walking on travels

On a recent trip back up to Butchart Gardens we finally saw this beloved Victoria, BC (Canada) hotspot in bloom. We visited with Dek while I was pregnant with Ty two years ago, but it was Christmas. Although the lights were spectacular, it was freezing. We were bundled up in multiple layers, taking note of [...]

Recently I headed up into the great white north (Canada) for a little ski adventure with my kids at Silver Star Resort in British Columbia. Dek was going to try out ski school, and I had the opportunity to have a private snowboarding lesson, and even try out some Nordic skiing, which I am now [...]

I am a last-minute packer. I admit it. I procrastinate chatting online, playing with my kids, and anything else I can possibly find to keep myself busy so that I end up packing at the eleventh hour. I’m throwing notes up on the front door at midnight so we can grab random items as we run [...]

We do a lot of dreaming in this family, none more so than when a new year is dawning and 12 months of possibilities are before us. Sometimes I know what lies ahead. Other years I start with a fresh canvas (or calendar in our case) and start filling in the dates with various plans. [...]

Special thanks to Claudia at TheTravellingMom.ca for sharing her 5 favorite things to do in Vancouver, BC this holiday season.  The holidays have arrived! There are so many great family-friendly Christmas events around Vancouver, I think it’s impossible to get to them all without exhausting oneself. Many of our favorite events include enjoying the great [...]

It’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S. A time when we are supposed to look back on what we are most grateful for and count all of the blessings that have been heaped upon us over the past 12 months. November also happens to be an important member of our family’s birthday. Every few years, depending [...]

I have a lot of photos. That is putting it mildly. I’ve taken tens of thousands of photos since my dad first handed me a camera when I was 8 years old. For the rest of the summer, and maybe beyond, I’m going to dive into my archives and rediscover a few fun adventures I’ve taken [...]