Weekend with Jim

This weekend we had a visit from Ben's dad, Jim! He had a conference in Toronto last week, and stopped in Vancouver for 3 nights with us on his way home. We certainly enjoyed his visit - he's the only family member we'll be seeing in person for over 2 years!!

I took Friday afternoon off work to collect Jim from the airport. Then we took a 6km walk through Central Park (a large, beautiful park near our place) before going to Ben's work to pick him up - and have a tour!



That evening we had pizza at home.



The next morning we went to Chinatown to find a Chinese laundry bag to send some of our stuff home in as Jim's checked baggage, since he very conveniently travels only with carry-on (we ended up sending almost 40kg home with him - mainly textbooks and winter clothes!)...



Then we had lunch in North Vancouver and went for a walk at Lynn Canyon...

The next day we enjoyed a lovely Sunday that culminated in us introducing Jim to bubble juice...

And today (Monday), which both Ben and I had off work, we met up with Donna and Terry for lunch in downtown Vancouver. Donna used to board with Jim's aunt when she was in college in Montana - it was this connection that first led to us getting to know Donna and Terry last year!



After lunch we took a scenic drive around gorgeous Stanley Park. As you can see, the weather cooperated wonderfully all three days!



Then we swung by Dairy Queen for Jim's third and final Blizzard of the weekend...



And this afternoon we dropped him off at the airport. Thanks for visiting us, Jim - it was wonderful to have you here!!