The big stop...the cauldron...between the fabulous weather & it being Sunday...the crowds were all around...very fun!
They had this chain link fence around the area (with a peeping hole)...which was a real bummer for photo opps...but, security first! They did have a viewing platform that was above all the fences and had a clear shot, but it was a 2 hour wait to get there...not a good idea with a almost 2 and 4 year old!Of course the kiddos weren't in the mood to take pictures (see the first picture)...so Kev & I snapped our own shot...what you can't see is Ava standing by our feet crying to be picked up again...ha!
Our tour guides for the day...my cousin Shelley and her girls...Kate & Sarah. (You can see the viewing platform I mentioned earlier in the upper left corner.)
We stopped for lunch at a corner coffee & sandwich shop...they are known for the artistic finishes to their coffee drinks...we were quite impressed!
Robson Street was closed off with people...more specifically, Canadians EVERYWHERE! There were a couple of hockey games that day and this was one of the more noticeable fans! (I believe their two star players are twin brothers.)
In Yale Town...Yahoo! had a kid friendly stop where they could try on some gear...of course the kids loved that! And they were giving away free cow bells!...Those were great for the first hour!
And with big events come street vendors...we couldn't resist treating the kids to these fun animal hats...Kate the Raccoon, Adam the Buffalo and Sarah the Sock Monkey! (We preferred to call Adam..."Bison Boy")
We did A LOT of walking across downtown...so we thought we would take the Skytrain back...for the kids sake, of course! Bison Boy was VERY amused! 
What a great day we had!