About Us

Victoria, BC, Canada
This blog began as a modern "baby book" for our first child, Finlay, who was born in December of 2010. The recent addition of Seamus, born in January of 2013, has meant continued efforts to put into words and pictures his early years. We also use this forum to catalog our family life: two loving partners, two beautiful kids, car-free, child-centred, attachment-focused, with a love of food and health thrown into the mix!

VIDEOS! - Nov-Present!

March 29, 2015

So, we have fallen terrible behind on any blogging and are trying to catch up. So to get something going I thought we could throw together a random assortment of videos of our children being adorable. As we play catch up we will likely also have some back dated blog posts about christmas and Fin and Shay's birthday! But for the time being, here are some videos starting with oldest until most recent. Enjoy!



Fin and Shay giving us a rendition of Baby Beluga and Jingle Bells in the Summer. 


Back in the summer, Shay discovered a really fun game to play with a ball.


The kids were really into Neil Young's 'Ohio' - It has been one of their lullabies for a while, so they know most of the words.


After Halloween, Shay knew how to ask for candy!  Most of it was seaweed snacks, larabars, and dried fruit.  But I am not a total weirdo, there was fair trade, organic chocolate and organic gummy worms from the local chocolatier!  (I realize how that sounds)


Fin is 'Max the Mathematician!' - he performs a skit from Sesame Street.


Fin practices witchcraft - he can fly!


One morning, while I was getting dressed, it got really quiet...


Fin and Shay help to build a new garden bed!

HOCKEY!

Shay and Fin like whipped coconut milk... a lot!

Bows and Arrows

March 2015

Here in the HRGC household, each Friday night is 'Movie Night'.  A movie is watched together and the subsequent week(s) are all about re-living, and acting out, said movie.

After Robin Hood...

Tyler made a couple of bows and arrows.

I threw together some felt hats (Shay's hat, which is not pictured here, turned out way better).

And Finlay was ROBIN HOOD!

Shay was a bit confused.

He refused to wear his awesome hat.

But, as always, he is totally interested in doing whatever his big bro is doing.

The bows actually shot arrows!  Outside, of course.  Fin got pretty good at it!  So good that the arrows were quickly lost on the roof and into the neighbour's yard.