I’m not one for big new year’s eve parties, much to Carl’s dismay. I love a quiet night of conversation, maybe a game or two, definitely sweatpants and a glass of wine. It doesn’t always happen, but this year I got my wish :) And call me cheesy, but I love a good notebook and […]

Before we can talk about Christmas, we need to talk about Jack! This easygoing blondie turned 3 this weekend and couldn’t have been happier about it. His cake even got a kiss :) I love this age…he’s talking a mile a minute, developing interests of his own, knows his alphabet and a hundred songs, and […]

  As soon as we turn the calendar to November, Theo and I celebrate birthdays! This boy continues to light up my life with his creative mind, sparkling eyes and enthusiasm over the smallest things. He is enjoying school so much more these days, reading fluently, and his teacher told me he included a sincere, […]

After 2+ years blissfully pet-free, this little lady has wandered into our lives. After hearing her story, and knowing how much my kids love cats, we had to take her in last week and she’s quickly won everyone over. Deciding on a name everyone could agree on proved impossible, so we stuck with Tiger, which […]

I feel like I should say happy new year – that’s what September always feels like to me! While I love the slow mornings and relaxed pace of summer, I also love routine, and September holds the promise of established routines, rhythms, and rest that I come to crave by the end of August.  That, […]

This kid. He’s all in, all the time. He has a memory like a steel trap, and loves to discuss the deep theological things of life in a way I’ve never experienced in a kid, and rarely in an adult. He keeps me on my toes and in continual prayer, and has been instrumental in […]

The end of summer is already looming, and I’m so behind at documenting it! Photo dump warning comin’ atcha :) We’ve mostly been home doing local things…blackberry picking, swimming lessons, visiting the water park, regular parks, the library, visiting friends for brunch, pool, and beach days, and plenty of downtime with reading, games, breaking up […]

What better way to kick off summer than at the ocean? Some of my kids could have thought of better ways, it turns out. I haven’t been to Parksville since I was a kid, and it hasn’t changed much, except now I’m the one who has to cook the meals, shake out the sand, and tell […]

Somehow we are already halfway through this year that I never quite got a handle on. It seems absurd to me that my kids have less than two weeks left of school when I’ve yet to process which grades they’re even in this year. As time seems to go ever faster, I’m even more thankful […]

May is probably the fastest month in my year. Bedtime routines get harder as the days get longer, school field trips ramp up as the end of the school year approaches, we celebrate Gemma’s birthday, Mother’s Day and our anniversary within a week, and it’s a full-on time for work too. This year we also […]