Cuter on TV

I didn’t think it was possible, but Lily may be even cuter on TV, but that may also be a proud momma speaking. I can’t believe it actually aired and that I didn’t nervous giggle even once.  Watching the segment, there’s a moment where I could sense it coming but I was able to hold …

Saying Thank You

On July 14, 2011 at 7:30am, 2 men became our family’s heroes. From that moment on it seemed incredible to me that we had barely spoken to them, didn’t know their names and never had the chance to say thank you. How was it possible that there were people just out there that had played …

Happy Birthday Young Man

I’m not really talking about Down syndrome today. Today is my dad’s 85th birthday. 85 years. It’s pretty amazing. I’m so much like my mother that I sometimes forget about how much I get from my dad as well: my love of the royal family, how I tap my fingers to the rythym of any …

The Things I Didn’t Know

Clearly I missed day two of of {31 for 21} but I think it was for a good reason and actually the subject of today’s post. October 2nd is our wedding anniversary and while Jess has been sick for a couple of weeks and totally not up to a night of celebrating, it was the …

First Fall Photoshoot

Imagine this: A beautiful, sunny, perfect blue sky Sunday at the end of September. An adorable family, all perfectly styled for a family photos being done just as the trees are starting to show off their gorgeous fall colours. They get out of the car and lift their faces up to the sign to bask …

Up Up and Away

The last few days have felt like an incredible roller coaster, but the good kind for once: the dips have lead right into these amazing highs that have sent shivers up our spines with hopefulness and finally culminated in today. It was Lily’s first day of Junior Kindergarten.  It wasn’t perfect, not by a long …