We had a great time last week on a family trip to Vancouver, British Columbia. We went to go see a close friend, Melissa Leonard, get married and the wedding was great. Then we spent Halloween there. We got to do some sightseeing in the city and the trees were so beautiful. I sometimes miss the change of seasons, so visiting somewhere where it actually felt like fall was a nice change. By the end of the cold and rainy week, however, I was ready to be back in SoCal. Here are lots of pictures:

At the Vancouver Aquarium looking at belugas
Some dolpins...
...who were actually my kids:-)
In a bubble looking at frogs
Notice Ethan's hand under Annalisa's chin, trying to lift her head up for the picture
Ethan looking at the jellyfish
Turtles
On a boat ride looking at the city
Granville Island Public Island, where we ate a great lunch
The beautiful city
At the Maritime Museum- notice that Ethan wanted to wear his pirate costume, even though this was the day AFTER Halloween- we thought it fit the day's activities...
Captain steering the ship with his hook
They had an actual boat dry-docked inside the museum
Exploring the boat 
Just outside the Maritime Museum
Big anchor with Vancouver in the background
Our friend Reuben was a skeleton jester
His dad Chris and his random costume
Our little pirate princess outside of the Leonard's house
Captain Hook and a pirate princess
Inside a building in Ft. Langley, the first British trading center in Canada
She liked the little rocking chairWe are now looking forward to Thanksgiving in St. George and then Salt Lake city for the week after that. I love vacations!






















