Vacation part2

Day 4: Tuesday.  Today was suppose to be the warmest day of our vacation.  Even though it didn't turn out that way, we still made it great!  We started off the morning at the pool followed by the hot tub while the guys went off for an early fishing trip on the River Rouge.
We then spent the afternoon at the lake. The kids made a little habitat for some frogs we caught.  We all paddled to the trampoline (Jen included) and had a little fun jumping around.  It was a real nice lazy day by the water.  By the end of the evening...the kids were exhausted =).

 

 

 

 Day 5: Wednesday. First of all, Will caught his FIRST fish ever today!  He was so proud and excited.    After a little photo shoot of everyone, we took a little trip 30 minutes south to the Tremblant Resort in Mont Tremblant.  This place had so many things to entertain.... we could have spent days here.  There was a pedestrian village with shopping, places to eat, and the views from the summit were fantastic!
We all took a gondola ride to the highest point of the Laurentian Mountain range where we enjoyed a "Birds of Prey" show and had a 360degree view of everything around us.  The views were spectacular.
Once back at the bottom of the mountain, we enjoyed dinner at a micro-brewery.  The kids also got to do some fun activities such as a bungee trampoline jump, an obstacle course (about 10 feet off the ground), a luge ride, and some mini rock climbing!  Oh what fun!

 

 Mont Tremblant

 

 

 

 

 

  ski lift up to the Luge course!

 

 

 

Canada vacation Part1

 After a busy week of vacation bible school and prepping for vacation in between... we finally all got in the car around 3:30am on Saturday morning and began our Canadian adventure!
Day1: Saturday.  We traveled through Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and finally entered Canada (north of Syracuse) around noon on Saturday.  Our first pit stop was in Montreal to pick up Gramma from her flight in.  After a little stretch of our legs, and some food in our belly we continued on the last 1.5 hour trek slightly north of Mont Tremblant to our Chalet at Blueberry Lake Resort.  We checked in and arrived around 5pm (Long Day!). 
We were immediately blown away.  The scenery is beautiful, our chalet is spacious, and activities bountiful!  We got unloaded and took a little hike around the area to check everything out.  The kids even took a little dip in the pool (with their day clothes on!).  Then off to bed we went!  Bapa and Jen arrived in a separate car at almost 2am. 

 Day 2:  Sunday.  Unfortunately today was a little rainy and overcast.  However the morning was nice and the kids enjoyed picking wildflowers and hanging out outdoors.  We entertained ourselves indoors today playing pool, drawing, taking needed naps, and ending the day with a family movie night (We Bought A Zoo)!

 Day 3:  Monday.  Amazing, Awesome, Wonderful, Fantastic day!  Today was beautiful! We also spotted a Golden Eagle! The weather started off a little chilly, but despite that, the kids still went out to the heated pool, played in the playground, and then headed back to the chalet for a little adventure. 
We headed off with our swimsuits packed and our fishing poles.  Between fishing, canoeing in the lake, kayaking, swimming in the lake... and jumping on the trampoline in the middle of the lake, we had a perfect afternoon!  It was in the low 70's today, but in the full sun, it was gorgeous.
Oh... it was awesome swimming in the lake.  To me, it immediately brought back childhood memories of when my sis and I used to spend our summers with our grandparents on Greenwood Lake.  A nostalgic day!
When we got back, we relaxed, played some more pool, took a dip in the the hot tub, and sat around the fire at day's end.  p e r f e c t.

morning view from the top floor.

 

 

 great start to the week... more to come!

Sky VBS

 We ended up our vacation bible school week with a bang (literally)!  It was a fantastic week.  I really enjoyed teaching the "bible mission adventures" to the pre-schoolers.  I must admit I miss teaching, but this was such a rewarding experience.
The kids had fun too.  They loved singing and dancing to all the songs!  They enjoyed the crafts, the games, and all the wonderful sky diner snacks!  On our final day they had an amazing slide show with our week in pictures and when the kids were done singing the Fly song, confetti shot up into the crowd!  awesome!

the kids' favorite staff member!

Jen was our Crew helper

Birthday wishes to Sam in Germany!

We miss our friends... but today we wish

SAM a HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY!

Hope you had a great day at Lego Land.  We miss you and your buddy Will is missing his best bud!