Snow in June

When you are in Canada to escape the heat, snow in June is a welcome sight.  The girls really loved it because they had never seen snow before.  We were all mesmerized.  We even played Christmas songs in the car as we drove around and pretended it was December :)  Banff National Park is beautiful!  We couldn't get enough of the scenery and the wildlife.  We would stop by the side of the rode to take pictures all the time!  I've tried to only post a few of the best ones because there are SO MANY!

looking out the window to discover it was snowing!

 Good thing I found this warmer coat, and I'm glad I thought to bring hats and gloves

 Elk

 The first stop of the day was to hike to Johnston Canyon lower falls.  Daniel pushed the girls in the stroller the entire way.  

 A small cave that puts you right up next to the falls

 We walked back to the trailhead and warmed ourselves by the fire and had some lunch at a cute little spot

 We spotted a grizzly bear on the side of the road on our way to Lake Louise!  Probably the best part of this trip (besides the snow)

 Entering the little village of Lake Louise

 We stopped at Moraine Lake first - looks cold doesn't it?

 Daniel's impromptu snowman

 Eden loved throwing snow balls at Daddy (and yes, that is still ice on the lake!)

This is Lake Louise - love the mist on the mountains

These are "We had to stop and get a picture" pictures :)

Riding the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulpher Mountain.  The visibility wasn't great that day, but it was awesome to see all the snow and mist and I still thought it was really beautiful

 The sky cleared a bit :)