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Painting On Snow

Jen — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:58:30 +0000

After our recent attempt at painting on snow turned out to be painting on ice, we decided to give snow painting another go this morning. What else are you to do when you wake up to {another} fresh blanket of snow, right? While Grae collected snow in our rectangular baking dish… I prepped our paints.… Read More

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Painting on Ice

Jen — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 07:33:29 +0000

A couple of days ago, I asked Brad if he’d fill a dish with snow and pop it into the freezer for us to play with at a later time. Back home in Canada, Miss G really loved snow spray painting, and I figured we’d try another {more traditional} type of painting on snow once… Read More

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Squishy Snowman Sensory Bag

Jen — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:33:44 +0000

Today’s advent activity card invited Miss G and I to create a squishy snowman sensory bag, so that’s just what we did. Creating this adorable little guy is actually an idea I came up with back in October when I saw these sensory bags with slimy eyes, so I’ve been anxious waiting for quite a… Read More

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iPhoneography // Skating, Day 2

Jen — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:10:21 +0000

Gracen and I went skating for the second time today (see our first try here) and it was pretty great. We still rotated rounds of skating with the support with the extra fun chair rides, but Grae was a lot more confident today and skated for most of the time without me holding the support… Read More

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iPhoneography // A First: Skating

Jen — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:46 +0000

While on Christmas vacation in the Okanagan, I finally came across something I’d been on the lookout for for a while now… Old-school double-bladed skates. ☺ And though we didn’t get around to a family skate session while on vacation, today my little lady and I stopped by Hillcrest Centre for their weekly preschooler skate.… Read More

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Strangley Delicious: {Vanilla Maple} Snow Ice Cream

Jen — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:42:23 +0000

I’ve seen snow ice cream floating around the web a lot lately (like here, here, and here)… Some recipes use eggnog, some use sweetened condensed milk, some use vanilla pudding powder, and others use raw eggs. The trouble is that I wouldn’t feel good about giving any of those things to my little lady. So… Read More

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Stair Sledding

Jen — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:39:14 +0000

Most people walk their tushies to an actual hill. We, on the other hand, pile heaps of snow onto the deck stairs, send Brad down a few times to pack it in, and tell Grae that she now has her very own sledding hill. Ingenious, or just plain ol’ hick? I have a feeling… Read More

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Snow Spray Painting

Jen — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:32:02 +0000

Though it feels like we’ve had a good, long winter vacation already (because we have), we’re lucky enough to have one more week to spend in the Okanagan before Bradley’s return to work. And while we’ve been doing more than our fair share of relaxing (and indulging – oy!), we’ve also been trying to make… Read More

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A First: Snowman Building

Jen — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Those of you who know Vancouver, know that snow around these parts is a rarity. It barely makes an appearance, and when it does, it’s for a very brief amount of time. Before long, it begins to melt and the city is a slushy rainy mess in no time. This time around, however, we were… Read More

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The First Snow {2012]

Jen — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Though not a lot, Miss G has definitely seen snow before. But today, when she woke up and I whisked her off to the window to show her the surprise that had arrived overnight, she said to me, “Mama? What’s dat white stuff?” With that, we promptly layered on some winter gear on top of… Read More

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