Day three on the mountain

We had our best day today as we skied three times from the top to the bottom on two different mountains! There was a gondola called Peak to Peak which took us across, that was an experience in itself. Incredible, just gliding across on a wire - check the photos out to see how high it was. The boys are really confident now and when they do go over they don't fuss and get on with it. There was still plenty of snow which cushioned the blows nicely as we fell over a couple of times due to the amount of snow. The boys were buzzing on the last run and clearly loved it which was awesome as we knew we would love it! An amazing experience.

Christmas Day 2011 Pt 2

As it was Christmas day we decided to go out for dinner at the Brewhouse and had a great time. The boys were still buzzing after such a great day skiing and watching Harry Potter. Makes me laugh that with two straws Tom drinks with both and Oli does something...different?

Christmas Day 2011

What a day! After Santa delivered the boys an itouch to help with the constant bickering whenever the other one comes out, the boys read their new books on birds and animals. They picked them out in Vancouver, just as well as we would have never chosen them. We were a little late getting on the mountain but there was tons of fresh new snow to enjoy and we eventually headed home because we were soaked!

Christmas Eve 2011

After a long tiring day skiing on the mountain we chilled out watching Elf the movie, which is hilarious - a Bailey Christmas favourite. Unfortunately Tom wasn't feeling too good so it was only me, Alex and Oli who ventured back outside. We spent some time in the play area and then walked around the shops and lights. We finished off by having a hot chocolate with whipped cream and a cookie. We headed back so we could hang up our stinky skiing socks for Santa to fill! Merry Christmas everyone.

First day of skiing...or falling over a lot!

We knew it was going to be good as it was snowing slightly as we made our way to the gondola at the base of the mountain. It was incredible further up the mountain, so much so that Tom was knee deep at one point. Not the easiest conditions to ski although we all enjoyed falling into the snow, lots. One slight wrong turn took us off the beaten track for nearly hour was interesting but once we were back to top it was awesome including another Nintendo zone for the boys to recharge in.

Whistler 2

Whistler was a host for most of the winter Olympics in 2010 and there are many things left in memory of an amazing event. However we simply loved the lights!

Whistler

After collecting our skiing gear we relaxed in our lodge watching Christmas cartoons and kept warm by the fire. Later on Alex and I checked out the beautiful lights, and we thought Vancouver was good! As we walked out the lodge we came across a play area which looked great and then found a fire to warm ourselves up.

Vancouver to Whistler

After frantically packing everything back into our cases we squeezed in one more walk through the city as we prepared ourselves for a two and half hour coach journey into the mountains. In fact the DS's did the trick so Fran and I could enjoy the amazing views although they were slightly less spectacular with low level cloud.

Final Trip of Vancouver 2

The boys were not too impressed by the time we reached Stanley Park and we really had to drag them into the forest to find a train. To our surprise there was a Christmas light display and it was busy! Interestingly two minutes before all the lights it was pitch black! We were amazed to think how safe we felt walking through a city forest at night. The boys were overjoyed with the lights, soft pretzels and wild raccoon!

Final Trip of Vancouver

As it was our last night in Vancouver we wanted to do our favourite walk again. Although we had a long day at the mall we dragged the boys through it. Initially they enjoyed it as they ran around playing tag but 45 mins later...