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Sharing the love

Happy Love Day! What a great reminder to not only love the ones that are dear to our hearts but to everyone around us. Yes we should be doing this every day but it's nice to get the calendar reminder...

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Date Night

We have been cooped up in our homes with all this crazy snow in Vancouver so we couldn't contain our excitement to get out into civilization with a date night this week. We know the importance of date nights for...

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Keeping Warm with Mill Heat

We have had some cold, snowy days here in Vancouver and as some of you know, my little family lives in a basement suite. Some days it has been so frigid we have turned our oven on just to help...

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A Little Video with Jake, Kinsley & Cairo

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The Sweetest Little Valentines

Ah! We have all the heart eyes with this brunch we hosted with our little kiddos. Ok yes we are biased but we think they are just the cutest :) With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we wanted to...

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Party time!

Our littlest sister celebrated a birthday this week and we wanted to honour and bless her on this special day. Birthdays are a wonderful reason to get friends together, eat yummy treats and remind someone how loved they truly are!...

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Plans can change, He remains

I've got big plans this year. Plans for building family memories, character traits I want to work on, places I want to visit, and even crazy dreams like drinking an entire cup of hot coffee without warming it up. Like...

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Kinsey's Big News

T H I S G I R L I S W A L K I N G ! ! ! I can hardly believe it. It's been months and months of holding on to my hand and walking all over...

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How I take a compliment

There is a sweet peacefulness about sippin' a latte alone. I do my best thinking here. When I am just sitting in silence, its in these moments (yes they are rare) where some of the biggest thing I want to...

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Family Adventure Day: Fort Langley

Last month was busy but we also had time off from work so we took full advantage and had a family day in Fort Langley. We met up with my sister's family and found ourselves in some of the most...

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Competitive genes

You can't really grow up amongst our family members without being competitive. Baseball in the backyard, beach volleyball, settlers of catan, canasta, wits and wagers, no matter what game it is, we are all in and playing to win. Jake...

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Life Lately with Beau Hudson

As this year quickly comes to a close we have been reminiscing and looking back at some of our memories as families. One of the reasons we started this blog back in April was to be able to remember some...

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Our Favourite Christmas Movies

It's Christmas movie night in our home tonight. There are two movies we watch as a whole family every year: White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life. Have you ever seen them? Two classics filled with Christmas songs and heartwarming...

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0 Christmas Tree

Growing up, one of my fondest memories during Christmas time was going out with the family and cutting down a live Christmas tree. It needed to be tall enough, full enough, and without a lot of gaps so it would...

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Merry & Bright

Our Merry & Bright party helped kick-start our Christmas festivities this season! Not only do I love a good Christmas party but I also love a night out with ladies so this was the perfect mid-week soiree. As women, we...

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Our second child

Our second child is in heaven. In October, David and I found out that we were expecting our second child. We made plans, dreamed about our baby being a boy or a girl, and prayed for this child of ours....

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Stocking Traditions

When my husband and I got married, our first Christmas together was so special. It was the year we had a huge dump of snow and I remember everyone having to come out and push our car into my parent's...

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True Meaning of Christmas

My brother came over a few nights ago and was hanging out with Jake and talking about Christmas. He kept asking Jake "Whose birthday is it on Christmas?". Jakes first four responses were "Jake's, Uncle Bryce's, Mommy's, Daddy's, Kinsley's". I...

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Three!

My baby is three! How is that even possible? After much discussion this year, Jake decided he would love a garbage truck birthday party. So, I had to wrap my head around some how incorporating the stinkiest, yuckiest truck in...

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Happy 1st Birthday Cairo!

It was a big year. It always is with a first born and ours was no different. Our son Cairo came a day early on October 26, 2015 and like they all say, our lives were changed forever. ONE YEAR...

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"Yucky Things"

"Mommy why are there yucky things on that house?" I've been getting this question often from jake lately. Yes, today is Halloween which means some houses have been preparing their homes by decorating. It is funny how children can recognize...

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one milestone after the other

It seems like life is racing by. I'm already back at work (how has it been a year!), I've finished breastfeeding, my son has already taken his first steps (not yet fully walking, but one day...), and it is just...

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A time to gather

Fall is in full swing and we wanted to take the opportunity to invite a few friends over to gather as a community and enjoy a fall get-together. We think it is so important to build into each other's lives...

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The Importance of Rest

Rest. Sometimes I feel like this word is from another world when you're a mother. However, lately I have been discovering just how important rest is. When I get my kiddos down for the night, I only have a few...