Yesterday we made a spontaneous decision to take a day trip up to Mount Baker in Washington.  Erik and I unanimously agreed that our family...

Ever since we moved to our property a year ago we wondered if it was the right time to get a family dog.  It just seemed like living on a f...

Signs that summer is in full swing: - kids are staying up as late as the sun and waking up lazy in the morning - mealtimes and naptimes...

New freezer: $400 Giant freezer box: free (with purchase of freezer) A few extra moments of peace for Mama? Priceless.

The kids finished school yesterday and our summer "vacation" has begun.  It will look quite a bit different for us since we...

It's official.  Berry season has begun in BC.  We missed out on it the last couple of years, being in Manitoba, so we were keen t...

On Sunday we celebrated the Daddy in our house.  Silas (aka "grumpy-bear") is averse to participating in ph...

When I grew up we loved it when our mom made pancakes for breakfast.  It wasn't until I was older that I realized that what we called ...

We thought he was a goner, but the cat came back. He just couldn't stay away... Maybe because he knew he needed to get back to ce...

Apparently we've been missing the presence of animals around here because on Saturday we introduced a new member to the Toews farm. Me...