Calgary Zoo with the Girl Guides

Calgary Zoo with the Girl Guides

The big year-end trip this year was a sleepover at the Calgary zoo. They slept in the “Canadian Wilds” building, next to the otters. Lots of fun! Lunch stop in Field, BC Madeline clowning it up as a baby penguin 🙂 Photos by the...
The Arts

The Arts

The end of the school year draws near and that means recitals, competitions and finished projects. Both girls participated in group dance competion in Vernon and came away from it with silver medals. Emily is in a Jazz group and Madeline is in Lyrical (a type of...
Spring has sprung!

Spring has sprung!

I sooo love the first flowers that pop up in the springtime, giving us a much-missed burst of colour. On a warm Saturday afternoon we all lay down on the grass and watched the many bees buzzing among the flowers.
Madeline le boulanger (the baker)

Madeline le boulanger (the baker)

Maddie loves to bake. To date, she has made 4 pumpkin pies, 1 lemon merengue pie, 3 angel food cakes, numerous brownies and other cookies/cakes. This week she wanted to make apple rose pastries. I have to admit that I thought pastry might be a bit out of her league,...