Steamed Buns

Found this interesting recipe for Steamed Buns on the Internet. John made them a while ago. They were very good. You may want to try them.

Sunrise

Caught Jaxon peeking out over the kitchen table. 

He's having quite the time getting around the house.

So much adventure to be had.

Some of the dried flowers from last year

that managed to hang on in the snow.

Morning sun caught from different part of the house.

Always nice to wake up to a sunny day

to warm up the chill in the air.

Ganong Chocolate Store

Got the kids down to the Ganong chocolate store. St Stephen is famous for the Ganong chocolatiers and is known as Canada's chocolate town. Tried to see the Museum they have at the back of the store but it was closed for the season. Still we got ourselves some chocolate to take home and we even found the Storm Chips and picked up a couple bags. The kids loved tasting some chocolate and picking out their favorites from the colorful displays.

Middle of Winter

Just a little photography display here with lots of snow photos. Although it was pretty cold I still managed to get outside and capture the beauty of our yard. It has many beautiful spots. I had company on the walk up and down. Loved the snow in the middle of winter but was so looking forward to spring to come.

Deer Tracks

In retrospect there have been many sunny days, very bright sunny days. There is something different about the sun here or maybe the air is clearer, not sure but it gets blindingly bright, beautiful though. Love it. So on sunny days it was easier to get out, warmer and we wanted to explore through our yard. One morning we found these footprints in the front lawn that sure looked like deer hooves. We did not see it, wish we did but it was exciting to think that in the future we just might see a deer out of our window.

First Days of School

This was when the kids started school while the youngest one was enjoyed his bed like a little angel. Who sleeps like this and looks this cute? Clearly someone does. Jaxon can sleep in same position all night while his brother turns often, on occasion he is all over the place but mostly he's a little angel. So the first couple of weeks of school for Brandon and Maya was an adjustment to a different pace of things. There were snow days and other lazy days. Homework is not as heavy or non existent. Some priorities at school are different here, focus is in different places but in the end hopefully the kids will learn and move on in their lives as they should.

Cold Winter

It's been a lot of snow and on occasion rain back in March and April. It was cold too so winter was a rough one. We've been spoiled in the last ten years or so with mild winters and with temperatures staying above zero. Life was good but now it wasn't just in New Brunswick that it was cold with lots of snow but all over Canada as I see. It was a good thing we all got new warm coats and luckily I chose one with a hood because I certainly needed it.  Our house has lots of old windows and it was a challenge to keep the cold out but somehow we managed to keep warm though we're still figuring out the old radiators around here.