Another beautiful and fun Sports Day for the books! Hurdles…an important life skill and all that. Kindergarten long jump is pretty high on my list of most adorable things. First year of high jump! Blurry picture, but the event she wanted captured. Crossing the finish line in second place on his favourite event, the long […]

Gold is the easiest party theme we’ve had so far! When our Gem turned 10 on the 10th, a golden birthday party was in order, and I now wish every year was a golden birthday for every one of my kids. Some gold tissue paper made a great table runner for all the gold and […]

I don’t even know where to start. Having my parents come to visit never gets old, and I’m definitely at least as excited as the kids anticipating their arrival. We only get to see them a couple times a year, and those times always go too quickly, but it’s always so, so good. I love […]

Last week was just embarrassingly luxurious. Only two days of it, mind you, but I’m not sure I could have handled any more days at the Nanaimo-bar-per-day pace I was going. CHOCOLATE-COVERED, mind you, two of the three times. What brilliance is this. I’m not sure my courageous babysitter / mother-in-law would have wanted us […]

We had a beautiful Easter weekend of church, friends, and family…the kind of weekend where you wish someone would take pictures to look back on, but you can’t be bothered to stop and do it yourself. (Also, with 17 kids running wild on Saturday between 8 adults, you’d probably get uninvited for next year if […]

This picture series pretty much sums up how things go, about 162 times per day at our house. Gavin finds something to play with, and Jack immediately wants in on the action. He’s thrilled when he’s allowed. Gavin offers a welcoming kiss. Jack tricks him by going in for a chomp on the nose. Back […]

Well, it’s been awhile. I’ve missed our Mondays! And if I don’t keep posting, how will I remember anything? The number of alarms I set for myself and notes I scatter are clear evidence I remember virtually nothing without help. Jack has reached that super-fun age where he cannot be left alone in a room, […]

Look at these two adorable pool sharks in their matching garb :) Kristopher has laser focus,  listens intently to instructions, and never forgets anything. My little rule follower and firm believer in practice-makes-perfect, he is a mini of his Dad in more than just his wardrobe choices. He’s also just as easy to love. Look […]

Well, it has been aWHILE! I’m not entirely clear on why hackers gotta hack, but hey, we’re back. Where were we? Since we last chatted, my baby turned ONE! It is shocking. He is walking, throwing things in the toilet, hugging, laughing, eating, etc. Basically everything except talking, which happens to be my personal favourite […]

You guys, I have never had a child walk before the age of one. I always figured they inherited a healthy dose of my poor coordination, combined with low motivation due to the option of being carried by a sucker of a mom. Number five, however, is intent on blazing a new trail. Step 1: […]