A Weekend in Whistler

This weekend we took our first ever family vacation with Keith's parents and sibs to Whistler. I'll start off by saying the weather was absolutely perfect and we had a great time as our little family of five. We didn't spend much time at all as a group which made us kind of sad but oh well.

Here are the kids in front of the daffodils in the complex where we stayed. The grounds were beautifully kept.

That townhouse on the end was our unit. It was a tight squeeze for the 10 of us and it really could have used a deep cleaning which was kinda yucky. I am a particular person about cleanliness I guess! Otherwise it was a good choice location wise. Five minute walk to Lost Lake and about a 12 minute walk down to the village.

Heading out for a walk...bundled up as it was cool in the shade but soon we were shedding layers at it was very warm in the village.

First order of business was a stop at the Rocky Mountain Fudge Factory. The boys were in awe of the selection of treats.
They both chose chocolate covered marshmallows on a stick!

The only bear we saw IN Whistler. We saw a black bear two separate times on our way home at the side of the road!

Always nice to have a 12 year old with a steady hand to take a good family shot!

This play area was a new addition since we'd been there in November. Liam had a blast burning off energy going on the slide over and over again.

Nathan is holding their bag of loot from the Great Glass Elevator candy shop. Him and Chad had quite the time making their selections. They used their own money and shopped carefully.

For dinner that night we went as a group to the Mongolie Grill. Definitely one of our favorite places to eat.
Liam wasn't so good and we were trying everything to distract him from whining. The sunglasses came after he attempted to eat a blue crayon. Blech.

You chose all your food in it's raw state (veggies, noodles, meats, seafood) pile it up in a bowl, they weigh it ($3.50 per 100 grams) and then cook it up right in front of you on a huge grill. It's so fresh and tasty.

Nate and Chad waiting for their dinner to be cooked. The chefs put on a little show flipping their spatulas up in the air. Both boys really enjoyed the experience.

This was my concoction. It was beyond delicious!

A kind stranger offered to take a family photo of us the next morning on our walk to Lost Lake. Another beautiful sunny day!

We packed up a picnic lunch and spent the afternoon enjoying the beach. Liam enjoyed Grandma's pumpkin bread very much!

And then he was very anxious to get into that water! He had no issues walking barefoot on the pebbly sand nor wading in the cold water. It was all fun and games until we noticed LEACHES on his legs. Gross me out...seriously disgusting. Keith peeled them off, Nathan peeled off his own and his had already started to suck blood. I was traumatized.

Story time with Auntie Suzanne and Tyler. Liam is teething and I could not get a photo with his hand out of his mouth.

Liam had to content with Freyja in his face much of the time we were in the condo together. Liam was a good sport about it all and the dog was quite gentle with him. My kids only have cousins of the four-legged variety!

Good weekend...Liam is a good traveller and we are getting better at holidaying with an toddler in tow. Now I just need to survive the week ahead. Keith is away on an explosives course in Spokane and I get to do the single parent thing. Yippee.