Nature At Our Door Step Literally

We had this robin that was flying out of our honeysuckle anytime we went near the dining room window. We figured that there must be a nest in the bush and we were right. It had made a nest right on the front porch in our honeysuckle. Mr. and Mrs. Robin layed three eggs.

All three eggs hatchedThey got big really fast. We noticed we could only see two.Only one made it and flew away. one was dead in the nest caused by the parents and one fell out of the nest and died. Nature is tough but it was a good lesson that we will explain to the girls when they are ready. They think they all flew away into the bush. That's sort of what happened but...

Vanessa's Preschool Graduation

Vanessa had her last special day at preschool. It was a western theme and then they got to put on the little gowns and mortar boards. They looked so cute. Another milestone for sure.

With Ms. Kim

With Ms. Chantal

House at Night

Took some pictures of the house and yard at dusk. I like all the lights around the dormers. The pond and gazebo have some lights too. We need to work on getting some driveway lights as it is quite dark driving into the yard.

Flying up to Guides Ceremony

Heather completed two years of Brownies. Her sash is full of badges demonstrating her efforts and learnings. It was a very cold day but a very proud monent. Girl Guides is a very good organization and we hope heather can continue to be a part of it and learn great skills.

Settling In

Uncle Jack was our very first overnight guest. He stayed overnight on his way up to Calgary. Our first install was this clothesline. I miss the clothesline from when I was a kid and I thought it would be a good energy saver. I love watching the sheets flapping in the wind. It rained on this day. Oops!

Our second change was making a vegetable garden. We got in a big load of dirt and built raised beds. The girls planted peas and corn on this day.

Pea world

We have had a few visitors. This guy liked to perch here and on the Sequoia we have in the year. Such a bright orange that you could see him from quite a distance.

Ah Yes, rural life also brings the less desireables as well. This one was most likely killed by our blog's namesake, Meeko. we ended up killing about another four in traps. We figured they were coming in the dryer duct and furnace input and outputs on the side of the house. We fixed that. Hopefully.

Some more planting

When we moved in, the frogs were so loud. It sounded like all the windows were open inside the house but they were all closed. We learned we moved in during mating season. Heather had trouble sleeping, it was so loud and took some getting used to. These little guys ended up hatching in our pond and have brought the girls and their friends plenty of hours of entertainment.

Bought some new patio furniture for the big deck. Still need a new table and chairs set but that will have to wait another year I think.

Jigs Getting Better

Our Jigs was barely a year old when he got a tumor under his chin. Boxers are known for getting tumors and cancer. He had it removed and is doing well. The tumor was cancerous but was enclosed inside the tumor itself. Lets hope that's the last of it. He is really enjoying the new yard but it is really hard to keep him out of the sun. He loves sunning himself but it is not good for him.

Moving Day

This was the listing pictures on the house we bought in January. We finally got to move in at the end of April. It will be a long time before we take pictures of the inside with our stuff. We will be living around with boxes for a long time to come. This is the front of the log house that was built 8-10 years ago. We bought 2.5 acres. The house is about 3500 square feet including the unfinished basement. The back of the house

The back yard and septic field

The other backyard

Side of the house. The tanks collect rain water for the inground sprinkler system

The kitchen

The livingroom

The master bedroom

The stairs to the upper bedrooms

Vanessa's future room

The guest room

The girls' bathroom

Heather's future bedroom

The move went really well. It took us four hours to move out of the old house and two hours to move in. We tried to be very organized and we had lots of help from family and friends. Thank you.