Easter

We had a fabulous Easter weekend. We booked in for 3 nights at Tigh Na Mara in Parksville. It is about a 3 hour drive away and is in right on the beach. We had a 2 bedroom cottage. On the way up to the resort we stopped at Gramma and Grampa's house for a little Easter egg/bunny hunt followed by hot dogs for lunch, then a trip to Jumping Jimmies for some running, jumping, sliding fun! The kids had a blast! We headed up island further that afternoon to the resort. We checked in, checked out the cabin then headed out for some dinner. After dinner was a nice walk on the beach-the tide was out so far, and it seemed like we could walk straight out forever! Sleep didn't come quick for the kids that night...even with all the activity and excitement that day! They found it a lot more exciting to each have a bed mate for the night! They still woke up early the next day. We headed out in the morning after a quick breakfast and went to Coombs. Coombs is known for the market with the goats on the roof. Unfortunately there were not goats on the roof as they only go up there in the summer! The kids were disappointed, but they did some good used book store shopping followed by more shopping that scored them some new toys. We headed from there to Butterfly World. We saw some gorgeous butterflies, some turtles, lizards, tarantulas, birds, and some really pretty flowers. The weather had turned bad while inside Butterfly world, and it was just pouring with rain! We headed back to Nanaimo for some lunch and shopping in the mall. The kids scored again with new clothes, hats, shoes, umbrellas.... This was spoil the kids weekend! Back to the cabin for some play time in the woods, walks and snacks. Sunday am the Easter Bunny had visited our cabin and left a good supply of chocolate Easter eggs, a new pair of Crocs sandles for each of the kids and some stickers. The resort also had another hunt for the kids which mom and dad came to watch. We headed to the beach afterwards -the weather seemed to let up long enough for a nice walk, shell picking, rock turning to check for little crabs and sand mountain building! Brunch afterwards was good, then we said goodbye to Gramma and Grampa again. We had a swim in the pool that afternoon followed by Root Beer floats and toast for dinner....we were all tired of eating out and just wanted to laze around in our jammies!
We all had a fabulous time, loved the rustic cabin, the walks on the beach and seeing Gramma and Grampa.