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Beauty Talk
Summer is my favourite season. I love being warm, I love sunshine, I love being at the beach and I love a sun kissed glow. This summer has been magical for our family. Our children are at an age where...
Food & Drink
Nourish Bowl: Southwest
Who doesn't love a great taco night?! We are loving these "new-to-us" Nourish Bowls because they are a quick and easy meal, or I can use the bowl as my base for something else. We did Taco Tuesday a little...
Family
Back to School Shopping at Park Royal
Raise your hand if you cannot believe summer is almost over! We think it has gone by so fast because we have been creating memories, enjoying family adventures, and relishing in the sweet summer moments. So for that, we are...
Style
Back to School Style with Crazy 8
We just returned home after a week of an amazing family camp and cannot believe there are only a few weeks left until school starts. We are both teachers, so back to school is a familiar season, however this year...
Family
Strawberry Pickin' at Driediger Farms
I love carrying on traditions with my own children that I loved as a child. Every summer I remember our mom taking us berry picking to the local berry farm. It was typically warm, a lot of work, but always...
Kids Toys and Books
New Books for August
Trips to the library are our jam but there is NOTHING like the smell of a new, crisp, clean book. We have a few new ones we got for our kids this summer from Chronicle Books so scroll down and...
Food & Drink
Lattes & Iced Coffees at Home
Hey friends - we have a been a bit MIA on here for the past two weeks as we have been out at beaches and pools and any source of water really beating this heat we have been having in...
Food & Drink
Local Night
Last week we set aside some time to get together and chat with a couple other local bloggers from Feather and Mane . Jessica and Carla are a sister duo who run Feather and Mane - a blog focused on...
Family
New Patio Seating for Summer
Summer is here and we are basically living outdoors! Cairo wakes up in the morning and immediately asks to go outside and I am always game. Anyone else agree that parenting is just easier in the summer months? We finally...
Kids Toys and Books
Learning how to Ride A Bike Without Training Wheels
PSA: These bikes are the bomb! It's been a dream of mine to see Cairo ride a bike and I obviously was holding the back of the seat the whole time, but he actually started pedaling when we took these...
Kids Toys and Books
Summer reads for kids
Summer time was always my favourite as a child. I remember biking everywhere as a young kid with my siblings. We would bike to the corner store and purchase 5 cent and sometimes even 1 cent candies (yes, I am...
Style
How to Mix and Match for Summer
The last few days we slipped away for a mini vacation up at a local lake. Spending the mornings along the water, roasting s'mores around a fire, and building "sand-ish" castles at the beach reminded us of all the things...
Kids Toys and Books
Spanish Bilingual Books for Little Ones
My husband's first language is Spanish and I always just imagined my kids speaking Spanish to him. However, I am a stay at home and spend most of the days with them so it has been tough for them to...
Family
Dreaming of Summer Days
It's usually a weekly meet up at our parents house for these guys, especially in the spring/summer months because good weather means we are outside ALL day. Kids are just made to be outside; we find they are better behaved,...
Family
How to Get Your Kids to Eat More of Their Dinner
When I am making dinner, sometimes my kids ask if they can help. If they are involved in the cooking and preparing process, I find them much more interested in eating their meal or trying something new at the dinner...
Style
Spring with a splash!
Family pool time was bumping this past month as we vacationed in the one and only: California. The weather was beautiful and sunny almost every day and we soaked up every bit of Vitamin D before we had to head...
Kids Toys and Books
Pool Side Reading
When I was deciding what to pack for these kiddos for not only our vacation, but also a 24 hour car ride, I knew that books would be at the top of the list. If your home looks anything like...
Kids Toys and Books
Easter Basket Additions
Anyone already prepped for Easter? All those Easter baskets ready to go? We are slowly getting everything we need to put in our kids' Easter baskets and before we left to California we got some Lindt Chocolate and a few...
Kids Toys and Books
For the Littlest Hands
Stop growing up sweet girl! She is almost 2 and a half and wants to keep up with her big brother on the daily. We are currently all loving the sunshine in Palm Springs but before I left I pulled...
Kids Toys and Books
Adding These to Our Bookshelf
Every night in our home, we read books before bed. Sometimes the kids choose books, sometimes I choose books, but we always read. We start with a picture book and always end with our devotions. I love when my kids...
Kids Toys and Books
Learning Journey - Preschool Puzzles
Every day is is a new day to learn something in our home. Some days we are counting shells at the beach, figuring out how to get sticks through rails on a bridge, painting sunsets and trains on paper, or...
Kids Toys and Books
Upping My At-Home Preschool Game
Before having children I was a teacher and so was my sister. My sister taught Kindergarten and I never understood some of the things she would get excited about and still does to this day. She is obsessed with the...
Family
Loving Our Kids Well
With Valentine's Day tomorrow, we took some time to meet and chat with some of our friends and have a conversation about loving our kids well. As moms and women, our lives quickly get busy. Our days get filled with...
Food & Drink
4 Easy Recipes for Your Next Party
It's no secret I love throwing parties. I love the details, the colours, the planning, the theme, the people, the food....everything! However, this momma knows how precious time can be and while I love everything to look beautiful, I also...
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