Ahhh Bliss...

Mountains, Castles, Massages, Mineral pools, and sleep!! What else could a girl ask for!! Oh right, the worlds best husband!!!

Friday was my birthday, and we used that as an excuse to have a mini getaway...Since we have the beautiful mountains right in our backyard we decided to treat ourselves to a Romantic night away at the Banff Springs Hotel and boy oh boy did we have a great time!!

Friday, my thoughtful husband decided to take the day off of work so he could spend the day with us...he knows my favorite thing in the world is to hang out as a family...My brother, Sophie and Gabe stopped by with flowers and chocolate and a little visit...Then we went to go see our sweet little nephew Marko, who shares the same birthday as me...

Hard to believe he is already 8!!!

On our way home we stopped in for a quick visit at mom and dads house...mom had this delicious cake waiting for me when I got home...

Kirks parent arrived later that night, we went over the kid instructions and Saturday morning we left at 9am to our Mountain Oasis...

We stayed at the world famous Banff Springs Hotel...

Ohmygosh, this place is unreal...Built in 1888 this "Castle" like hotel is just oozing with character and old fashioned charm...

We started the day in their exclusive Spa for massages, then headed into the mineral pools and outdoor hot tub and melted into complete mush while enjoying the breath taking fall scenery surrounded by the Rockies...

We stayed on the "Gold Floor" which was recently renovated, and had a lovely Private lounge with all sorts of snacks, yummy food and all the drinks you wanted...

This was the view from our room, over looking the Bow River...

It was plus 25 outside, we ate lunch on the terrace basking in the warm sun and enjoying some fresh mountain air...

We napped, we ate, we laughed, we lounged in the hot tubs, steam rooms, and marvelled at the scenery and the amazing architecture of this old beautiful hotel...

We went into town for dinner, and laughed at how old I was acting by wanting to go to bed at 11pm...

I'm not sure why I look so gigantic in this picture...lets go with a bad angle?!!?

We missed the kids like crazy,

and our several phone calls kept reassuring us that they were just fine without us!!

Thank you my love for an amazing time...

...it was just perfect!