Grandma Camp 2008!

Instead of the kids going to Grandma's house for camp this year, Grandma took us to Whistler, B.C.! Grandpa couldn't come this time so I went with the kids and had a great time.

This rock face was a good stopping point to stretch our legs. The drive was beautiful but will be more enjoyable when they finish all the construction for the 2010 Olympics.

We got to the resort a bit before our room was ready so we bought groceries and got "the lay of the land". As soon as we got into the room, Amanda was hot to trot to go swimming but it was time to prepare dinner. She and AJ took a dip in the tub while they waited for dinner.

Alex pretty much wore these goggles all day. He was so funny about them. By the end of the week he learned how to go under water without plugging his nose. That was his big accomplishment this week.

Speaking of accomplishments, now that Darren is 3 months he has decided that he can:

• suck his thumb
• not poop every time I change his diaper
• coo and talk about 10 times as much as he was before
• sleep up to 10 hours in a row (not every night but 4-5 times a week. I can live with that)
  

Grandma brought her newly purchased Cricut machine for paper doll making. That was a huge hit! Justin and Brittany spent all their free time creating paper dolls and Amanda used the ones that Grandma had precut. I was surprised that Justin stayed with it but we literally had to pull him away. The kid loves to create.


Grandma gave the kids each $5 in Canadian money to spend on souviners. They had fun shopping but as soon as they choose what to get they were ready to get back into the pool for more swimming.

The kids had so much fun doing barrel rolls and flips off the end of the slide. AJ was very proud of himself as he got enough courage to go down himself (as long as I was there to catch him). I had a great time playing with the kids and AJ, Amanda and I loved going down the slide together.

waiting in line
We splurged and I let the kids have fun in the Adventure zone. Alex had no interest in the trampoline but the other three tried it out. It looks easier to flip around than it really is. They all loved it but had a look on their face that said, "this is fun but I'm gonna be sick!" Fun to watch.

They also had a luge slide there that we all tried out. Justin and Brit went by themselves. Grandma went with AJ and then took Darren so I could go with Amanda. We just had so much fun.

Grandma brought owl pellets for the kids to dissect. Brittany thought it was gross and didn't do hers. AJ stuck with it for a bit but got bored and wanted to go swimming. Amanda was surprisingly interested for awhile and Justin got through his and then took it home.

All in all, each of us had a great time. It would have been even better if Grandpa and Daddy could have been there. The weather was great, the resort was beautiful and we were able to get back into the US so it was all good. The kids were tuckered out by the Thursday and slept great that night. Thanks Grandma for a fun week! We can't wait until next year!