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Slow Monday mornings after a very busy Easter weekend.

🌛GIVEAWAY! 🌜
We absolutely LOVE our @woolino sleep bag over here. Sunnie has slept in it since she was 2 months old... I never have to worry if she’s too cold or hot, cause of the merino wool goodness.
Giveaway is for 1, four season sleep bag (colour of your choice)
All you have to do is:
-like this photo
-follow me and @woolino
-tag 3 friends (one per comment, each tag is an additional entry!)
That’s it!
Giveaway runs for 48 hours 🤗

I’m kinda like a hibernating bear. I tend to spend the winter cocooned inside, going to bed early and seeing few faces.
But then spring comes and I start waking up, right alongside the tulips and chamomile and fresh apricot buds.
Winter brings me low energy, dormancy, and a sense of moving inward.
Spring brings increased energy, liveliness, and a sense of moving outward.
It’s easy to value Spring Me over Winter Me but truthfully I cherish both. I need both.
I’m thankful for winter when it comes, and I’m thankful for spring when it comes.
It’s spring now, and we are spending our days outside, starting flower seeds, BBQing every other day, watching and listening to all the birds return and oh it’s just glorious, especially doing it all with this little dear.

Sunnies first Easter basket! We didn’t do one last year as she was only a month old, but this year it’s been SO fun to put together a basket just for her!
She loves birds and dolls and so I included this adorable stuffed goose from @brimfulshop and magical unicorn from @cuddleandkind.
I used a play silk, also from @brimfulshop in replacement of the typical Easter basket grass, a little maileg mouse and a book from her favourite author.
How do I have a panik old enough to have preferences and favourites? It still amazes me. Infertility took so much from me, but the perspective it continues to gift me is worth mentioning.

Easter outfits ✔️ 🐰
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Sunnie’s dress and bonnet is from @hazelvillage .
Tights: @jamiekaystore
Shoes: @tiptoeyjoeyusa .
My dress is from @notperfectlinen

This weekend I heard the mourning dove return to our yard for the first time this year and it’s always a special day for me.
When I heard her for the first time I jumped around the house trying to find my mourning dove whistle so I could communicate with her.
Then yesterday we got to spend the entire day outside with some of our favourite friends playing soccer and games, having a BBQ and a gazebo fire.
All in all, a weekend to remember :)

My newest print “flock of birds”, pictured here, is inspired by that moment your driving down the highway or country road and a whole flock of birds instantly flies upwards in one uniform beautiful moment.
It’s one of my very favourite things.
(Not my favourite thing: noticing now that I hung it crooked 😒)

It’s the Lucy Lamb tickle monster!!! @cuddleandkind

Spent a fantastic day in Winnipeg on Saturday celebrating my best friend. My personal highlight was visiting @junehomesupply ‘s new location... I mean, just look at it!

Starting to plan out my flower garden and just about ready to start some seedlings indoors... all with the help of my little, very helpful, sidekick 🌸🌼🌷🌻

Oh sweet baby of mine. How can so much magic exist in one tiny (but chubby 😉) baby? You belong here dear one.

Livin the deck life

We’ve spent the better part of our days on the deck this past week and it makes me unbelievably happy to be outside again!

Cause a baby in a fawn hat is sure to make anyone happy 🦌

The rainbow garland I made for Sunnies birthday looks right at home here. Should I make a tutorial?!

I guess this is spring in Manitoba 🤦🏻‍♀️🙈

“Hello, sun in my face.

Hello, you who made the morning

and spread it over the fields

and into the faces of the tulips

and the nodding morning glories,

and into the windows of, even, the

miserable and the crotchety –
best preacher that ever was,

dear star, that just happens

to be where you are in the universe

to keep us from ever-darkness,

to ease us with warm touching,

to hold us in the great hands of light –

good morning, good morning, good morning.

Watch, now, how I start the day

in happiness, in kindness.”
Mary Oliver

All of my energy has gone into taking care of Sunnie with her ear infection this week. @hellofreshca was honestly a life saver! #ad It was sooo nice not to have to think/shop/plan suppers and still be able to eat healthy yummy meals! Bonus: the meals were Sunnie approved :) especially these tacos! 🌮
Use code BERGEN50 for 50% off your first order @hellofreshca #hellofreshpartner

This day last year.
And just yesterday I went to cut some branches off our apricot tree to force bloom them like this (had to trudge through knee deep snow to do so but it’ll be worth it!)

I honestly can’t look at these photos and not laugh. Her little expressions! She looks so much like Mama Oon... I hope she grows up knowing how loved she is by not 1 but 2 mommas. Oh, and that smile on the second photo: she’s looking up at her daddy 😍
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Also! Wunderkin launched their Spring, New Orleans inspired collection last week and I am swooning over the colours and fabrics! Get 15% off with code wunderkinlove 🎀