Memorial Weekend with the Gencos

We packed up our gear and headed to Frenso to meet up with the Gencos to spend the weekend at their vacation home in Shaver Lake. On the way we picked up some yummy cherries and let the kids run loose around the porch (gated of course). Sydney met up with her friend, McKenna. Later that night, we BBQed and watch Ulimate Fighting - never seen it before and don't plan to in the future. Weather was perfect, went on a hike and did manage to get to the lake at some point. Nice easy weekend. On our way back down, we visited Morey and Stephanie on their farm - really cool place. All in all, nice memorial day weekend.

A Piece of Europe in the Northwest - Vancouver

We arrived to Vancouver, early Monday morning. Before the sun rose, everything was a rose color. The Northwest is spectacular and we spent all of our time enjoying this part of Canada. We started our day with a walk to Stanley Park with our final goodbye's to the Princess Island ship.


Things we did in Vancouver:

• Stanley Park



• Vancouver Aquarium



• Shopping on Robson - Cool Store - Roots



• Lunch at the Marina - all Iced Tea in Vancouver is sweetened



• Walk through Gastown



• Best Japanese Food ever - Nagano



• Walk across Capilano Suspension Bridge



• Water Taxi to Granville Island



• Lots of fun family time

Cruisin' Along

Hangin' out with 5 kids and 10 parents, bubble machines, quiz hour, bingo, poolside, massages, what else can you ask for.

Our First Family Cruise - A Princess for a Princess

We took our first family cruise from Los Angeles to Vancouver on the Princess Island. Thanks to Sarah for organizing the whole trip, we had the best cruise ever experienced in our lives, including Sydney. All the moms and babies who met that fateful day at the Kaiser Pleasanton conference room made our first trip together and it was a blast.



As soon as we got there, we entered into our mini suite room with a king size bed, a crib for Sydney, champagne, chocolate covered strawberries, hor'deurves, and a basket of fruit. Sydney went straight for the grapes and out to our private deck. It was a 3night/2day adventure with a couple of extra days in Vancouver.



The day we arrived, it was time to learn how not to drown in case the ship went under. We knew this was a first-class ship when we realized they had life-jackets for the munchkins. But having life jackets is not the issue, the issue was getting them on and keeping them on.