We went to Heritage Park yesterday, which is a historical village here in Calgary. Now, I've lived here for 27 years now and I have never even been to HP before and Rob hasn't been to the park either except to DJ there as it's a popular wedding site so it was all new to us.
The park is nestled along the Glenmore Reservoir and you can see the large paddle boat that HP uses from all around the reservoir. Kira and I frequent a fantastic park/playground that is across from HP and we always watch and listen to the boat and the train when we are playing there. One day last week she asked me if she could go on that boat so I said sure!
So after Rob woke up we got all ready and left for the park. Tickets were rather steep, $20 entry fee per person and then $12 each for the ride bracelet, thankfully Kira is free until she's 3.
Walking down near the main part of town
We ran into Doctor Bear from the Children's Hospital and she had no problems hugging him and posing for a pic
Good news for Disney
Our main mission today was to ride the SS Moyie and the train.
Mission 1 accomplished
She really liked the boat but was a little scared at first when the horn went off. About half-way through the 20 minute cruise, she felt comfortable enough to get down and walk around a bit.
After the boat we hopped on the train. She enjoyed that too. What she didn't enjoy was the very loud whistle that blew everytime it passed the station
Clinging to her daddy
She really enjoyed her freedom here, we brought the stroller but never used it other than for storage. This place is so kid-friendly, it was awesome! Wide open spaces, tons of grassy areas, wasn't too busy.
We saw some miniature horses
Played in the trees and grassed areas
And of course she shared some ice cream with her daddy
She did great especially considering we only got there at around 11am and stayed for 4 hours and missed her nap. She obviously had lots of fun and I don't even think there was a single meltdown the whole time!
By the time we got back to the car though, you could tell she was really tired and spent so we will definitely be going back to the condo every day when we are at WDW.
That should help her get through the evenings because I really love to spend time at the parks once the sun has gone down.
We went straight to the mall because I really need a swimsuit so while I shopped for that, Rob and Kira went to the
Disney store and came out with these.
Apparently Rob doesn't think she has enough stuffies
All in all, it was a great day and great practice for Disney
I am glad there are no kids at Karaoke night on the cruise!! We can sing our hearts out in peace...
Love those buttons! You find the coolest places to order stuff
