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Cypress Mountain

February 20, 2020 No Comments

We went to Cypress Mountain today and Janie was ready to have a full day of long green runs. We managed to get Peanut a lesson and it turned out to be a private lesson because there were no other kids signed up. What a win!

Peanut’s snowboarding coach had such a great time with him and was impressed by how fearless he was. He said he was so fearless that they spent the whole lesson on the beginner run with a real lift.

After Peanut’s lesson, we all went up the lift together and had fun watching them shred down the hill. Peanut did a lot of crashing but he is so good at getting right back up.

We had a fun day as a family of four. We can’t wait to take them back to Soda Springs again when we get home.

We drove across the Lions Gate Bridge to Downtown Vancouver for dinner.

The kids slept in the car and Peanut kept sleeping at the restaurant.

We met up with Auntie Amy at Fanny Bay Oyster Co. and had a seafood feast.

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Mt. Seymour

February 18, 2020 No Comments

After lunch, we piled into the minivan and headed up to Mt. Seymour for some afternoon/night snowboarding.

We didn’t get lessons for the kids since the beginner run was a gentle slope with a magic carpet.

We had a fun time but the grown ups were exhausted following the kids around and picking them up.

We went to the lodge for a snack and the kids ate quite a bit.

The sun started setting but the Janie and Amelia were ready to go again. So, Peanut and Ellie stayed with Auntie Amy while Mama and Dada took the girls down the long green run.

They were so excited!

Janie did great making it down on her own and fell only twice. So fun!

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Cypress Mountain

February 17, 2020 No Comments

It’s Family Day in Canada and President’s Day in the U.S. We went to Cypress Mountain today and it was particularly busy because of the holiday. The kids got geared up and registered for their lessons.

Janie took a higher level class today and learned a lot!

After lessons, Mama and Dada took Janie up the bigger green runs and she had the best time!

Look how grown up she looks!!

It was fun to take her up the really high ski lift.

At the end of the day, everyone was too tired to keep going but Janie begged Mama to take her up a few more times. There was a lot of waiting but she entertained herself with snowballs.

What a fun day on the slopes!!

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Grouse Mountain

February 16, 2020 No Comments

After checking in to the hotel and getting our snow gear on, we headed up to Grouse Mountain.

There was a gondola ride up to the main area and we had a beautiful view of Vancouver at night.

This place is so fun and doesn’t require any equipment. We took a walk through the lighted snow trail and did a little sledding too.

This is Ellie going down.

Here’s Peanut on the sled.

For dinner we ate at the restaurant there and the kid’s meals were served in a gondola box. So fun!

Peanut had to demonstrate how it works.

He also fell asleep at the dinner table. Poor guy was exhausted.

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North Vancouver

February 16, 2020 No Comments

After lunch, we drove to North Vancouver to check in to our hotel. It’s a great location close to the local mountains and a fun place for good food too!

Auntie Amy booked us a suite that was complete with kitchenette, pull-out sofa, and a giant bathroom. The kids liked the birdcage chair.

Just outside the hotel is The Shipyard (a fun little shopping/dining area) and Burrard Dry Dock that has a great view of the Downtown Vancouver skyline across the water.

We also had Happy Hour at a brewery nearby.

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Mama-Peanut Night

February 7, 2020 No Comments

After Dada and Janie left for their dinner and dance, Peanut went on a scooter ride with Mama as she ran. We went all the way around the lagoon and rode through his school to show off his scooter to his teacher.

Before dinner, we stopped at Toy Safari where they sell lots of used toys. Peanut picked out a submarine for the bathtub.

Then we had dinner at Tomatina where he ordered the kid’s Caesar salad and ravioli.

After dinner, he was given the choice of getting ice cream at Tucker’s or going to the arcade. He chose the arcade and had so much fun. He tried Excite Bike, a driving/racing game, and Street Fighter II.