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I found this paper flag on a beach today during Canada Day’s celebrations.

I’m really glad we can call this place home.

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hello summer

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HELLO, SUMMER!

I’m so happy you are here with your long and warm days ahead…

… with lots of sunshine and visits to local parks and lakes

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… with reading…

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and drinking coffee outside…

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… lots of exploring…

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and silliness and goofiness …

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… and dedication to pursue our dreams…

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but the most importantly with lots and lots of time spent together as a family.

Welcome, summer!

We are so happy to have you.

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we said yes to…

on: June 18, 2014
By Gabi
theme: everyday life, family life, memory keeping
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we said yes

Even though this little online corner of mine has been quite neglected for the last couple of days/weeks, it doesn’t mean that our everyday life is boring and that there is nothing to say about it. It’s the opposite.

Our days are full of fun, laughter, exercising and just spending time as a family together. Kids are out of school due to the teachers’ strike so the little ones are having extra two weeks of summer fun.

There are only 4 weeks left till my, Ivos’ and Patrik’s bike race/ride and 5 weeks until Ivo’s Ironman. Then things will finally slow down a little bit. It’s quite hectic over here lately but I wouldn’t change it at all.

This is how we live. And we are saying YES to life.

Note: wordart and background paper are by Paislee Press available at the-lilypad.com. Photos edited by various photoactions created by my four hens photography

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ordinary life

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The simple little moments of everyday ordinary life…

In the rush of our everyday routine I’m trying to enjoy every little joy that the day brings.

Life is good.

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five on friday

on: May 23, 2014
By Gabi
theme: everyday life, five on friday, photography
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Five favorite everyday photos from the last couple of days:

1. Homer – a new addition to our Lego collection

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2. me getting ready for a training ride on Sunday

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3. her energetic personality and love for cute T-shirts

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4. his dedication for sport amazes me. every. single. day.

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5. he is growing up too fast. love that he cracks me up with his jokes all the time.

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Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

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around here | for the love of color

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Even though it’s gray and rainy outside, the inside of the house pops with color. All the bright tones just make me happy.

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girls’ power

Saturday was all about girls time. I started my day with Harmony taking photos of cherry blossoms and smashing my head into the lower branches of the tree (which was so much fun, btw!). I bet people living in the nearby houses had to have a few chuckles watching us taking photos over and over again and jumping on the grass like crazy. It was totally worth it and we had a blast. Repetition is hopefully coming soon!

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And then after lunch I spent the whole afternoon with my most favorite girl in the whole world. Guys went to their bike race and I had an appointment with my dentist in Vancouver, so Katrin was my companion for the day. We spent a lot of time in the car but spiced up the whole trip in a girls’ way. Once I was done at my dentist and being close to my favorite store, I knew exactly what we are going to do. We went to Anthropologie. I love love the store. Just too bad the clothes are so expensive there. Last year I bought a few latte bowls (one is regularly $6 and I was able to score the beautiful blue/turquoise one for $2! on sale) and I promised Katrin that she can choose her favorite color and use it as her personal bowl for her morning cereal. First she picked a light orange one and at the end she changed her mind and bought a nice purple one.

She had her iPod with her and I told her that while I will be waiting in the line to pay for the stuff, she can explore the store and take some pictures. She was happy to do it and I just love what she captured! She took pictures of her favorite things she saw and had a really great time.

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For myself, I got a little turtle jewelry box and a headband.

I’m really loving our girls’ times together. We always do something different and I know that our mom-daughter bond grows stronger with each of our little adventures.

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