baby shower inspiration

Today I'm sharing some baby shower inspiration and tips over at Newfoundlander at Heart! Click here to check out some of my suggestions for food, decorations and prizes for your next party.

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kincardine

Over the weekend Meg and I hit the road to Kincardine to visit my Dad and Joan in their new home on the Bruce Peninsula. They just moved back to Ontario in February from British Columbia, so it was great to finally see where they've settled. Take a look!

friday favourites

After my week away from the office, this one was particularly busy -- which means it went by uncharacteristically fast. I almost can't believe it's Friday already! And not only that, it's the first long weekend of the summer, which is cause for celebration in and of itself. So cheers to a happy weekend, friends!

{crispy pesto gnocchi}

{i will never tire of this view}

{the whole gang post-10km race}

{can't stop looking at our trip pictures}

attached at the hip, attached at the heart

My sisters are my best friends. They have always protected me and are constantly encouraging and supportive. They are the ones I go to when I need advice and are my constant source of humour, inspiration and motivation. In honour of them I compiled some of my favourite sister photographs. (I figured since these were recently shared on Facebook they're fair game for the blogosphere!) Love you ladies!

{our famous dance routine to the california raisins's papa oom mow mow}

{best picture of life [linds & meg]}

{toe point [linds] and a kiss [meg]}

{the life: long day in the pool & dinner at the kids table}

{camping with my ladies & Moondog}

{"our" rock at killarney national park}

albertan adventures

As you probably already know, last week I was in Banff, Alberta for work and a couple of vacation days with JP. The conference I helped organize went really well but as you can imagine I was very happy when it was over. For two and a half days afterward JP and I ventured around the Alberta mountains, site seeing, hiking and eating lots of delicious food. Here are some snapshots from our time in the wild west.

{best peanuts on earth with the best view on earth}

{atop sulphur mountain}

{stunning mountain range}

{two jacks lake}

{mountain sheep up close and personal}

{lake louise}

{johnston canyon}

{cute deers}

{town of banff}

{amazing view from our room}