Author: Katie

We went back to the amazing footbridge from Saturday

And discovered a fort made out of driftwood

It was magical!

Mother nature’s chaos = Hazel’s favorite obstacle course

Hazel met her kindergarten teacher this afternoon! She didn’t want any pictures taken but I snuck this one from behind

Couple of puppies on a trampoline

Girl and her lamb

Sutton and Heidi are visiting the PNW!!!

Clickberry clackberry picturesque blackberries

Early morning drawing

Later morning block-building

Fountain success

How crazy is that sky?

On Sunday we experienced the new zip line on Vashon

And kept Uncle Ben rather busy

Zipping is a full family affair

Zip!

He caught me

Sudsy

Landry enjoyed a solo trip to a donut shop while Hazey was away for a sleepover

When we picked her up there was a very friendly cat visiting. Hazel named him Olivia

Wetlands

Orchard

Creek

Mix and match kitties

Climbing

I never have been able to resist a tunnel/window/hole picture

Waiting for the punchline

Maniacal laughter here I come

We did special activities at the zoo yesterday

A camel ride for Hazel

A budgie seed stick for Landry

But the polar bear gave us the best show by a mile!

We were in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada for our vacation — site of the 2010 winter Olympic games

We rode gondolas to six and seven thousand feet, then started our kid-friendly hikes from there

The summit of Whistler Mountain is a little bit busy…

…But soon enough there was this

And this

The peak to peak gondola took us (stunningly!) from Whistler to Blackcomb Mountain

Beautiful spot for a picnic

Landry loves a map these days

We stayed on the ground for our middle full day in Whistler

We hiked to a tiny, charming lake called Swim Lake

Some of the terrain was serious

While other parts were conducive to ninja moves

Back at our hotel (We swam for 4 afternoons in a row and I only have one picture to prove it!)

Hidden and no longer being sought

Masterful at line-ups

Day three: wearing sharks and ready to roll

There was a mountain bike festival on the mountain while we were there, which at times meant we could see flips and spins from the gondola!

Tiniest champions

There is no word except “wow”

Need I mention that the weather was absolutely perfect for our trip?

Some of the lakes and rivers in the area are a strange (but beautiful) aqua blue from glacier runoff

On this day we hiked down to Harmony Lake

We spotted our second marmot! See the furry creature on the middle-distance rock to the left?

Landry was the youngest trail walker by far

Possibly the muddiest, too

Another scenic, alpine lunch on Blackcomb

No kidding!

Hazel behind the lens

Then Landry, hah!

Jump shot

Five year old photographer (see her in the reflection?)

Photo-bombing fun in the peak to peak gondola

They couldn’t have been more tired!