Thanks to an abundance of caution, new farm guidelines, and the courtesy of others, we were able to visit the Smith Berry Barn for our beloved annual berry picking adventure with Toni and Piper. We were SO grateful to be able to keep this mother-daughter tradition going for our 6th year in a row! It...
After a very full Christmas season, we headed down to the cottage to welcome 2020! We love starting the new year on the coast. Last year we set our intention to experience more fulfillment in work and as a family. This year we hope to find CONTENTMENT in all aspects of our lives– no easy...
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ARE the 24th and 25th advent activities. No additional planning needed! We spent the night at the McD’s after our prawns and champagne night, and created our own little Christmas morning experience with them on Christmas Eve morning. We relaxed in our jammies, enjoyed biscuits and gravy, and opened presents....
We’ve spoken before about how meaningful gift giving is really important to us. I knew having a piece of Isla’s art that could be worn for years would be such a sentimental keepsake, so we had necklaces made using Isla’s snowflake drawings!!! I came up with the necklace idea just after Christmas last year and...
In our tips for simple, stress-free advent activities we encourage you to create advent activities around things you’d already be doing. Incorporating your family traditions into your advent activities works so well! Every December 23, the anniversary of my grandmother’s passing, we gather together with my aunt, uncle, and cousins to share a meal and...
