We arrived on Sunday at about 7:00pm. Most people arrived on the Saturday, so everyone was pretty settled in already. I just have to say that Casper was the most amazing traveling baby! He slept most of the way there and back, we had a couple minor breakouts, but nothing like what we were expecting. I freaking love my son! And Dan drove the whole way there and back and during our week. Thanks babe for doing that, even though you were pretty tired of it at times.
Monday we went into Kelowna and swam in the lake a bit and played at the splash park. Since it was the holiday Monday, there were some festivities set up there too. Casper also turned 10 months old this day! Crazy, I know.
Tuesday we rented a boat! It came with a two-seater tube and some water skis. We boated all. day. long. This was probably the funnest day we had! Dan and I went on the tube a couple times and had the time of our lives! Then we brought out the water skis and I tried it out too, but I couldn't quite make it up. I was trying with just one ski though, so I probably should have tried with two first. I just thought since I have wake boarded before, that it might be easier for me. I guess not. The kids and the rest of the family had a really good time too. It was so fun see other people on the tube behind the boat! The first time we went out on the boat we even brought Casper along with us. I think he enjoyed it, but I'm not sure if he really understood what was going on. But he sure looked cute in his little life jacket! At the end of the day, Dan and I both discovered that we got sunburnt. And it was pretty bad. It was a good thing we brought along our aloe! So first thing we did when we got home was stick it in the fridge.
Wednesday we all went to Atlantis Waterpark! We only lasted a couple hours there. It got pretty busy really fast. And the slides just weren't worth the long wait. I guess I'm used to going to West Edmonton Mall and Sylvan Lake waterslides. Now those are fun! The rest of the day was more of a relaxing day. It was nice, especially after having a long day of boating!
Thursday we were going to rent the boat again, but the family all decided not to. It cost about $200 to fill the boat up with gas at the end of the day because gas prices on the lake was $1.70! I know, that's insane! So instead, the family hung out at the beach close to our house. Everyone had a really good time! Even when we broke for supper, we all decided to come back and play in the water some more! It was so fun to see the adults even jumping in the water, some doing flips! It was a side of them that we don't often see, and I'm sure their kids enjoyed seeing them that way too. Also that day just before dinner, Dan and I went para-sailing!! If you have never done this, I highly recommend it! We were 300ft in the air being pulled by a boat. It was so nice just gliding in the air. Then on our way back into the boat, they dipped us in the water! It was so refreshing! We then headed to the other cabin for dinner, after we all took some family pictures.
Friday was our last full day. Pam & Chris and Jackie & David and their kids headed home that morning, so it was just a few families left. We didn't have anything specific planned so they all came back to the beach by our house and swam all day. While they were doing that, we left Casper with Grandma and Dan and I rented a Seadoo! I had never been on one before and Dan was on one in junior high and he told me it's a blast, so we thought we might as well while we are here. I didn't know what I was missing out on. It was such a blast! We took turns driving and what a thrill it was! I'm so glad that we were able to experience so much on this trip that we never had before.
Saturday came way too fast. Everyone packed up and headed back to home. But before we left, we picked up some good ol' BC fruit - peaches, cherries, and blackberries! So delicious! You can totally taste the difference when they are freshly picked. Then we stopped at waterfall to see what it was all about. It cost us just over $10 for each of us to get in! They sure try to make money off of everything they can out there. But it was nice to take a break and see the sights. It was pretty weird pulling up into Calgary again. I just couldn't believe that our vacation was already over. And now we have to wait a whole year to go again! Oh yeah, everyone decided that we should definitely go back to the Okanagan, so that's where we're going next year! I'm so excited!
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