putting some spring in my step

spring break is just around the corner and 

i'm looking forward to spending a good few

days with the girls soaking up what our little township of langley

(yes i'll forever call it that) 

has to offer.

i'll keep sunny weather in my prayers so that these

awesome little ventures are even that much better

though i know it likely won't happen!

here are my top 5 places to be over spring break:

1. fort langley.

chock full of charm and antiques for days, fort langley

is a wonderful place to take your children on an outing.

go for lunch at wendel's, browse antique shops for old toys

or walk along the river.

2. derby reach.

a recent discovery for this fam! a beautiful

park that stretches along the fraser river with

trails, green space and plenty of river to throw rocks in.

3. go bananas.

what kid doesn't enjoy time at go bananas? 

they can go bananas so their parents don't go bananas

trying to clean up after them in their own homes.

4. chuck e cheese.

typically known as a breeding ground for airborne bacteria,

place where a kid can be a kid, it's really where parents

can be a kid, cuz really? what parent doesn't enjoy skeeball 

or that super awesome game where you pull the lever

and slam on the big red button (usually only to get 3 tickets but STILL!)

or stealing the strip of tickets that some kid (HAH loser!)

left behind or nonchalantly picking up that token on the floor.

super awesome right?

5. home sweet home.

as fun as outings can be, sometimes you can get up

to some funny business right in your own home.

the girls love helping me cook and bake, and dress up

is pretty much a requirement around here so there's really

no telling what kind of fun we could have.

there you have it! looking forward to blogging about these fun days!

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days of summer: cannon beach

when we arrived at cannon beach 

we did not waste any time soaking up

the sights and eats!

it was perfect weather for flying kites

so we ventured through the shops to find the 

perfect one.

the little ones had more fun throwing bird seeds around in the

hopes that they'd find some birds...

there were far too many, which one would we choose?!

we finally settled on a:

mermaid! (sorry its so high up!)

off to the beach!!

it wasn't quite swimming weather, but warm enough to

dip your feet in the water..

and build sand castles..

and bury ourselves in the sand..

haystack rock, made famous by the goonies movie!

perfect weather to go treasure hunting!

or..

be completely silly on the beach!

it cooled down quite quickly which worked out

cuz it was time to check into our little bungalow!

complete with a little fireplace, fold out sofabed (ektorp ikea lol)

a separate room with a queen sized bed and shared ensuite.

and a little kitchen too! super cute and everything we needed

for a weekend in.

once settled in, we went to have dinner at a very

popular pizza joint.

after dinner we strolled along the beach and watched 

as people set up bonfires and played volleyball; so cool,

wish they'd let us build fires on the beach here!

also wish they sold $4 bottles of wine up here too.

and ended off the night with some wine and a sampler

of the donuts we purchased at voodoo!

stay tuned for our wild adventures by haystack rock!