....listening to the frogs croaking *grin*. They're back! Over the last couple of days nature has made a sudden and very vocal comeback...

...loving the creativity that is the crazy board games the kids have been making :) The last couple of weeks has had them taping giant piece...

....popping in to say hello and let you know I'm still here *grin*. The time change brought with it warmer weather, melting snow, longer...

....inhaling that new book smell :) Is it ever to early to think about new school books?? Apparently my 12 year old thinks it is LOL. I'...

...amazed that no matter how cold or wet my children get while playing in puddles, giant ones in this case, they just keep stomping and spla...

....in awe of the magnificent bald eagles that grace our presence on a regular basis. Today on the way home they were literally everywhere! ...

...chuckling to myself as I go through my latest photos :) Only in a logging community would it be acceptable fashion wear to strap on a pai...

....longing for the snow to return. How is it that only 15 minutes north of us this is the beautiful winter scenery that awaits me yet here ...

....failing miserably at fighting off temptation!! Today I made mass amounts of icing for the children to decorate their sugar cookies with ...

....one proud mama :) Today was the end of our swimming lessons and two out of my 3 children passed their levels. Above is my little guy who...

...being silly! I told my daughter I had thought of a new way that we could warm up her pajamas so they wouldn't be so cold when she got...

...smiling. Winter has finally arrived with gusto and the sledding, snowball throwing and snowmen building marathon has begun. My days will ...

....marveling at how there is always a calm after the storm! Last night the wind and rain blew so ferociously that I thought our roof would ...

...thankful to be home with my backseat full of precious kid cargo. 236 kilometers (roughly 146 miles) later we have made a round trip to th...

...enjoying solitude, a moment, a snippet of time, entirely my own, no sounds, the room is empty, the beds are full and I can reflect on a d...

....savoring the sweet moments I just had with my youngest baby this evening as we shared the enchanting scenes and sweet poems from one of ...

....thinking about our pet geese we used to have. I saw the above fella today and it reminded me of when the kids and I raised a flock of be...

...bending cedar tree limbs that the children collected into hoops that we will use to create woven nature hangings. We scoured the yard for...

...thinking that today's swimming lessons looked more like a visit to Club Med *grin*. When I was a kid our swim teacher stood over us o...

...reflecting on how blessed I was to be able to take my youngest son, in the middle of a busy morning in the city, on a mini nature walk ex...