Back from a family vacation on Vancouver Island!

I got back from Victoria today and a really fun family vacation on Vancouver Island. It was a really wonderful vacation full of fun memories and lots of family time. We camped and saw new things and shopped and had lots of beach time. Some of the best memories of the trip was our time spent at Long Beach which is on the Pacific Rim and near Tofino on the beautiful Vancouver Island. The beach there was incredible!! We took the kids and enjoyed several hours of beach time with the waves crashing onto the shore and watching the surfers there. I am putting up three pictures today that were taken during our night at Long Beach. Master Anakin took over one thousand pictures all together for the vacation!! I have many more pictures to share with everyone and lots to blog about over the next while. I will also be able to cross several things off my bucket list also! We saw lots of wildlife and had lots of fun with our kids. Leia and Skywalker loved the beach and spent a lot of time playing in the waves. Master Anakin and I watched a sunset on Long Beach together which was one of the most romantic moments of my life. I am putting up a picture of us holding hands during our beach time and some romantic moments between us. We also took a picture of our feet in the sand. The sand was so soft and amazing! The sunset was spectacular! It is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever traveled to. There is lots to unpack and I came back to a ton of e-mails. I came home with lots of memories and pictures and a few really special things that I picked up on the trip. Shopping was incredible on the Island. It was great to get away for a few days. We visited Parksville, Nanaimo, Tofino and Long Beach, Ucluelet, and also Victoria. I plan to write a few blog posts about all our adventures. There is lots to share about our fun family vacation! My force is strong. May the force be with you all!! ~padme amidala