Botched Job

We have yet to figure out who Silas gets his fine, thin hair from. As much as I did not want to trim any of Silas' hair (it had pretty much taken him 17 of his 17 months of life to grow it as long as it was!), it was undeniable our child was getting a bad mullet coupled with some bad combovers.



And so we pulled out Josh's hair clippers. And Silas cried the whole way through his haircut. And we're still crying about the terrible cowlicks and uneven patches and scraggly long strands we seem to have cut into it. I am pretty sure next time we will pay the $10 for a professional haircut- at the rate Silas grows hair though, he might not need another cut for another 17 months!

Davison's Orchard

Davison's Orchard is a family owned orchard and farm in Vernon. Over the years they have added a little produce market, gift shop, bakery, restaurant, playground and petting zoo to their property. They grow the biggest variety of apples I know of (ever tried a "Honey Crisp" or "Mutsu"?) and make the most delicious fruit pies I have ever eaten (yum, yum for "Apple Crate Berry" ones). They have pick-your-own vegetable patches and in September you can go on apple picking rides, while in October you can ride out to the Pumpkin Patch. Though Davison's is a quaint little place, before having kids, I hardly went there as it is also quite a major tourist trap as well! Weekends are packed up there and the apples, fruit pies, vegetables and pumpkins are undeniably pricey.



However, over the past few months Davison's has become one of mine and Silas' favourite places to visit! We love meeting up there for playdates. The kids adore the playground with the half buried tractors and us moms enjoy great Chai teas or lattes. Silas is not at all shy around the animals and loves feeding the goats and donkeys and sheep. A sheep nibbled his fingers by accident once, but he promptly hit its nose in protest! He had a great time apple picking with Lauren and grabbed apples both off the trees and off the ground, tasting them all. He got quite perplexed when we came upon rows of trees that had already been emptied though!



Davison's closes for the season at the end of the month. We will surely miss it over the winter and look forward to its spring reopening.

We love the Sexton's

Josh, Silas and I just returned from visiting the Sexton's in Saskatoon. Josh and Riley met at Canadian Bible College in Regina. As a young punk first attending CBC, Josh never figured he would ever live in Saskatchewan or want to visit it after graduation. But we are so blessed by Riley and Candra's friendship and so privileged to be Gabriella's godparents (their eldest daughter), that as long as they are in Saskatchewan, we will be making appearances there too!



Silas had a fantastic weekend. Going up and down the staircase may have been his highlight, but he also could not get enough of Ella and Malachi (Eve at six months old was not quite old enough to be interesting to him, I guess). He loved following the kids around and they were wonderful about not getting frustrated as he destroyed every train track Malachi made and every tea party Ella hosted.

Riley and Candra, you are an awesome couple and an awesome couple of parents. You truly love us well. Thank you.



God reminded us this weekend that He has introduced us to some pretty cool people in our lives (among them, the Sexton's and Lauren, Seth, Andrea and Zoey who visited us at the Calgary airport during our stopover from Saskatoon to Kelowna, all our Alberta Pioneer buds and the community of supportive pals and family that has developed for us here in Vernon)- people who really know us, care for us and support us. Thank you all for a soul rejuvenating weekend.