how to start new family vacation traditions.

July 3 2016

So everyone who knows us already knows we always go snowboarding/skiing at Big White for our Christmas holiday but we haven't really had a summer family vacation that we do every year but I think we've figured out how to start a new family vacation tradition....

1. Pick an awesome venue. How about lakeside vacation rental at Cultus Lake? yes, that one will do just fine.

2. Bring fun toys that brings the family together. Enter the stand up paddle board. Everyone had a turn on it (except my mom). Noah's turn lasted all of 60 seconds until he started shrieking to get his feet back on dry land but I am hoping next year he will be braver. The paddle board was hours of entertainment for all of us - testing out how many adults we could put on it until it sank, trying yoga moves and not falling off and my sister trying to do cartwheels off the end.

3. Get Costco to sponsor the trip so no one has to cook much. Enjoy family dinners lake-side.
4. Make the most of lame kid-friendly attractions like Dino Town. I remember going to Dino Town when I was a kid and it looks like it not as changed since the early 90's. The kids loved it though....and when the mascots came out in their dusty costumes that look more archaic than Barney they were so excited for the show! If you are ever having a bad day at work then just think it could be worse and you could be a singing dancing dinosaur mascot. I can still hear the catchy theme song, it keeps me up at night sometimes... Welcome to DinoTown, everybody jump around....*shudder*

 5. Enjoy family time whether you are on a boat, on a board, on the beach, on a roller coaster or just throwing pebbles in the lake.

6. Pre-book your vacation for next year as soon as you get home or you won't get that same lakeside rental again! Then start counting down til next summer famjam!