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 4-year-old’s …
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 to …
Continue reading Life With Attention Grabbing Twins
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 early …
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 winter …
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 be, …
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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 towards …
Continue reading Thoughts from the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
October 19th, 2009 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side

Back in the days when I worked in an office, before I worked from home, returning after a busy day would be quite an uplifting event. As I drove up the driveway I would see a small face peering through the window. As I got closer the smile on the face would start to grow until …
Continue reading I Miss the Daily Homecoming
September 20th, 2009 | Lisa Pedersen |
The Lighter Side
The (not so) itsy bitsy spider repelled to her chair
Down came the web for a face-to-face stare
Out came the scream that shook the whole car
Then the (not so) itsy bitsy spider was caught in a jar
This poor attempt at a nursery rhyme and …
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