In Ontario 2008, the government deemed Family Day a public statutory holiday. Which falls on the third Monday of February each year. Family Day is one of my favourite holidays. The title alone says it all – Family Day. A day or weekend in which …
Since the moment you first found out you were pregnant, your Mother intuition kicks in. You line your shower with slip proof mats. You stop drinking herbal teas, eating lunch meat; sushi is no longer your occasional craving. You cut down on coffee, eat more …
Hearing my children using imaginative role play, reminds me of my time as a child. My sister and I were always pretending to be someone else, a teacher, a hairdresser to name a few. Besides Barbie dolls and our Cabbage Patch kids we didn’t have …
With the holidays just a few short weeks away, people are thinking about this year’s hottest toys and games. One of the biggest stars of the season, is the Fisher-Price® Smart Toy® Bear, who has been all over top ten lists. The second I seen the …
Having just arrived back from Disney World, the kids cannot get enough of the Disney Junior channel these days. Of course Mickey Mouse’s Clubhouse has been a hit, but so has Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates. I am very lucky even our 9 year …
Just this past weekend I sat on the couch with my four children and we talked about Christmas and what we need or want this year. I am happy to say our kids are very easy to please when it comes to toys. Of course …
During our recent trip to Walt Disney World, we were surprised just how little we needed to break out your wallet during our visit to the theme parks. If you’ve read Part 1 of my Value Tips for a Canadian Walt Disney World Vacation, you …
As a little girl we lived in Toronto and I remember my Dad taking my sister and I out to the local outdoor rinks for a skate. He did this each year and for some reason I was always so choppy on the ice. The …
We do a lot of exploring and recently the kids have been asking me to hand over my Nikon for them to snap some pictures. Sometimes this is fine if we are strolling along a nature path or playing in the backyard. There are times …
This weekend when snuggling the kids into bed one of the boys said to me “Mommy that was the best weekend ever! I played soccer with Daddy, helped you clean the house, played with my brothers and sister, and we watched a family movie!” What he …