An early morning start (4 AM) on very little sleep for mom and dad, but the kids were in good spirits and you would never have known they only slept for less than 8 hours - of course a picture from the flight is worth a thousand words. A quick drive to Kyle's aunt's house south of Boston and a jaunt by driver to Boston's Logan airport and we were on our way. Beyond keeping everyone together and not losing anyone in Toronto's cavernous airport, we were all excited to be on our way.
When we arrived in Calgary, the car rental agency did not quite have our car ready and rather than spend two weeks in a Ford Taurus we were upgraded for free to a Mitsubishi Outlander. Not bad for being in a country for less than half a day. We would have quickly made our way to our cousin's house, but the kids needed food. We were all set to try a pub, but a good old American restaurant, Chili's, was available for us to eat at and seemed more accessible for parents lacking direction to the local eateries.
With full bellies and some tired parents, we finally made our way to our cousin's house located in a beautiful section of the city. The kids quickly discovered the beauty and noise that feet make on wooden floors and were happily slapping away for the next hour as we settled into our new environment. After some quick directions from our host, we headed out to a local park where mom and dad were happy to lay on a hill and watch all three of them take off and expend energy before bedtime. Kyle and I thought it would be nice to be able to tap into their adrenaline, but no such luck and by 9:30 at night we were exhausted and we all happily fell asleep.
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