This Spring Break we had some of our cousins (Eli and Annika) come and visit us.
They brought the sun with them (and they took it away when they left).
We were able to celebrate Easter with them, play with a dog, hang out and play games, go to Victoria, Canada, and play in the snow at Hurricane Ridge. It was a busy couple of days and we were all very tired after the cousins left.
We went to Victoria, Canada for two days. The ferry ride is always fun for me. I don't get sea sick and enjoy watching people.
We decided to go Zip Lining.
On the course there was 8 zip lines. The longest one was 1000 ft long. Some were faster then others but all of them were really fun. The weirdest part was after finishing the first zip line, we landed on a platform high in the tree. The platform moved with the wind. It was very unnerving for the first little bit but then you got use to it. We even went over a bridge that moved (which is very scary). They had us try didn't things on each zip line, like zipping upside down, or trying to touch trees, etc. It was so much fun.
We rode a up on this really cool car to get to the top of the course. It was a bumpy, noisy ride.
Thomas zipping.
Sarah zipping
Going a little crazy.
Eli zipping. Lizzy and Eli had to go tandem. I think Lizzy and Eli really liked having their own special person to take them on all the course.
Eli and Lizzy had to be tether to the fence on each platform. It made me feel much better and Lizzy loved being tethered to the fence. It reminded Lizzy of being a dog---she was a Laberdoodle the rest of the time.
Henry zipping.
Annika zipping.
Oh yes, so much fun.
After zipping we went to the hotel and played in the pool for awhile before going to bed. The boys picked Coast Hotel because the pool was indoor/outdoor. It was a pretty fun pool. We play tag, Marco Polo, etc.
The next day we went to the Butchart Garden. It is always great to go there and get ideas or even wish a little bit that I had a little patch of a garden that looks little bit like some of Butchart Gardens.
Lizzy remembered the Carousel last time we were there so of course we had to ride on it again. It was the best part for her.
The Japanese Garden is my favorite.
The ride home on the ferry. Yes, we are all tired by now.
Wednesday we went to Hurricane Ridge and had a snowball fight. It was so nice up there. It was sunny and warm. And the snow was perfect for throwing at each other. The boys also was able to see if there snowball maker worked. They were making snowballs just as fast as Buddy on The Elf. It was really fun to see all the kids throw and eat the snow. There is something about snow (if you are playing in it) that just makes you happy.
The boys started to wrestle. (Lizzy and Annika were done by then!!!!)
We had a blast with Annika, Eli and Sarah.
