Is It Spring Yet?

Despite the fact that this has been one of the rainiest seasons to memory, we have still been enjoying our bits of sun around here! I looked on my camera to find that Bryan had taken a few adorable pics of Walter playing in the sun-- apparently growing up means you can finally fit all the toys in your mouth that you always wished you could. Dorky photos here:



Beware: Although he's a retriever, the retrieving is not always a given...

Laundry room? Check.

Finally! Again, a short weekend project lasted longer than I expected. I can't believe how much better it worked out though, so in the end the extra time was totally worth it! Here is a little before and after if you can remember:

Just goes to show you how much storage we actually added. (And can you believe it? Most of those cabinets aren't full to the brim either!!)

I'm hoping all this spring cleaning equates to SPRING soon! I could use a little sunshine!

Bryan's Birthday with the 'Fam

This Monday was Bryan's 28th birthday! His family came over to visit on Sunday. With three nephews and a niece on the way, our little house gets crowded really fast-- but nice to have everyone over just the same! And of course the night wouldn't have been complete without a homemade pie with the Vancouver Canucks logo on it. My husband is pretty the most loyal hockey fan around :) (after pie the jerseys were worn and we watched the game.. good times!)

Backyard 'Gardening'

Last Saturday the sun decided to peek out for a few (windy!) hours, so I figured some outdoor time was in order. I headed over to Lowes to pick up some flowers and herbs, and took a few pics of the puppy as well:


I picked up a few pretty things to plant, including two ranunculus plants (one of my favorites) which are doing just fine in this picture...


But very shortly after this picture was taken, my lovely puppy decided they were tastier than they were pretty-- I came outside again to find a hole where my peach ranunculus plant was, and a lovely scattering of petals and dirt in the backyard. So... adorable, but a pest! Crazy dog.