October & Halloween 2020

Hello! I hope this finds my readers well ! A full moon & fall back – sure makes for a spooky Hallo-covid-ween ! I was unsure like most parents if Halloween would feel special and ‘normal’ this year considering what the last 7 months have been like. We were pleasantly surprised and I’ll quote Weston […]

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Kids 4 The Coast

Happy Earth week!! I hope my readers are finding peace during such a strange time that we are all learning to navigate. We have recently found a place to call home here in Sooke, on Vancouver Island. It’s funny how life works, we came here over a year ago to look at a trailer and […]

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Cannon beach part one

Hi! I hope this finds all my readers well! We have made our way down and back up the beautiful Oregon coast and I wanted to share a bunch of our travels. We Navigated our way thru beautiful scenic drives and rustic family friendly campgrounds. Our only regret so far is that we never want […]

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Coco turns ONE !

It’s so hard to believe that a year has gone by and that we celebrated our sweet heart Cohen ( not sure he knows that’s his name because we pretty much only call him Coco) We had a travel day on his actual birthday so we went for pizza and games at a place called […]

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Baking, our love language

Is there anything sweeter than sharing an activity that you and your kids both enjoy !? My boys love helping in the kitchen! As soon as they could walk and or stand on a stool they have been allowed to help. I often cook holding a child or baby, so the kids have been exposed […]

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blackberry picking in our own backyard

Every year at the end of summer we get to take advantage of the wild blackberries that grow just steps from our home here in Delta. The boys eagerly brought their buckets and were very excited to pick some berries. Some of my favourite most cherished days are when we leave our home on foot […]

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Father’s Day 2018

Hope everyone had a nice Father’s Day weekend, especially all the awesome dads out there! From a young age I have always thought about what my husband would be like & what kind of father he would be to our children. Maybe a big part of that is because I lost my dad at such […]

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Waiting on our third baby

I hope this blog finds everyone well ! Here we are at my due date … and well I won’t lie for months and months there have been many moments I have wished this pregnancy away, well more less just wanted it to be over. Living with chronic pain with nothing that truly helps it […]

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Weston’s Fourth Birthday

I have been meaning to sit down and put together Weston’s Birthday photos along with a bunch of other blog posts ..but wow May is an insane time for us… and its not even over yet!  We have like 100 birthdays in May.. ok not 100… but including mothers day it’s 7! Also hoping this […]

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Reifel Bird Sanctuary

Last week we went to the reifel bird sanctuary. It’s funny because we started out our day in the bog right near our house and it was a beautiful clear day, since those kinds of days feel far and few between Doug suggested we go for a little drive to see the birds. Sometimes it’s […]

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A quick little trip, with a big detour

I have been hesitant on sharing this for a while now, I’m really not sure where to begin, but I know sharing this story will be good, even if it only helps me. I do believe writing and keeping communication open is the key to moving forward in lots of situations we face in life. Many […]

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Sharing a bedroom with your baby

Well during my sleep deprived year I forgot to publish this post among with about one hundred others !! Its crazy now that Levi is 14 months old, these photos feel like yesterday yet at the same time such distant memory. We had a friend stay with us for a while and during that time […]

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