March 5th, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side

“What are you doing?!!?” I screamed to my parents as Annika opened ‘The Little Mermaid’ DVD one Christmas. ‘This is a Princess movie you fools!!!’ OK, so I did not scream at my parents but I wanted to. In hindsight I may have over-reacted a little as Annika has now watched ‘The Little Mermaid’ many …
Continue reading We are NOT raising Princesses
February 15th, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side
Last night was Valentine’s Day. Like any typical Valentine’s Day for us we did not do anything special but we thought we would have a nice quiet evening with a dinner and a movie after the kids went to bed. Lisa decided to prepare a fondue and I chose the movie. As always I went …
Continue reading Looking for the Perfect Lifestyle Change Date Night Movie
February 12th, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
Tangents
Back on November 2nd, 2009 the Olympic torch relay came through our home town. Over three months later and after circum-navigating Canada the torch relay made its way to Vancouver and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games have officially started. Since Annika had a lot of fun during the relay I wanted to see what a …
Continue reading A Four-Year-Olds Reaction to the Olympic Opening Ceremony
December 29th, 2009 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side

I take Bryce out to the grocery store and he gets some smiles and a couple of Hey Buddy’s. I take Jada out, who is smaller and goes looking for attention, and she gets quite a few ahhhhh’s and how cute’s. I take both of them together and we become local celebrities.
Even though families with twins seem …
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December 18th, 2009 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side

Today felt like my final exam for being a parent (Ok with the age of our kids it is not even an early mid-term but it was a test nonetheless). In a two hour period I had to deal with all the highs and lows of a child’s emotional range times three. There was excitement …
Continue reading A Sweet Family Activity Gone Sour
December 1st, 2009 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side

The past nine winters we have experienced the ‘Great White North’. Canada has earned its image of the land of ice and snow, where you need snow shoes and a dozen layers of thermal underwear just to venture outside on certain winter days. We have since moved from Calgary back to the Vancouver Island and this …
Continue reading I’m Dreaming of a West Coast Winter
November 16th, 2009 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side
When we decided that we would leave our old family life behind us and start over, I wanted to have a release for some of the thoughts that had been stuck in my brain for far too long. While not all of these thoughts will turn into blogs, FamilyNavigation.com has been, and will continue to …
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November 2nd, 2009 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side

With the torch
The 2010 winter Olympic torch relay came through our hometown today and the whole family went down to check out the festivities. It was a special event to be a part of and our community was behind it. I must say that I enjoyed the experience and it rekindled some buried feelings …
Continue reading Thoughts from the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
