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Our first family ski trip to Whistler was a success! 

The drive to and from Whistler was actually not bad at all because we broke it up with a meal stop in Vancouver, plus we introduced the girls to Harry Potter on Audible (YAY!). Once there, the condo we rented was in a great location and had an awesome hot tub that everyone enjoyed after a long day of skiing. The friends we went with made for great company. And, most importantly, Evie enjoyed the ski school and can't wait to go again. In fact, she didn't want to take off her skis at the end of the first day and tried to make little bunny hills outside of our condo so she could keep skiing. While she was in school, Nora stayed home with a baby sitter but complained about wanting to go skiing with the big kids. Here's hoping that she'll pick up skiing as fast and as painlessly as her big sis, and we can lots more of these trips!


My lunch on Day 1 - a "Peaked" chicken-and-mushroom pot pie.
It was topped with potatoes and peas and gravy. Very filling.
Smiles at the end of lessons! 


Skiiers!

Scott and I went cross country skiing on the 2nd day. 

Scott with the kids in the hot tub after a long day of skiing.
 
Olympic Plaza
This little girl liked knocking all the snow off the fence posts.

Snow buddies.

They make a big sledding hill in Olympic Plaza that's pretty fun!
Even Scott partook in the sledding action!

Merry go round on the playground
 
It was pretty impossible to get these 4 to take a decent photo altogether.

Vivi with baby C.

We celebrated Baby C's birthday 2 days late because the timing didn't work out right. 
But when we did, boy did the kids like the cake!

Happy 1st birthday, Cecily!

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