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childhood unplugged: december

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

no one ever believes me.  they go up to the vine and say, “those look so much like kiwis!”

every year i struggle through the delicate dance of when to pick them and how long to leave them ripening off the vine, but i think i may have finally mastered it.  the only way i can get the kids to help is by promising they can keep the ones that look like butts.  you think i’m joking.

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Monday, November 2nd, 2015

friends that are like family.

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childhood unplugged: august

Monday, August 3rd, 2015

it’s difficult to even know where to begin when describing the wonder that we experienced on our trip to yellowstone and back.  every place was so uniquely beautiful.  and the people were even better.  when we were looking at our summer trying to plan a getaway, a strategically placed weekend off meant we could make our first trek to visit my sister and her family who live in mammoth on the northern edge of yellowstone park.  our route was dictated by the desire to connect with dear friends in high river, so though we took the long way, it was well worth it.

yellowstone park family photography | sharalee prang photography_0003one of the best things about this trip for me was how well our kids handled the inconsistency and the amount of time we spent in the car.  we did our best to make fun stops for them and to give them lots of activity (and food) while we drove.  books on tape, wildlife spotting, roadside rock skipping and the license plate game were our saviours.

so here it is, the journey from western british columbia to the shuswap to southern alberta to the united states border to northern montana and finally the edge of wyoming.  some planned stops, some not, pictures taken from mountain tops and through car windows.

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childhood unplugged: july

Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

let’s just say that you have friends over to camp out in your backyard and you start talking about science around the campfire.  and let’s just say talk turns to dissection and i start recounting my teenage fascination with the subject.  and let’s just say i take it a little too far and suggest to one of the kids that we go hunting for a frog in the backyard (never having any intention of cutting it open, let alone actually catching one!).  and let’s just say frogs are easier to catch than i thought and within a few minutes of searching, we had already bagged a huge one.  childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0499 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0500 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0501 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0502 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0503 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0504 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0505 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0506 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0507 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0508 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0509 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0510 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0511 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0512 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0513 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0514 childhood unplugged | sharalee prang photography_0515

don’t worry, y’all…we released him back into the wild (only after he scared the crap out of us several times).  it was a fun adventure, to say the least!  check out the other family adventures at childhood unplugged this month!

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childhood unplugged: june

Monday, June 1st, 2015

on days off, it’s tempting to stay at home and do nothing, but i know it serves us all well to get out for some fresh air and a little adventure.

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childhood unplugged: may

Friday, May 1st, 2015

sometimes all you need to do is give your child a shovel and an hour.  yes, you may end up with a gigantic hole in your yard, but think of the possibilities: a swimming pool, a garbage dump, a future burial plot, potentially? and check it out…they spent an hour, outside, working together to accomplish a goal.  childhood unplugged at its finest.

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childhood unplugged: march

Monday, March 2nd, 2015

after a brief hiatus to focus on hockey, the prang family is back to soccer in full force.  i’m so grateful they have a dad who loves to play with them!  go visit some of my friends at childhood unplugged and see how their families are being intentional about spending time screen free.

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childhood unplugged: january

Thursday, January 1st, 2015

if there was ever a time for nostalgia, i suppose it’s now.  in a season rife with tradition, i can’t help but adopt  a few of my own.  i come from a mennonite background; a people with rich history who love God, good food, sturdy women and pacifism.  which is basically me in a box, in case you’re wondering (though i do love to dance, which is a bit of a problem for the more conservative among us ;).

this year i decided to teach allie how to make new year’s cookies (aka portzelky, aka fat balls of deliciously raisin filled dough fried in oil).  as the name suggests, they are typically made around new years and are meant to draw one further into the food induced coma they are just starting to wake from after christmas.  everything about making these in my home brings back memories; the crispy fried raisins that fall off and you can’t help but eat and immediately regret because they have a crispy burnt flavor to them, the look of the dough stretching from the edge of the bowl, the bubbles as you drop them into the oil, the smell of the fresh baked fitters that clings to your curtains for days to come…the essence of nostalgia for me.  and even though i know that eating too many may very well cause me to poop my pants, i just can’t help but indulge.  you didn’t think i was going to get too serious on y’all, did you?

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childhood unplugged: september

Monday, September 1st, 2014

as much as i detest war, i’m super fascinated by history and how these conflicts shape a country and culture.  so when the opportunity came to pass by a fort at the end of our family vacation, i was excited to explore it.  and my kids like guns, so it’s a win win (much to the chagrin of my little pacifist heart).  interestingly enough, this fort was really never used as the invention of the airplane rendered it nearly defenceless in the early 1900s. if you’re in the area, i would highly recommend checking it out…bring a flashlight and scare the poop out of your kids in the bunkers.

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childhood unplugged: august

Friday, August 1st, 2014

with wedding season being in full swing, i rarely get to take a proper vacation in summer, but this year we decided to stay more local and head down to the seattle area to a house by the sea.Seattle Family Vacation | Sharalee Prang Photography_876this was the best decision we’ve made in awhile…it was so relaxed and beautiful and while we thought we would do more of exploring of the city, we were happy to just stay home and enjoy the view.  my kids read books, collected crabs and played card games – so dreamy.
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