So I know that whizzing through some cities at record speed is not everyone’s cup of tea. And while I would love to leisurely stroll through the streets and spend weeks soaking in the culture, we work with what we … Continue reading
Category Archives: Zandra
We sure know how to pack it all in. 29,000 steps and we also took the train and the metro several times! We got up really early this morning as we knew we had a busy day ahead of us. … Continue reading
We landed in Paris after our 7 hour flight feeling a little fuzzy and tired. Of course, when you travel, you have to make use of every second, so we had a full day of sightseeing. We made it to … Continue reading
It was around this age (8ish) when these two cuties decided where they wanted to go for their “15 trip” (It was a 16 trip, but we changed that to accommodate summer planning): Zandra had her heart set on Paris … Continue reading
Every year Zandra has a dance show that happens for a two full weekends. It is a lot of work and very tiring (as she has shows in the evenings on Thursday and Friday and then 2-3 shows on each … Continue reading
15? Can you believe it! And what an incredible girl she is continuing to become! For her birthday, we celebrated last night with a birthday dinner of her choice – pasta with rose sauce and (I did one with a … Continue reading
We really wanted to make it out to visit my brother, sister-in-law (Jamie and Judy) and cousins this year. We just love their family and my kids are desperate to have cousin time. But logistically and financially it was really … Continue reading
Every year our church puts on a Youth Leadership Conference for our region. It has been a longstanding tradition for our region; young men and young women, aged 14-18 attend this conference for 3-4 days. By the time they are … Continue reading
Oh boy. We are heading into a couple of crazy, but exciting weeks. The kids have already started their crazy summer weeks with the boys adventure of not going to Rio, but heading to Costa Rica instead. I’ve loved … Continue reading
In our area, you go to elementary school from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6. Then you go to Middle School for Grades 7 and 8. Finally, you head to high school for Grades 9 -12. When you leave each school, … Continue reading