My parenting battle these days is sleep.  Actually... if I stop and think about it, sleep has been an ongoing issue for about 7 years...  So...

With the summer (a.k.a. fruit-bearing season) approaching, we've been mindful to finish using up last summer's pickings that are st...

Saturday marked our first annual garden planting day at the farm. We started with brunch together outside, at which point the day was...

Today was the end of a really busy week.  Busy with plenty of good things - like an out-of-town guest, hosting our care group, attending a...

Would you believe that all three of our kids have learned to ride on 2 wheels in the same month? It's true.   Let's recap...

A few months ago, some good friends of ours handed down their train table to us.  Even though we're not really in a place to be accepti...

Erik and I went to see Coldplay in Vancouver on Saturday night, which was... a.m.a.z.i.n.g .  Except for the fact that during the opening a...

I'm sorry if you're sick of reading about cows.  I know I would be if I were you.  If I'm being honest here, I have to admit I...

Our little calf is a week old and he is a he . We named him Russell. Russell was the name the kids came up with after we brainstormed all t...

It's interesting for me to observe how sickness can bring out the unique personality traits of my kids and expose how different these th...

Easter weekend was sunny and beautiful. The first one that I can remember where we've been able to do our Easter-ish festivities outdoo...