Winter wonderland in Whistler

The weekend before Christmas, we headed up to Whistler to spend two nights with Ashley and Amanda and their five kids in the beautiful townhouse they had rented for their 9 nights in Whistler. Another Aussie family, Jason and Rachel and their two daughters, who currently live on Vancouver Island, were also visiting Ash and Amanda for a few days. With six adults and seven kids there that weekend, it was a busy household!

We arrived on Friday night, and on Saturday Ben went snowboarding with Ashley, Kyle, Jacob and Jason. It was "dress like Santa and ski for free" day at Whistler, so here are a few photos Ben took on the slopes...

The Santas getting ready for a group photo

My day on Saturday was much more relaxing. I didn't leave the house at all! (Although I did spend a couple of hours babysitting five of the kids while the other ladies ducked into the village.) Here are some of the views I enjoyed from the windows and balcony...

On Sunday we drove to Pemberton for the meeting and were invited to stay for lunch. The last time we had been there was almost exactly one year before, when we spent Christmas in Pemberton with Roxy, Delle and Heidi! Here are some photos from the drive to and from Pemberton. We stopped a few times for Amanda to take photos, so we made the most of it too!

Unfortunately we didn't take any photos of people... just of snow! But we had a great weekend with both families. :) Thanks for letting us join you!