I know this is really late, but have to finish the blog before I can blog about the next trip :).
We had a great few days in Edmonton. Our AirBnB was great.
March 4, 2026
Today we went to West Edmonton Mall. We went to LL Bean, where Lola really wanted to get a new sweater, and L ended up getting a new backpack. We explored the lego store, ate lunch in the food court where AA and Lola had greek, while the others had Chick-fil-a and of course a hot dog for A from New york fries.
E and J got an extra burger for free, so they were pretty excited.
We then headed to the waterpark. We rented an area where we could put our stuff and had a place to hang out. AA was not as excited to particpate at the waterpark as his arm was pretty sore, so he took it easy. E also wasn't much for heights, but we had a good time.
We spent all day, enjoying the wave pool and waterslides.
Once back at our place, AA did a little work, kids watched some TV and Lola made supper. Spagetti, meatballs and salad. Adults enjoyed the hot tub, while the kids decided they wanted to watch a movie instead. A kept sneaking into the kitchen to eat something....... we caught her, it turned out she was eating tomatoes.
The adults watched K Pop Demon Hunters, while the kids slept.
March 5
Today we went to the Telus World of Science Edmonton.
They had a special exhibit with Jurassic World full of lego, developed by Brickman.
It was super cool. We got to build tiles to put on the wall, we built dinasour tracks, we built cars and raced. It was so neat!
Then we went and explored the rest of the museum. We did the health zone where we had so much fun testing our balance and flexibility.
Next up we went to the science garage, where AA took a phone call. He missed this portion, but it was a lot of interactive activities. This area was very busy as there was as school there.
The next room was the Artic, we know quite a bit of about the artic so it wasn't that exciting, but would be neat if you didn't know.
We went over the bridge to the other side were we explored the space exhibit. AA and E tried to land the rocket, and L patiently waited for a school group to give her a chance to shoot rockets to try and get them through the targets.
The last place was bugs and books, not sure great, but we looked through.
After the museum we headed to Aloha Hawaiian Grill where we enjoyed our poke bowls. We went there last time, and it was a fan favourite. L and A also have expanded their pallet and enjoyed the poke too.
After lunch we wondered around the mall, checking out the different shops and watching the seas lions.
A asked to come back to the house with us, she fell asleep in the truck on the 30 minute ride.
Adam worked, then we barbequed steak for supper, with roasted potatoes and carrots. We tried to eat all the things we bought as we were heading home tomorrow.
Last dip in the hot tub, "we" (not Lola) tried the weird desserts purchased at the mall and then the adults watched the very first episode of ER then went to bed.
March 6 - Home time.
It was an early morning, we were out of the house by 6:07 am to take the long drive to the Edmonton airport (over 45 minutes). The other left around the same time, on their journey back to Manitoba (hoping to drive all in one day).
We made it returned our pick up truck and headed to the lounge were AA enjoyed his egg salad sandwich. We made it on the plane and had a seat between us. Back to Winnipeg by 12:45pm where we took an uber home.
Unfortunately after our trip AA went to the dr when to find out he has a fully torn his supraspinatus. He did months of physio and exercises, lots of imaging and not sure he will be snowboarding ever again. But we will see.
Our trip was so much fun, and hopefully we can go with them somewhere soon!
