It was great spending a week with my parents at their off-the-grid home in Manitoba (read their homesteading blog). It was the first visit for Astrid and Emily’s first time being there in the summer (I think she prefers the mosquitoes to the -40 C and snow). The house is still under construction, but is looking great. Since Christmas, they’ve added gorgeous wood railings that my dad made (you can imagine how much work it is to sand and install all those spindles) and cork flooring on the main floor.

We were there for my Baba’s funeral, but it was a great chance for Astrid to meet all of her cousins, aunts, and uncles for the first time, and spend more time with Baba and Dido.

More pictures on Flickr.