Rainforest walk in Pacific Rim National Park

Happy Birthday Grampa! We Miss You!

When the tide was out we knew where to find our kids....

Exploring Tofino

We've been hanging out in Tofino on Vancouver Island. It has been nice to back by the ocean...we've been reluctant to do anything else but spend our time in the sand! The kids have been busy climbing the rocks, exploring tide pools and playing on the beach. It's most relaxing!! Here's a few photos of our new backyard right now and the view from our room.

The Road to Whistler

Letting loose in the hotel room! It was bigger than our house..lol...

The trip to whistler brought out the sillies in everyone...

Growing up...

The other night something happened that had me thinking about our journey so far. As I was headed to bed I was giving the kids a kiss good night...I'm usually in bed before them these days...Ali walked over to me to say good night. I looked up at him to give him a good night kiss...that's right...I looked UP...my son is taller than me. Not just a little...noticeably taller. The rest your head on his chest type of taller. How did this happen before my very eyes? Where did my baby go? I lay in bed thinking about my kids growing up so fast. They are in fact becoming teenagers on this trip. And I realize that this journey has provided me with the opportunity to enjoy this time in their lives. We get to spend so much time together and this has just made our bonds stronger. We enjoy being together...but this takes it to a whole new level. How did I get so lucky to be able to spend everyday with three amazing kids who make me smile and laugh, who challenge me to do new things, never judge me and always love me? So everyday I am choosing to celebrate them and the wonderful teenagers they are becoming! And I will enjoy being called "shortie" by my little boy....

Busy, busy, busy!

I am soooo totally behind in posting! Not sure where the time goes but I do know we have been busy. We moved to our new place a few weeks ago and have settled in nicely. Although it is only a half hour from the previous park it is much more natural and woodsy. The kids are enjoying it...exploring the woods, the "swamp" marsh and walking the trails along the river. Maddy and Katie and I really love being able to walk into the town...we can easily pick up any groceries we need, grab an ice cream cone and walk home! We also like the fact that we can walk to a variety of small museums and the fort in Fort Langley. We've hit a good variety of parks, done some swimming, fishing with Ali's homemade traps, saw the larger than life lantern exhibit at the museum, and took a mini road trip to Whistler. That's a whole separate post as I'm sure we'll have a hard time picking only a few photos to share!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Lookin good in his new shirt the kids made for him!!