Springtime Fun.

As the countdown until the move continues to decrease, I still find myself avoiding the inevitable {packing} and still seeing my kids make memories in these last couple of weeks. The last three days they have spent HOURS manning an iced-tea stand. It has evolved into an iced-tea and bake stand. Mommy, could you please bake some cupcakes became Mommy could you please bake cupcakes AND popcorn balls... and then today they added mini lemon cakes. In three days they've made over $250 !! Can you believe that? I remember when I was happy just to get a bill at the end of it when I took all those coins to the bank! My kids are so bummed that it's suppose to rain today - not good for business! HA. I tell ya though, it has kept them busy. They set up at 11am and run through until supper time. Gives me a quiet house to, err... what was it I was doing again? ....
...enjoy your weekend, even if it is a bit drizzly! :)
.j.

A family Adventure

We took the kids on a hike to one of our favorite spots.... Westwood Ridge. I was impressed with HOW WELL they did. It's a fabulous lookout point part way up the mountain behind us here in Nanaimo. They were so excited to climb up those steep slopes, find cool mushrooms, watch a waterfall & be together on an adventure.

There's a ton of mountain biking in the mountains & it was insane some of the jumps we came upon! We kept wondering if people actually had the guts to go off these jumps.

Kids had fun at the waterfall. It was amazing to hear it as we got closer & closer.

Climbing up, up, up.... the kids loved the really steep parts.

The island has some incredible vegetation! One is the Arbutus Tree (it sheds it's papery bark & is SO SMOOTH!). We found a huge one on our adventure.

Making it all the way to the top!

I hope you find some time this weekend to smell the flowers,find a path in the woods or a trail in the park & enjoy life :)
.j.