Blue skies, smilin' at me...

Paddling through lily pad paradise!

Tasting the Sun!

Cranberry Heaven!

Although a rare occurance, polar bears have been known to wander out of their territory and into the Yellowknife area. We spotted this male bear taking a dip at Madeline Lake during our canoeing/cranberry picking adventure. Fortunately, the bear posed no threat and, in fact, took a break from his usual carnivorous diet to join us in a feast of berries!

The Berry Pickers

Where's Ziko?

Zam's big first day!
Zam is really enjoying kindergarten. Some of the highlights so far are: gym class, baking cookies, family pic nic in the gym, studying the letter M, and a berry picking field trip. Zam goes to school every day, all day, so it is quite a big adjustment from his former leisurely lifestyle which involved waking up when he pleased and playing with his prized Bionicles for hours on end. You're doing great Zammer...way to go!

Hizee is thoroughly enjoying being the only "big kid" at home during the day. Although she often mentions that she misses Zam, I think that all of the one on one attention that she now receives (as Ziko still naps a lot) far outweighs her longings for her big brother.

With her baby brother all to herself, it's time to get serious about caring for him!
Although Ziko is now over six months old he has very little interest in solid food. That didn't seem to phase Hizee as she proceeded to lovingly force spoonful after spoonful of baby cereal past his pursed lips!

Ziko is working toward mastering the art of levitation.

"The Bean" poses for his six month shot!

The weather has been great up here and, thus, we've been able to do a lot of canoeing. The landscape is covered with hundreds of lakes, many within minutes of our house. This is great when you have a baby who hates car rides but loves riding in the canoe!

Celebrating the harvest!

Who says you can't grow vegetables when you live near the arctic?!!(We cheated a little bit...these carrots were grown in flower boxes.)