An Edmonton Wedding

Back in July we headed out to Edmonton for four days to attend our friends' wedding. I didn't take many photos but here are a few from our trip.

♥elycia

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...planet!

I love all things space. The universe totally blows my mind anytime I think about it. Back in the end of June/beginning of July I was driving home and I saw two really bright lights in the sky. They were way too bright to be stars so I was wondering what they were. I meant to look it up online when I got home but I forgot. I saw them again the next night and asked my friend if she knew what they were. It was Venus and Jupiter! So cool! The next night I snapped a few photos.

So cool!

And, just for fun, here are some cool space themed items I wouldn't mind owning. I really miss online window shopping.

Need Some Space Top :: Hip Dipper Earrings :: The Big Sipper Mug :: When The Planets A-Dine Plate Set :: Never Phased Top

♥elycia

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Canada Day 2015 Fireworks

For Canada Day this year we met our friends at a neighbourhood event that had bouncy castles, bubbles, face painting and all kinds of other fun things including fireworks. Milo loved the fireworks and I tried snapping a few photos of them. They aren't spectacular but I think they are kind of neat to look at.

♥elycia

Photos :: 4th Anniversary

Every year on our wedding anniversary (June 25th), Ivan and I go to the spot where we got our wedding photos taken and take some anniversary photos. They are really fun to look back on.

♥elycia

Photos :: Blanket Fort

Just two quick photos so that I can remember our first blanket fort.

These photos also make me think about the fact that Milo has been wearing his pyjamas a lot lately. He's been in a phase where he doesn't like to get dressed. For a long time now Milo has been particular about what he wears but for the past few months he gets extremely upset if the wrong thing is offered. Things are easing up a little and he's not having meltdowns if I offer the wrong shirt or pants but a lot of days he ends up only half dressed because he is just really into whatever pyjama shirt he wore the night before. As long as I'm in the right frame of mind about it instead of trying to force the issue things go pretty well. I'm relearning lessons on not always getting my way and not overreacting about little things. For me, being a parent is definitely the biggest learning experience and the biggest character builder. I am constantely evaluating how things went and figuring out what I could do differently next time to make the situation better. I think that's all we can do, really. Being a parent is really hard but I love it and wouldn't trade it for anything.

♥elycia

Photos :: Farm Sanctuary 2015

Two weekends ago we took a trip to Watkins Glen, NY with our friends (and Milo's bff) to visit Farm Sanctuary. Everyone there was so nice and seemed to really love being there and taking care of the animals. Petting cows, pigs and goats was pretty much the sweetest thing ever and I almost cried so many times. It was a special weekend because they were celebrating all of the animals' birthdays which meant cake, ice cream and a bouncy house...major bonus. Here are a few photos from our trip.

We had such a great day and I would be totally ok with living there myself if that's an option.

♥elycia

Photos :: Family Flashback

I just really wanted to document some photos of Milo with Ivan and I. I'm sure there will be more of these posts in the future as I come across more photos.

Can you tell that Milo loves to wear helmets?

♥elycia

365 :: May 26 - June 1, 2015

1/365 :: What's with kids and pretending to fall over? It's pretty cute.

2/365 :: A beautiful sunset. Milo and I quickly headed onto the porch to snap a few photos.

3/365 :: I think these portulacas are my favourite flower so far this year. Well, of the ones I have in pots anyways.

4/365 :: I went over to a friend's house and she had birthday cupcakes. Sweet!

5/365 :: I left these guys for the longest I ever have and went to a spa in Toronto called Body Blitz with a friend who has a birthday two days after mine. They have a bunch of different pools and you follow a little map to go from pool to pool. I loved it so much more than I thought I would and I need it to become part of my daily routine. The steam room and the cold pool were my favourites (even though the first time in the cold pool I was kind of hyperventilating).

6/365 :: Just a few plants. Pinny attacks my plants, that's what's up with the marks on the front one.

7/365 :: A few more plants. I am really good at killing plants so I am trying to get better at keeping them alive.

I really love looking back on 365 projects so I decided to start one on my birthday (May 26). I miss taking daily photos of little things that are going on so I think that this is the perfect thing for me right now.

Thank you to everyone who has welcomed me back to blogging. I really appreciate you taking the time to leave me a little message and even though I get it, I will forever think it's strange that people out there on the internet who I have never met are interested in my life and excited to be hearing about it again. Thank you!

♥elycia

Photos :: Flashback to Florida 2015

The one thing that really drove me crazy about not blogging was the fact that I didn't take the time to pick out my favourite photos from trips and events and just everyday stuff. I've decided to sort back through my photos and just randomly post about things that happened while I wasn't blogging. Like I said before, this time around I am keeping this blog 100% for myself as a journal to remember my life and this is what I want to post about. No rules, I do what I want! So, here are a few photos from our trip to Florida this past February.

It wasn't that hot in Florida while we were there but it was absolutely freezing in Hamilton so I didn't mind one bit. As long as there wasn't 5 feet of snow I was happy! We went to the beach, the Children's Museum, swimming in the pool and had a great time. We stayed at my cousin's condo and he and his girlfriend as well as his daughter and her boyfriend all came down for the last part of our trip. Of course my dad and stepmom were also there (that's who we were visiting). It was so much fun having everyone there at once!

Don't mind how low my shirt was being pulled...no nipples, I promise!

♥elycia