Whistler

For my birthday we took a trip up to Whistler, in British Columbia, Canada.  We have been to Whistler many times, and we took the kids up there over the summer, just before they turned 2.  It's great because we don't have to fly, which is getting really expensive with 4 tickets.  We stayed in The Aspens which is right at the base of Blackcomb mountain and close to all the family adventure rides.  The kids went into the Teddybear drop off day care for 3 days, which was brilliant.  Scott did a little mountain biking and for the first time in nearly 4 years I did nothing for 3 days straight.  Well I read a book, went to the coffee shop, spent a whole hour in Lush natural cosmetics smelling soap.  It was awesome.
I had a great birthday at the swedish outdoor spa, followed by an amazing dinner at the Rimrock cafe.
Even the weather co-operated. It was sunny and in the 80's each day, so we could swim with the munchkins in the pool.  We also rode up to the top of Blackcomb mountain and did some playing in the snow.  The kids loved the peak  to peak to peak gondola and the family adventure rides.

Such a great vacation, and I'm already looking forward to introducing Max and Zoe to our Jane and Scott tradition of "First turns Thanksgiving."  Opening weekend at Whistler beats rain and turkey any day:)