After a late start (7am!), and a nice breakfast at the Doubletree Hilton we set off for our drive to Golden. The plan was to break it up with a couple of stops en route. The first stop was for a quick nappy change and potty stop but happened to be by beautiful Shuswap lake. Ava had a paddle which ended up with her with … Continue reading Kamloops to Golden
Another early start and David went out to pick up our hire car for the next week while I packed up the bags. We left the hotel and drove to Granville Island where we went to the market to get some lunch for our Whale watching trip. We went to the Whale Adventures office to check in then headed down to the boat dock. We … Continue reading Whale Watching!
Today we decided to get the Hop On Hop Off Trolley bus so we could see as much of the city as possible on our last full day in Vancouver. We caught the trolley from Robson street close to our hotel and the first stop was inside Stanley park, which we’d already seen, but the commentary by the driver was very good so we learnt … Continue reading Vancouver Day 2
Our first morning in Vancouver and we walked round the corner to hire some bikes to explore Stanley Park. We got a trailer for the kids, Ava loved it but Tom wasn’t so keen although he fell asleep very quickly once we started moving. Stanley park is beautiful, there’s cycle paths (as well as skater paths) all around the park so it felt very … Continue reading Vancouver
Another early start and a quick swim before getting the local bus to Woodland Park zoo. The bus driver kept us right by telling us when to get off, the people have been so friendly since we arrived. It took about 25 minutes to get there and both Tom and Ava fell asleep on the bus. The zoo was fantastic loads to see and do … Continue reading Seattle Zoo then Canada here we come!
Well we slept well but were awake and waiting for the swimming pool to open at 6am! Talk about keen. Had a nice swim and then breakfast where Ava had her first American bacon and was a big fan! We left the hotel and headed up to get the monorail to the Space Needle. The streets were really quiet so we stopped off for … Continue reading More Seattle Adventures!
What a fantastic start to our holiday so far in Seattle! Arrived on time after a really good flight. The kids were both fantastic. Ava and Tom both slept for the first couple of hours of the flight. Which meant I could eat in peace. Rare! Ava played with her princesses, watched Paddington the movie and was just generally a little angel. Tom fed and … Continue reading Seattle – Day 1 of our trip!
Kids are in bed, the car is packed and clothes all laid out ready for a very early start in the morning. I’m sure we must be crazy taking a 2.5 year old and an almost 7month year old on an 11 hour flight but hey it will be an adventure. Will post some photos and stories of the fun we’re having while we’re travelling! … Continue reading Bags Packed and Ready To Go!
Another day out with Molly. This time we were off to the Fun Shack play area in Seaham. It’s probably one of the biggest indoor play areas I’ve been to and it was very well set up for kids of all ages, especially the under three’s which often aren’t that well catered for in these places. They also had ten pin bowling, football pitches and … Continue reading Lickety Splits!
On Sunday we had two very excited Snow White’s, Ava and Molly. We set off early on the road to Glasgow. A long way to go to see Disney princesses some might say, but these two are obsessed! Got there in good time after a short stop at Gretna Green. The show was on at the SSE Hydro which was a lovely venue with great … Continue reading Disney on Ice
Nicola Childs 