, just a better team from Prospect Primary on the pitch this week.
Hayley and Katherine spent a lot of time preparing for their party and it was a big success. By the time I got around to getting pictures some of the guests had already left. The final stragglers cleared out around 9:30.
With no nanny and my usual "helpers" (Shirley and Sharon) in Miami, I got to see some of Hayley's netball game when I picked them up after school. Hayley is second from the left. It was raining so they played inside and Hunter's football practise was cancelled. 
That's one proud daddy! Meanwhile Hayley has spent her time decorating Sharon's house for the big Halloween party next weekend. 
Cousin Katherine made her debut in Primary School football today proudly watched by her mom, dad, aunt, uncle and cousins!
Hunter played in three games winning one, losing the second on penalties and losing the third 1-0. All in all a good performance for the team. Hunter is second red shirt from the left.
The quality of sportsmanship was impressive and Hunter's team played well despite their losses. Now I am again back to being a soccer mom!
Yet another iguana, this one captured at Gary's. Probably one of very few to go boating over to Rum Point.
A beautiful sunny Sunday.
Lots of good food, drinks and company. Nice day.
Thursday night, Chilean wine dinner with Concha Y Toro winemaker Alejandra Valejo.
Saturday at what is left of Granny's beach! "Nicole" created some heavy surf which took away the sand and piled up some big boulders. Granny and Hayley getting their feet washed.
The Iguana catcher did his magic and captured three of the voracious little plant eaters.
Getting ready to repatriate the little fellas to a location where their contribution to defoliation will be more appreciated (or at least less noticed!).
Working Saturday morning, dogs got a bath and so did the truck.
Finally getting lots of papayas from the tree and they are delish! 
Despite a cloudy Sunday we had a super day at Rum Point, so super in fact that this is about the only picture I can post!
We were supposed to be polishing the boat but instead cut rocks from Little Cayman and they turned out to be beautiful.
They looked like marble and must be tough because they just about killed the big tile saw we were using to cut them!
Of course Hayley, Starri and Hunter weren't particularly interested but they sure had fun in the pool!
Nana's birthday was Thursday but in keeping with tradition we "observed" it on Saturday night! The extra child is Starri who is here for a sleeepover.
Shirley brought the salad, Sharon and Eric roast pork, I cooked yellow rice and chicken, potatoes and pumpkin, and Greg brought a cheesecake. Twas a nice occasion, good food and good company.
No peaches...but mangoes, avacados, limes and some guinep-like fruit that taste like cantelope (can't remember the name but the snugglers love them!) from the farmer's market. And of course the home-grown papayas. Can't wait to have our house-mate back, we'll save some for you!
Last Day in Calgary, shopped at the hobby store and Chinook Mall then got a beautiful view of the city from Scotsman's Hill. Packing now and getting ready for the drive to the airport. Cleaned the car windows so we can see, other than that the car is a mess! See our Cayman family in less than 24 hours!
Decided to add these after all, this is Horseshoe Canyon, it is really hard to get a size reference. Best I can do are the pine trees top left. Put it this way, if you fell in it would be a lick!
Hayley in a wheat field; don't be fooled, she is no prairie girl! Strange thing is, this field is right behind where I took the picture above. It is all flat fields for miles and then suddenly this huge (but very pretty) hole in the ground.
We woke to cold and pouring rain. But set out for Drumheller nonetheless. This is the Royal Tyrell Museum, lots of dinosaur stuff!
It is a fantastic museum located in the badlands of Alberta, unfortunately it was too rainy for nice scenery shots.
All the kids in a giant dinosaur's mouth, the wind was blowing and that dinosaur felt like it would capsize at any moment!
After a challenging drive back (lost, road repairs, diversions, lunatic drivers, torrential rain) we had a great dinner and back to the hockey game.
I seem to have a history of returning rental cars in less than pristine condition! We leave tomorrow night and should be home by 4 on Sunday.
We left Rocky Mountain House for the 3 hour drive to Calgary. A nice drive until we got to the city. We stopped at the War Museums and it was pouring rain and cold so a nice break from driving around in an unfamiliar city. We found the house with only a few wrong turns and some unorthodox city driving.
We had a great dinner and then played basketball and hockey. City skyline in the background.
We left Valemount on the Yellowhead Highway and started the morning with a short hike when we got to Rearguard Falls.
It was difficult to believe that people actually raft from here.
Yes, the water was cold!
Nice uphill climb back to the car.
Soon Mt. Robson came into view, all 3954 meters of it.
We spent some time in beautiful Jasper, had some coffee, did some souvenier shopping, just forgot to take pictures! Sumwapta Falls was next.
Beautiful falls into a narrow gorge.
Still in short sleaves...
We slowly climbed up in elevation eventually reaching the Sunwapta Pass (2035 meters), the scenery was breathtaking. Suddenly we arrived at Athabasca Glacier.
After an uphill climb we ignored the warning signs and barracades and walked out on to the glacier.
Note the stream of people in the background and also that the temperature had suddenly become much colder!
Hunter with a piece of the ice as Grandma takes pictures. 
Safely down in the rubble at the tongue of the glacier visible just behind us. Truly an amazing experience.
The scenery on the icefields parkway was just amazing, no wonder it is one of the top 10 drives in the world. But this is Abraham Lake on the David Thompson highway from Saskatchewan River crossing to Rocky Mountain House!
Our only disappointment was seeing no wildlife all day, but then, having left the national parks behind we were surprised by a large black bear who climbed under the guardrail and passed just behind the car. Then a few deer of all descriptions just before we arrived at our destination right at 7pm. What a day.
