Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Summer Vacation in BC

Meg, Maxx, Nathan and I spent 10 days in Whistler and Vancouver in July, spending lots of time with family. We arrived on the day of Grandpa Gibby's 65th birthday and went immediately up to Whistler. Spending 7 nights there we spent lots of time at Auntie Marnie's checking for eggs in her chicken coop, swimming in the hotel pool, spending time on the rides at the bottom of Blackcomb and just spending lots of time together in general.
The weather was a bit on the chilly side but we made the most of it. 
Meg and Maxx had a great time with their cousins!!! 
Here are some pics from the trip.

Regan feeding two of the chickens, the third chicken Pumpkin is not as friendly as the other two

The three chickens live in a coop but Auntie Marnie let's them out each day to run around the backyard.
Surprisingly neither her dog or Uncle Zacc's dog scared them away!

Meg's job was to check for eggs every day. We were all able to try fresh eggs and they were delicious! 

On this trip we also met Auntie Marnie and David's new dog Josie!

Maxx and Regan were brave enough to hold the chickens!

Lots of fun in Auntie Marnie's yard! Regan had a personal best with the hula hoop - 1 hr and 9 minutes constant!!!

Spagetti and meatballs family dinner at the place we rented. Delicious!

Meg, Uncle Zacc and Uncle Zacc's dog Monster

One one of the nicest days we got outside and went canoeing and kayaking.
The water was perfect and the scenery was beautiful!

Meg and mommy in the canoe...

...and Maxx in the kayak. He was a master in it after all those lessons at Camp Wabanaki!

Our plan to spend lots of time at the beach was not a reality. Maxx, Meg and David jumped in the lake once. Immediately after this photo was taken we went right back to the hotel and the kids got in the hot tub. They were freezing!

In Vancouver Uncle Tyler was determined to get the kite up!

Meg was an eager helper and eventually this kite and another kite were flying high!!!

Meg poses for a shot in Steveston while she waits for her lunch...

...a gourmet oceanside lunch of fish and chips!!! mmmm! 

Daddy and Meg at the beach. All in all a great trip and it was great to spend time with everyone!