Tulip Festival 2016

If you were to ask me what my favourite season is here in Ottawa, I'd say: SPRING: because of the tulips and the explosion of green and happy people everywhere. SUMMER: because there is so much to see and do: festivals, music, beaches, patios! FALL: because of the fall foliage and … Continue reading

A visit to Lansdowne Park

We've been trying to focus more on Doing Things As A Family, which was easier said than done over the winter. Well, the weather is better now (er, sort of) so it was time to get off the couch and press the pause button on Netflix. Literally. Sidebar: the girls are older now, and much more … Continue reading

A visit to Lansdowne Park

We've been trying to focus more on Doing Things As A Family, which was easier said than done over the winter. Well, the weather is better now (er, sort of) so it was time to get off the couch and press the pause button on Netflix. Literally. Sidebar: the girls are older now, and much more … Continue reading

New year, new routine

We capped it off our winter break yesterday with our first XC ski outing of 2016. This is NCC's Pine Grove Forest Trail: It was pretty much the perfect ski day. The area was not busy in the least. Maybe everyone was at Stony Swamp and Gatineau. Afterwards we picked up dinner fixin's … Continue reading