Our Summer Vacation

Summer is the best time to vacation in the Northwest (note to all potential visitors--we have room for you!)... when its nice here, its one of the most beautiful places that I've ever been and we are so blessed to enjoy living here. Usually I say its worth all of the rainy days that we have to endure... we've had few too many of those this spring though!

July is our perfect get away time and keeping with tradition, we packed up Jeremy's truck and set off for a little family vacation. This year we chose Whistler, BC as our destination. With border crossing traffic and stops, it took us 5 hours each way, not bad. We stayed in the Whistler Creekside Village (First Tracks Lodge/Condo) which was as beautiful as the photos online, super spacious and so comfortable with rooms for the kids and a comfortable place for Jeremy and I to hang out in the evenings after they went to bed. They also had a nice heated pool and two big hot tubs which we made use of despite the cooler mountain temperatures.

It's location was literally steps from the gondolas. One was a private gondola for residents of some amazing multi million dollar homes, but the nice Aussie college kids didn't mind giving us unlimited rides - which was Colden's favorite thing to do!

We also enjoyed riding the peak to peak gondolas from Whistler to Blackcomb and back one day. It was chilly up there in the snow! People were even skiing and snowboarding at the very top of the mountain!
The villages each had really nice playgrounds for the kids and conveniently located near the coffee and ice cream shops! We also played a little putt putt in the Upper Villiage one day. And stopped for the obvious photo opp with a Canadian Moose Mounty :)