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Kids Toys and Books
Free Valentine's Printable
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and we love that this is a day we are reminded to show love to others. Loving others is something we obviously try to do everyday, not just Valentine's Day, but it is...
Family
Cairo's bedtime routine
All kids are different. You have heard it a million times and even with your own kids you have seen first hand how two kids, from the same parents, really can be so different. Even so, I wanted to share...
Family
Ezri's birth story
Ezri [ez-ree] is just over a month and a half old and we have been blessed with a little babe that sleeps so here I am, finding some time in Oregon while both kids are napping, to write out her...
Family
It's Always a Tetley Tea Party
When it rains, it pours here in the Fraser Valley. We can't complain because we love where we live but as moms to 4 under 4, we are constantly cooking up creative ideas for inside days with our kids. When...
Family
Merry Christmas Eve
Think back to one of those rough nights that you have had as a mom or dad. You know the one. Up multiple times in the night, some times for multiple hours. Maybe multiple kids are awake at 3am. Oh...
Style
All Dressed Up
The Christmas excitement is at an all time high in our house. We are so blessed to have many family members who live close to us so the holidays are a busy and wonderful time. I find most years I...
Journal
Heads up: Huge Boxing Day Sale
My husband is a huge boxing day shopper. Like the kind of shopper who would line up the day before - at 8pm the day before - in order to be first in line at Best Buy, in -40 degree...
Family
The Heart of Christmas
For me, Christmas is one of the most wonderful times of the year. But we also recognize it is a hard time of year for some people and many people are in need of love, friends, food, clothes or simply...
Family
A Christmas tradition
I was just chatting with our friend Linda who lives with my parents; she is an international student from Germany, studying at Trinity Western University and has grown to become part of our family. We were staring at our Christmas...
Food & Drink
Baking with the Littles
When you are baking with children, you can be rest assured it will be a little messy, it will take a bit more time and it will take a lot of patience. However, if the process becomes the focus, not...
Kids Toys and Books
Stockings for the Littles
I am giddy just thinking about my kids opening up their stockings on Christmas morning. I have always loved little gifts so opening up a stocking filled with trinkets that I needed or wanted was always a highlight of my...
Family
Stockings for Her
I am a traditions girl and love continuing them on with my own family. Every year my hubby and I do stockings for each other and I love it. I remember our first year married, on Christmas morning, I went...
Style
Stay Cozy This Christmas
One of our favourite family traditions every Christmas is going to pick out a live, fresh Christmas tree. The temperature just dropped here in B.C. so both of our families bundled up and headed to our favourite Christmas tree farm...
Family
Our Holiday Favourites
My husband and I were just reflecting on what an amazing holiday Christmas is - there is so much build up, the Christmas season lasts for so long, and there is no other holiday that is quite like it. Every...
Family
The Polar Express
Last weekend we surprised our children and drove to Squamish for a ride on The Polar Express . Jake loves trains so he literally squealed in delight when we walked into the Railway station. We have never been on The...
Family
Cairo's New Room
This kid. So full of joy (with momentary tantrums) and talks about meeting his baby sister so often I just about can't handle it. We knew that we would have to move him out of his crib and get him...
Family
Wrapped Up for Christmas with Minted
Thank you to Minted who provided product for this post, all opinions and thoughts are our own. Wrapping gifts is one of my favourite things to do during the Christmas season. For me, I love adding personal touches to gifts...
Style
Shine Your Way into the Holidays
The day after Jake's birthday, Nov. 13th and immediately he starts asking how many days until Christmas. I can't blame him because I have the same magical anticipation of my most favourite time of the year. There is something so...
Family
Wonder at the Vancouver Aquarium
If you grew up in Vancouver you have probably heard of, or better yet, have been to the Vancouver Aquarium. It was an honour to be able to take our kiddos to spend a day with the ocean life. We...
Family
Keepin' it Clean
Does anyone else find that in the fall and winter you are constantly washing your hands? Maybe it's because I have little children in my life but I feel like I am constantly cleaning, scrubbing and washing something that has...
Kids Toys and Books
What We Are Reading These Days
A day doesn't pass where we don't read at least one book to our kids and I'm sure it's similar in your household. Kids soak up the stories, they have their favourites and there are always a few that us...
Family
Bump Update: 2 weeks to go
I'm basically counting down the minutes at this point, just ready to get this sweet babe out of this body and into our arms. The last few weeks are kind of rough: I'm mostly uncomfortable, usually awake a lot in...
Style
Christmas is Coming
Ooohhh that title gets me excited! In our home we usually don't decorate until after Jake's birthday on Nov. 12th, but you don't have to twist my arm to play some Christmas music or watch a Christmas movie on Nov....
Style
Paw Patrol Gang is Here
Do your kids watch the show? Paw Patrol is definitely in our tv show rotation as our kids love it so we just had to get these three outfits when we saw them! It's sometimes daunting to think of costumes...
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