The girls and I are back home from our trip up to visit Daddy in Vancouver. And although the trip was cut short by a few days, we had a great time. And honestly, if you are looking for a really family-friendly city to visit with little ones, I don’t think you can do much better than Vancouver. We had so much fun.

We drove up from and passed the border via car with no issues. We stayed in Yaletown, which was so perfectly situated for our little walks around the city. (This was simply the luck of the draw, it’s where NBC chose to house my husband during the Olympics. I’d say he got mighty lucky, indeed.) You couldn’t take one step without hitting the front entrance of a Starbucks (crucial when traveling with little ones!) And we took several morning trips via water bus to Granville Island, which has a place called the Kids Market, which was a total life-saver on several rainy days. We ate at fantastic restaurants (Indian, Middle Eastern, pubs). We met local moms and their kids. We bought out the kids department at H&M.

Unfortunately, we didn’t get to do as much as I would have liked, but we’ll be heading back up there again in late February. Second chances, you know? But until then, thanks to Vancouver for being so kid-friendly, so clean, and so friendly! We had such a great time and are looking forward to our next trip up…