When my husband and I ‘get away from it all,’ we usually turn from the car to the bike for transportation. When we go to Toronto Island, we ferry the bikes along with us. In Montreal, we leave the van in the parking garage and head to the Bixi bike share stations. There’s something freeing about seeing the sights from ... Read More »
In just two weeks, we will be saying goodbye to summer. An end to laid-back, relaxed days, and a return to routines and schedules. It can be a little nerve-wracking for everyone involved. Our 5-year old is now in Senior Kindergarten without his big brother in class with him – big changes. The 6-year old is in Grade 1 – ... Read More »
Seven years ago, before the dawn of Pinterest, my husband and I bought our first home. Now, while we were living in our first apartment, my love gifted me a photo wall for Christmas. I loved my wall of people that I love. I spent many hours sitting on the couch staring at the wall with a cup of hot ... Read More »
About halfway through, I stopped seeing the wires. I and 3 of my kids just got back from seeing the opening performance of Marvel Universe Live in Hamilton, and WOW- what a night! You’ve got to hand it to Marvel, they know their audience- I’d say that the adults (skewing towards dads, but plenty of moms in there too) ... Read More »
I don’t know about your families, but our boys are always ready for adventure! Whether it’s ninjas, pirates, or superheroes, their dramatic play always involves heroes and excitement! As they fight the invisible bad guys, they develop so many skills, and feed their active imaginations. That’s why they were so excited to hear that Netflix had a new series about ... Read More »
We love summer here at our house. We change gears from the fast-paced school days to some laid-back summer fun days! One of our favourite day trips is to head out to the beach. We pack a lot of snacks and spend most of the day there. Everyone has a great time and comes home exhausted! With these laid-back days, ... Read More »
Alright, here’s the deal. The Marvel Universe is coming to Hamilton next month. Yeah, that’s right: all of your fave Marvel Super Heroes will be landing in the First Ontario Centre on Thursday, August 6 – Spider-Man, The Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, and more! Now, this isn’t “Marvel on Ice” or “Marvel: the Musical” – this is real-deal Super Hero ... Read More »
Short and sweet post today! Our boys are good readers, but don’t LOVE it like I did when I was younger. They don’t tend to sit with a book and read on their own, so I wanted to encourage as much of that as possible this summer. To help with that, we stopped off at the library this morning and ... Read More »
I grew up reading the Magic School Bus books whenever I could get my hands on them – which wasn’t very often, since they were some of the more popular books in the school library. I’ve always been fascinated by the possibility of the extra-ordinary fantasy world creeping into our ‘plain old boring’ world. I desperately wanted Miss Frizzle for ... Read More »
I’m sure that most of us, when asked, would say that we eat a fairly ‘balanced’ diet. However, do you really know what that means? Is your plate stacked with meat when it should make room for veggies & grains? When Dairy Farmers of Canada attended The Health, Sports & Lifestyle Expo in Vancouver, they created a powerful and captivating ... Read More »
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