What makes a house a home? Love, family and the memories that are made there! These are the things that will always matter most but I have also learned over the past few years just how much ambience, specifically colours affect the mood and energy level of those residing in it. Here in the lower […]
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And just like that, the 3rd trimester has arrived! I’m having trouble believing that we are starting the 3 month countdown already! Weeks 4 through 19 dragged by slowly as we waited to pass through each emotional milestone right up to our gender reveal ultrasound. When we learned that we were expecting a healthy baby […]
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As I sit outside this morning, in our quaint backyard, with the sun shining down and the sounds of birds talking happily to each other my mind feels clear and my heart content in a way that it hasn’t in a long time. It’s difficult to condense into a few paragraphs an update on how […]
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In our house we rotate between 4 different favourite pancake recipes and they are all pretty different from the next! We’ve got your basic flapjacks (though we never call them that) apple pancakes (shredded apples mixed in, no sugar!), German apple pancakes (sliced apples/crepe style) and sour cream pancakes. This past month I added a […]
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Baby sister or baby brother?? That has been the question of the hour for the past couple of months as our kiddos have grown more and more excited to learn the answer! The oldest two (seven and five) have a very clear understanding of the harsh reality of losing babies and so many prayers have included […]
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Three weeks ago I walked nervously down a hallway to the same room with no windows where, four months earlier, I was told that the baby we had waited 14 long and painful months for no longer had a heartbeat. The same room that I had to call my husband from to tell him that […]
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Most mama’s know that in the first 5 years of their daughters life a princess birthday party is pretty much inevitable. It’s a natural thing to want to dress up and be a princess for a day and that’s exactly what our oldest daughter (now 7) requested for her 5th birthday! With a 6 week old baby […]
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Our Christmas gathering with my husbands side of the family happens on Boxing Day and we enjoy a mid-morning brunch together instead of a traditional turkey dinner. This has always been more than okay with me because I’m all about brunch and much prefer to over eat a little earlier in the day than later! This […]
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As promised here is the recipe for the sugar cookies featured in Hooray for Valentines Day! These cookies are soft and not too sweet and I’m including an icing recipe for you to frost them with! The recipe is one that was passed down from a friend and I’ve modified it slightly. We really love these cookies […]
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I’ve had the privilege of being a small business owner for several years alongside many other talented and creative women in the lower mainland BC area. I love the friendships and connections that continue to form and the support that we all offer each other! Trisha of Darling and Bandit, Justine of Justine Russo Photography and Olivia from […]
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