Canim Lake...

Last week, we had the opportunity to take a little family vacation up north, to Canim Lake.  Its about 30 min. north-east of 100 Mile House.  As I mentioned in my last post, Jon's Great-Aunt & Uncle own a cabin there and graciously let us use it for the week.  It was SO quiet and peaceful, and the view from their deck was breathtaking... 

Our time at the cabin was limited a bit by Callie being so young still but we did a lot of relaxing and catching up on sleep.  This was a common sight throughout the week... 
I've never been a huge fan of doing puzzles but Jon quite enjoys them and says that he finds them relaxing when he's on vacation.  He finished two while we were there and I managed to slip a few pieces in here and there, just so I could say I helped :)  
Callie didn't seem to mind being in a different place in regards to sleeping.  Her naps in the afternoons/evenings weren't exactly successful every day but she slept great at night, as usual.  Here she is catching some Z's on the couch...
One of the first things I noticed amongst the MANY books they had at the cabin, was this one.  I could hardly believe my eyes.  I have never seen Callie's name written anywhere before, other than when we write it.  I knew our week getaway was meant to be when I saw this... :)
Both Jon and I did a lot of reading during our vacation.  It was so nice to be able to sit down with a good book, guilt-free, knowing there was nothing else we needed to be doing instead.
The weather was beautiful while we were there.  Not too cold and not too hot... just perfectly warm.  Many of our reading sessions were spent out on the gorgeous deck, overlooking the lake.
This was also a very common sight during our time away.  Callie would often refuse to sleep anywhere but ON Jon or myself during the afternoons.  Can't say I really minded.  I know that soon enough, she'll be a busy toddler that won't want anything to do with snuggling so I might as well enjoy this while I can. :)
Callie figured out how to pull her clothes up to her mouth to suck on.  She was often found slobbering all over her outfits.  At least she was happy... 
On our drive home, we decided to stop at Hell's Gate to ride the air tram.  I had never been to Hell's Gate, so after living here for 5 years, I can finally say I've been.  It was a very hot afternoon but we really enjoyed walking around & taking in the gorgeous sights.







It was so nice to get away, just the 3 of us, and enjoy some time reconnecting & relaxing after the craziness of the last 2 months.  Callie travelled so well (she slept from Chilliwack, all the way to Cache Creek on the way there!) that we might just take advantage of her young age, and do more road trips more often!  Hopefully our next road trip will be to Saskatchewan to visit Uncle Craig & Auntie Jen!  Though I'm sure we'll have a few more pit stops on that one ;)