Camping at Vee Lake

On a whim, we went camping on Saturday night. The campgrounds around town were all full, so rather than drive far and pay, we just went out to a lake not far from town and set up our tent. Our friends, Jenn and Byron, came with us for the bonfire and me and Nikki stayed for the night. The mosquitoes were quite bad and we were kept busy protecting our young ones but once the fire started going strong, the insects left us alone.

Nikki and Winnie in front of the fire


Our insect-repelling fire


The aluminum-foil-covered object is a banana, split open and stuff with marshmallows and chocolate, a Banana Boat




Our tent, a MEC Lightfield 4 season, which I highly recommend


Inside the tent with the Winster


Her first camp-out

Pure Winnie, Vol. 3

I've got a fever... and the only prescription is more Winifred!

Dadda and Winnie cookin' up a storm


Colin and Winnie hangin' out on a chair


Sleeping beauty in Nikki's hotel room


The girl in her carrier


Taking a bath




Drying off


Snoozin' on the couch


Playing on the kitchen floor


Playing peekaboo with dadda


Pouting

Ratatouille

Last week we made a lovely dish called ratatouille, baked vegetables, basically. Here I am frying the onion and prepare the other vegetables: peppers, eggplant, zucchini.




Frying the vegetables in olive oil, readying the diced tomatoes


Adding the herbs


Putting the cooked vegetables into a baking pan and covering with breadcrumbs and cheese

Parfait!

Pure Winnie, Vol.2

After an hour of crying, Winnie gives up and falls asleep


On the couch


Startled


Gnawing Sophie the Giraffe


All her favourite stuff




Helping momma chop zucchini


Wiping up her drool

Food - Spiced Kebabs

Tonight's dinner was a winner. Spiced kebabs grilled on the BBQ with a tomato-onion-olive salad and homemade hummus. We tucked them into into mini-pitas for quite the treat.

New Life

Our new life without kids is going pretty well. I get to bike to work everyday which is very satisfying and fun. We are eating a lot better, too.

Tonight's dinner was an arugula salad with herbs, cashews, asparagus and goat's cheese, along with grilled Great Slave whitefish with a chili-lime vinaigrette.


Playing with Winnie on the couch

Kids Gone

Well, our foster children have gone home for a week now. We do miss them but we are enjoying our time with each other and with Winnie. We are eating much healthier, lots of vegetables, and our house is much cleaner.

Our crazy ex-toddler


Crazy house not long before they left!


Winnie and her best bud Colin