To the Ocean!

The week following our other 2 family reunions we packed up into our very full van and headed out to Vancouver Island.  It was quite the adventure to travel with 6 kids, including a 2 month old and a 2 year old.  One we hope to not replicate. Our kids are not the kind that sleep well in the car.  In our total of about 34+ hours of driving Baylor took a total of 2 half hour naps from which he woke up crying and exhausted for another hour or more.  We also had someone on soother duty at all times as baby Deakin doesn't like his carseat any more then his brother. So he needed to be fed every 2 hours the whole trip.  Again, an adventure, travelling was exhausting.

Here we are at Rogers Pass.  This amazing mountain view is so clear and still it looks like it can't be real, even when viewing it with your eyes.  It is so beautiful!  Especially when we get to share it with these lovely little people!

We had our first night on the island staying with our cousins to participate in Vienna's baptism.  We were very grateful to stay with them and be there for that very special day.  It was such a lovely time.  I guess my only picture that day is of my cute boy enjoying many hours out in the dirt.  This boys paradise, endless time with a dump truck and digger. So cute!

Our next leg of our journey took us to Parksville.  We stayed in this lovely house that was just across from the ocean.  We could hear the waves and see little peeks of it. It was just a short walk to this lovely rocky beach that we had a great time exploring.  The boys favorite was to throw rocks into the water, they could do that indefinitely.  The girls loved exploring the sea artifacts washed up, like jellyfish and pieces of crab exoskeletons. We often did these walks as pajama walks, which is so fun, in the morning before we get going, or a treat before bed.  We love pajama walks, especially along the ocean!

One of the highlights for Baylor was the eating of Blackberries.  He had handfulls all the time along our walks.  There were big patches of blackberry bushes and the kids would bring plastic cups to collect them.  We could not give this boy enough of them.  His little face is just so intent on them, his little mouth covered in juices.  I love it.

We had a little excursion to the Goats on the Roof Market.  It was a fun place to go and we enjoyed a little taste of seafood here.