I think we can all agree that my restraint to date has been legendary. I was determined to make it past June before uttering a word. But now, I am fit to bursting with it.  It is July, it hasn’t rained in a month and isn’t forecasted to for at least another month, and it […]

Well, we survived! We recently got a new-to-us tent trailer and took it for it’s first spin last week the minute school was out. (Side note: SO MUCH SCHOOL. I think we could’ve safely skipped the last month and no one would have been any the worse for wear. Like swimming lessons, the teacher has […]

The littlest little is getting big far faster than I care to admit. He has officially been on the outside for as long as he was on the inside, which is a milestone of sorts, right? He has gone from flopsy helpless snuggling to standing in his crib and by the furniture, army-crawling everywhere, bouncing […]

I’m not sure I’m going to be able to find the words for this post. It’s hard to believe this day actually came, a day 13 years after I left high school with a scholarship for Simon Fraser University, a day 9 years later than I initially anticipated. In between, there was a college graduation, […]

I’m turning into a gardening superfan faster than you can say “new dirt”. I’ve started going on and on about gardens, picking fresh bouquets from my garden, taking pictures of them, planting vegetables of all sorts, and generally being thankful I seem to have outgrown what used to be a terrible seasonal pollen allergy. I […]

Gooooood morning, Daddy. It really is both bright and early. Mom, do you think he’ll go for this already? Just a little wriggle-snuggle here… Look at me, daddy. I’m Gavin. Are you awake now? Oh good. Let’s do this day.  

We’re into soccer these days. Kristopher especially is a significant fan – at break time he and another boy just take turns shooting on each other, because breaks are for girls, I suppose. One green alligator, reporting for soccer duty. Gemma, on the other hand, has an approach more my style. Just kidding, she likes […]

I have a hider on my hands. Yes, Theo, that’s exactly how I feel. I’ve heard of children like this, but this is my first experience with it. If I ask Theo to do something he doesn’t want to do, or if he’s just feeling cheeky for no real reason, he hides. He may only […]

My sweet baby girl turned SEVEN this weekend. That officially sounds like a whole new stage of girlhood in my mind. Seven is growing up. I think she agrees, as lately she is all about her independence, biking ahead because she “knows the way”, doling out orders to her little brothers, choosing her own clothes […]

Well, just like that a month is over and our inaugural boarders are off on an epic trip across the country while we live vicariously through their Facebook feed. The kids loved them, and I think we were all a little sad to see them go.  After only 4 short weeks, it’s amazing how used […]