2 Months later...

Here I am, back again! It's been a bit of a whirlwind.. since my last post we moved and flew across the country and back, all the way out to BC.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I'll put up some from our trip and let them tell the story. This will be installment #1- Terrace, home of Mom and Dad/Grandma and Grandpa Claus!

First, we flew across the country, It was a bit of a painful experience but we survived...

And finally made it to Terrace!

Exploring the farm...

Early mornings for our little jetlagged Newfoundlanders

rubber boots on the farm!

a long row of chard

Picking raspberries all by herself.. this was a highlight

Fresh wild northern BC salmon for dinner.. yum!

Spending some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa

Brian and I got to spend an afternoon date together at Lakelse Lake... such a beautiful spot

 Selling vegetables at the market! I even got to join in the fun for an hour or so.

Morning river mist..

Visiting the Baker Extraordinaire

A hot afternoon at the park in downtown Terrace

Beautiful sunsets

Our late night expedition down to the Skeena River

the riverbed

And then, after 6 days in Terrace, we took the train to Prince George! Stay tuned for Part II...

Camping Adventures

Last Monday, the kids and I went on a spontaneous camping trip. A couple mama friends and their families decided to go to Butter Pot Provincial Park, just 40 km away. I was going to just join them for the day. But the thought of driving out there and then staying all day for a campfire and driving home and putting the kids to bed myself was almost as daunting as actually staying the night! So I took the plunge.

Brian and I both love camping, and each camped a lot throughout our lives. We have gone with Bronwen as well, and camping with one baby was fairly straightforward. Still not the same as camping pre-kids of course.. but really, not bad at all. But I was hesitant about camping with two kids.. mostly because of the sleeping situation. Our kids don't sleep the greatest at home in separate rooms, nevermind out in a flimsy nylon structure right next to each other. But, why not give it a try... I was also excited about the social aspect as Brian is right in the middle of his 3 weeks away. Plus, joining in the pre-existing camping trip meant I didn't even have to cook- I brought some food items to fill in the cracks, but my friend's husband did all of the cooking (and did a great job!). 

It was gorgeous weather, hot and sunny. Here is John in his cabana at the beach. Glad I brought the playpen, or he would be trying to stuff each one of those pebbles into his mouth...

Bronwen decided the water was too cold (it was pretty chilly, but really refreshing!) and decided to play with the rocks instead.

Beautiful blue sky!

Bronwen and Sophie and the chips!

The whole gang. Little Thomas Whitt arrived just 4 days later and now Sophie is a big sister!

Deep conversations at the fire.

Kids all in bed! And finally asleep! It was shortlived.... the night did turn out to be as bad as I was expecting. Lots of waking up. But we survived.

Here is John.. woke up at 4 15 am, and already got a short nap in by 7 30!

Bronwen had a catnap in the playpen... at 7 am.

Our tent!

We stopped for a treat on the way home... French fries and "'chup" as Bronwen calls it.

Just a couple pics from supper that night....

So we did our first camping trip of 2014... and it definitely was fun! Maybe we'll head up to Gros Morne National Park when Brian gets home.

Daddy love

Salmonier Nature Park

We had some really nice weather last Monday and so some mama friends and I decided to do a field trip out to Salmonier Nature Park, about an hour from St. John's. It's a wildlife sanctuary with a 3 km boardwalk- perfect for strollers!You walk right through the animal habitats.. all of the animals that live there are native to Newfoundland. We had a picnic lunch afterwards. It was a lot of fun!

There's the caribou!

Bronwen and her buddy Sophie

Can you spot the bald eagle?

I don't have any pictures of our picnic lunch and the ice cream treat we had after that... but a good time was had by all!

The next day, Brianne and I walked downtown to Rocket as she had the day off work. Here are Bronwen and Zoey waiting for treats!

Brian has been very busy and is now gone for almost 3 weeks. We really miss him! I'm trying to still take advantage of the summer... even though it's definitely more work to do all this stuff with the kids on my own. But everyone is happier when we get out on adventures, and it helps me to keep my sanity in his absence as well!