Travelling with the kids: Hopewell Rocks and PEI (day 1 and 2)
Hello from PEI! I’m not counting this post as work because it’s going to be a quick one and I wanted to share some pictures- plus it means I have them in one…
Travelling with Kids: Tips for packing the suitcase
We did it! We packed 4 of us into one suitcase. I feel victorious!! Although I wish I could take the credit. I packed for the kids and I first. Here’s how I…
Packing Challenge: 4 people in one suitcase. Think we can do it?
We are continuing vacation preparation. We are lucky enough to be test driving a Ford Flex for the duration of our drive. I’m looking forward to checking it out for the trip. I…
Getting ready for vacation…
I can’t tell you how excited we are that it’s almost vacation time. Last year, we took the kids to Prince Edward Island. This year, we decided to repeat the trip. It was…
The Dentist (or: Another way to be stressed as parents)
When the dentist told us a couple of months ago that we would needed to be referred to a pediatric dentist because my daughter – 3 years old – had cavities I was…
Blue Jays baseball, Renaissance Hotel stay and more from our weekend in Toronto
On the July 1st weekend we were invited to stay at the Renaissance Hotel in Toronto. We decided that since we would be staying in the Rogers Stadium field view room we would…
Extra Reading – Writing here and there
This week has just flown by. It has been our first full week of school being over and between our trip to Toronto, play dates and Andy’s family coming in from out of…
From our Sponsor: To The Arctic 3D
We spent the morning at the Children’s Museum, attached to the Museum of Civilization. We have company in from out of town, including an 8 year old boy, and all the kids…
Recipe Success: Quinoa Salad
Sometimes, on hot summer days, I have no desire to cook something hard for supper. Worse, some days my appetite disappears in the heat. That’s why I *love* this quinoa salad recipe. My…
Can I still call this Potty Training?
After months of on again/off again potty training (if we can call it that), I think the over 3 year old has turned a corner. We’ll be saying bye bye to diapers very…
