During Stampede Week, Calgary has free Stampede Breakfasts all over the city, hosted by local communities, or a neighborhood strip mall, downtown businesses, or a huge mall or grocery store. We went to 4 Stampede Breakfasts and 1 Stampede Dinner. It's a fun experience - the live music, dancing, and lots of people getting into the festivities. They are all over the city. Each day you could have your pick of several breakfasts to attend - for breakfast or dinner, although breakfast is the bigger deal. The quality of food varies, and normally I don't think I would stand in line 5 times in one week just for a free breakfast, but it was fun this time :) My favorite part, however, was dressing the girls up in their sparkly cowboy boots. Amazingly, Erin has 3 pair!!! Elaina has 1.
Stampede Dinner #1, the night we arrived:
Elaina with Nanny M and Papa
This is how Erin eats a hot dog.
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Stampede Breakfast #2 at the Community Centre in Braeside, the neighborhood where I grew up:
Krista has been one of my best friends since we met at age 4. We lived 4 houses away from each other from the time we were 4 until I moved away when we were 16. Now we've each got little ones and we seem to just pick up where we left off each time I go home to Calgary
Mom dancing with Erin
Krista two-stepping with Elaina, and my Mom two-stepping with Erin
Krista dancing with Elaina
Checking out the fire truck
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Stampede Breakfast #3: The Dental office where my cousin Andrea works
My cousin Andrea, with the girls.
Isn't she cute? :)
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Stampede Breakfast #4: At a Mall in the city. It was the only Stampede-sponsored breakfast that we went to. They tend to have long lines and huge crowds, but also great activities for kids.
Elaina, waiting for her pancakes
Erin on the pony ride
Elaina on the pony ride. The girls LOVED this!!
Petting zoo, which of course they both loved as well
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Stampede Breakfast #5: The day that we went down to the Stampede grounds my Nana's church sponsored one for the community. Elaina made friends with a couple strangers who taught her how to line dance along with the other adults.
Erin & my Nana at her church's breakfast
Elaina and Erin, line dancing
6 comments:
Oh my gosh it looks like you had so much fun! How fun to dress the girls up and go home and do stuff you haven't done in so long! Your hair looks cute shorter! Miss you!
I love all of the pictures. Your girls are so beautiful!
Wow, what a fun trip. I love the girls in their boots and hats. Adorable.
What fun! I would love to see the Calgary Stampede. What a great trip!
It looks like a blast! Your girls look adorable in their cowboy garb.
I loved the pictures. You all had such a blast and we loved having you here.
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