3 Things

3 Things I Did Today:

Had a doctor's appointment downtown so I popped into a cute little shop for a treat afterwards at 

Sugar Bakery & Cafe:

Put some ferns in the garden and got lazy about getting rid of the mushrooms the size of small dinner plates:

Took an embarrassing video of my husband and his new toy (Google Cardboard):

Whistler Summer RV Trip

We just got back from a great, extended weekend vacation to Whistler.  Friends are staying in condos for the week so we booked an RV site for the weekend and explored the Village at Whistler.

Me giving Andrew a break in the driver's seat during our wait through the Canadian border:

My kids being crazy at our halfway dinner break:

Everyone piling out after 9 hours of driving:

Mini golf at the RV resort.  We never did have time to play the cute course:

We did explore some of the paths:

The silt causes the water to have this light green color:

Saturday morning bike rides:

Blake rode his bike around with new camp friends every chance he got.  I was taking a video of Piper's first tricycle riding and then Blake had to show off.  You will all see how that ended.  The guy at the end of the video was trying to pack up his stuff to leave and was a bit cranky:

The kids loving the RV resort playground:

We got to catch the last few days of Crankworx.  Epic mountain bikers congregate for 10 days for a huge, West Coast mountain biking affair to remember.  These people are hard core and I found out how dangerous extreme mountain biking can be through people's stories:

Past Olympics photo ops:

Meeting up with friends:

The RV park had a shuttle that dropped you off and picked you up from the Village.  Our walk back to the shuttle after a long day of watching mountain bikers and chilling with friends:

There is that silty, green water again:

Back in the RV for the ride home:

I made Andrew stop at a Redbox so I could grab some DVDs because I couldn't stand entertaining them past the four hour mark:

I love Canada.

Fixin'

We are fixin' to feed ourselves and friends on an RV trip.  Think we got everything?

Flu Food

What does one do when they have the flu?  They attend a cooking class with tons of other people where they are tasting things and passing communal bowls around for everyone to taste.  Sorry Seattle, but I just spread some localvore germs.

I bought Andrew a cooking class for his birthday.  I wasn't the most fun date, but it was delicious food.  Everyone should check out Hipcooks.

Andrew making some handkerchief pasta.

I was not a fresh tomato person, but now I am.

Oh, the King salmon.  I stopped at the fish market yesterday and bought some for Andrew to grill up for dinner.  The instructor had this 16 lb. salmon flown in directly to her two days ago and she prepares it herself.  I am so spoiled and love how close we are to Alaska.

Dessert peaches off the grill waiting for us to adorn them with a yummy, infused yogurt topping.

Me doing the selfie while Andrew chit chats.  

Swim Lesson Week 1 - Done

A week worth of swim lessons are complete.  I am looking forward to a break from wet swimsuits, busy locker rooms, and "where are my goggles" comments.  We will be at it again next week to try and get Blake swimming independently.

Piper finally stopped wearing her swimsuits to practice (it took her a few days to realize she doesn't get to go swimming like her brothers).  Goggles are enough to keep her happy:

Reade never showcased his shy side.  He happily gabbed with other friends throughout practices:

Blake enjoyed using "those old people's pool floaties":

I feel like I burned calories watching all that swimming so it was time for a Friday treat:

Not a good idea.  That bread pudding was so scrumptious, but a bit too much for 10am:

All the kids wanted in on the picture fun:

Nap He Had

This is how Reade fell asleep the other day.  He is like a cat.

Under $7

 I was on Amazon.com just now ordering two swim life vests for Reade and Piper for our upcoming RV trip.  Here is some stuff for under $7 that everyone needs.

1. Light up thumbs up

2. My grandmother said she read this series as a young girl.  I am going to buy some hardcopies for Piper (around $6), but you can get them for $1.99 for your Kindle

 3. Portable sundial anyone?  Too bad the shipping is the same as the $7 price tag.