Today we had a few friends over for a playdate and made the most of our unseasonably warm, sunny weather by playing in the yard and at the local park / playground. Last Thursday we headed to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary with these same friends. As it turns out, some of these friends are distant [...]
The whole family went for an after-dinner nature walk in our local neighbourhood ravines. The ravines are not that wide and are fully surrounded by houses, roads, schools, shops, etc. so I wasn’t sure how much wildlife—if any—we’d see. Am I ever glad I took my camera just in case! Here’s the entry to the [...]
After spending a couple hours in the hot sunshine at the bug class, we slowly headed back to the car. En route, I saw some interesting birds, like this spotted sandpiper: When we got back to the hotel, we went for a swim. This was our first time staying at this hotel in Edmonton (the [...]
This afternoon the boys and I met up with some friends down at Fish Creek Park, a huge wildlife area in south Calgary. The boys rode their bikes, scooters and trikes while while we two Moms walked and talked. It was a lovely way to spend an absolutely gorgeous afternoon in the sunshine! And we [...]
After getting some chores and homeschool work done, the boys and I headed over to meet up with the Calgary Attachment Parenting group at their weekly park day. They meet at a park / playground that is pesticide free (and frankly has less dandelions than lots of other places right now!) The boys had a [...]
The boys had their first soccer night last Tuesday, and both had a super time. (Though Gareth was a little bummed at the end that his team lost their game.) Gareth is on the light blue team this year, and his buddy Daniel is on the same team. Gareth is very happy that he gets [...]
The boys and I met up with some homeschoolers on Wednesday at our local nature park, as the temperature climbed into the low 20s C (70s F). The boys told me they had a great time and want to do more homeschool park days. They spent their time doing many things. Writing in the dirt: [...]
Here’s what the boys did on April 8th (hover your mouse over the pics for details): Here’s what the boys did today, same corner of the backyard, April 21—just shy of two weeks later than the above snow pics: And you thought where you lived had changeable weather! And no, you don’t have to [...]
Just a quick post tonight as tomorrow is a very full day. Gareth starts a new ocean-themed playschool class, Daegan has an orthodontist appointment, and then we’ve got our year end meeting with our homeschool facilitator. But I wanted to share something the boys and I have been having fun with lately. A few weeks [...]
The boys and I headed down to our local natural area / park during our recent spell of mild weather. At first, the boys played at the playground, but only after the noise from the passing train stopped: After a few more minutes, we headed off on a nature walk. Various folks on the Alberta-Birds [...]