Scotland

 Back in November we flew across the pond to spend some time in beautiful Scotland (Cassia will tell you how we took THREE planes to get there). I was lucky enough to get up Arthur's Seat on a sunny day.

 We headed out to Ardfern on the west coast to enjoy a weekend by the sea with great friends.

 Craigdhu Farmhouse

 Fun on the beach

 It was Isla's 1/2 birthday (6 months), so Cassia made her a cake and sang her happy birthday.

 Ready for a family adventure.

The Blog

Well, it appears that I am really crappy at keeping this blog going these days. I have been contemplating abandoning it all together, but I still really like some aspects of it. It's like a photo album of our family adventures and I frequently use it to look up where we went. I also like that the non-facebookers have a chance to see some of our photos.

I contemplated switching to flickr or Storehouse, but I'm not sure a switch would really help. For now I'll continue putting photos up here as well as on facebook. For those of you on FB, sorry about the double posts.

And now, to catch up on some blogging...

NN

Some lovely spring crocuses.

Summer days

Cassia under the sprinkler wearing rain gear (of course). 

Harvesting a carrot...

Washing it off...

Snack time!

Garden harvest.

Ratatouille

Isla Cedar

 3 months old

 Getting ready for the roll...

 Oh yeah....

 Wheee!

Zukes

One zucchini plant + a 2 week holiday.
Too bad "sneak some zucchini onto your neighbour's porch day" has already passed.

Beaconhill Petting Zoo in Victoria

 Sweet Ella

 Husband with peacock

Bubblegum ice cream. I think this is C's way of avoiding sharing with us.

Hornby Island

 It's a long drive to get to Hornby... note the 'mittens' (armrest covers for the carseat).

 Checking out the crabs and anemones at Sandpiper Beach.

 Caves at Ford Cove

 Isla hanging with Zoe.

 Insect eggs on a oak leaf

 Up close and personal with the eggs.

Crab friends