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Bay of Fundy

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Leah
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We bid PEI goodbye and started the king journey home. We decided to stop and spend a night outside of Moncton so we could go to Hopewell Rocks in the Bay of Fundy. So glad we did! It is amazing … Continue reading →

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P.E.I

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Leah
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Our days in P.E.I are pretty easy to summarize: Beach. Lobster. Friday Night Lights. We spent the first day at beautiful Basin Head beach. Sam was the only one brave enough to jump off the bridge into the cold water. … Continue reading →

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Heading to P.E.I.

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Leah
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We left Halifax early to get a head start to our next destination: P.E.I. We decided to take the cool confederation bridge (12.9km) route rather than a ferry because we didn’t think we’d make the ferry times (and there was … Continue reading →

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Beaching and Lunenberg, NS

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Leah
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It was a beautiful day so we decided to head out early to catch some rays! We first headed to Queensland Beach – recommended by my friend (who gave us lots of tips for our itinerary!). We spent several hours … Continue reading →

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Leah
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We started the day off picking up a few groceries and having some breakfast. We have a pretty sweet location with the VRBO 3 bedroom apartment we rented, so it took no time at all before we were starting our … Continue reading →

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Road Trip Out East Begins!!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Leah
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We are finally taking our long awaited vacation! (Insert eye roll here. Yes, I know we travel all the time!) What I mean, is we finally have all 5 of our kiddos with us and they are ALL coming! It’s … Continue reading →

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The Food Tour

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Leah
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When we were in Utah for my niece’s wedding back in May, I talked a lot with my younger niece, Ellen, about her favorite places to eat. I told her when I was back in the summer, we would hit … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Leah
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I was thinking that when you have teenagers, you can rename Mother’s Day, “Revenge Day”. This morning Rob got the boys up early so they could come and “cuddle with me” as we have in years past on Mother’s Day … Continue reading →

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Melanie & Garret’s Wedding

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Leah
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My beautiful eldest niece, Melanie, got married last week. It was the main reason we headed out to Utah (and then were able to squeeze in Tanner’s mission call, and of course, spend a great weekend with Gabe up at … Continue reading →

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Heading to Utah 

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Leah
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My oldest niece, Melanie, is getting married this coming week and I wouldn’t miss it for the world!!  I have such fond memories of little her (she was 4) when I lived with my brother and sister in law while … Continue reading →

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I am a Mom, Stepmom and wife who by day also doubles as a Speech Language Pathologist in private practice. I started this blog because I want to document our journey as a family as we grow, change and continue to “blend” into our blended family. This is the place where I share the amazing adventures of raising my flowers and skids. Click Here for more.

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