What a wonderful snowy afternoon! The kids spent a few hours outside enjoying the first real snowfall of the year. They were busy shoveling, sledding, and of course, throwing snowballs! We love celebrating the arrival of winter, and so we had a little hot chocolate/popcorn/movie party when they came in. Since it is winter-y outside but not yet Christmas, we ... Read More »
With a 2 year old and a 3.5 year old at home, I knew that carving pumpkins would be more work for me this year than anything, but I couldn’t deny my son the excitement of this ritual that he’s heard so much about in books and seen on Halloween tv specials. He’s not very good at drawing yet, either, ... Read More »
I try to observe Remembrance Day at home with the kids as much as I can. We make our own poppy of some sort or another (check out the ones we made last year!), and we sing the song that I learned in Elementary School – Soldiers, & Sailors, & Airmen, Too; we turn on the TV and watch some ... Read More »
My 4-year old recently decided he wanted to have an Incredible Hulk Costume for Halloween! As I’m not a fan of buying entire costumes or spending a lot of money, we decided to make his own. How hard could it be? As usual, we did a quick Pinterest search for some Incredible Hulk Costume inspiration (and ignored the “Hulk Hogan” costumes) ... Read More »
I always loved going Trick or Treating as a kid – well, as long as I could get away with it, to be honest! My reasons for loving it were pretty much the same as the average kid: 1) It’s SUPER fun to dress up and go out in public! (We don’t do that enough as adults!) 2) CANDY. I get ... Read More »
Several weeks ago now, we attended Blissdom Canada, a blogging & social media conference. Target Canada was our super awesome wardrobe sponsor & kept us clothed for all of the many events. One of the events that I shopped for was the Throw Back Thursday party (sponsored by Kahlua) – can I just say, what an awesome theme for a ... Read More »
Ah, October. We go straight from pumpkin pies, thankfulness, & warm fuzzies to jack’o’lanterns, frights, and spooky stories. Mysteries abound. I myself have gotten caught up in “MidSomer Murders” on Netflix, a British who-dunnit with a run of 15 series of 3-5 episodes each. It’s fantastic – it combines the picturesque English countryside & idyllic small towns with multiple murders ... Read More »
I know that Christmas is still a ways away (less than 3 months) but it’s always great to have some awesome go-to recipes. From dinner parties to family get-togethers, there’s always a good excuse to try a new dessert recipe! I have scoured the internet looking for mouth-watering, show-stopping treats. Here are 10 of the best Christmas desserts out there! ... Read More »
Growing up, I always made clothes for my dolls and Barbies. I loved creating accessories for them, and I imagined that one day I would do the same with my own daughter. Fast forward a number of years to my life today with four busy boys! There are no dolls in our house and not as much crafting as I had ... Read More »
I’m not sure where my little guy found his love of pirates and ships. I don’t remember watching a lot of TV shows or movies about pirates, nor have I read him any pirate books. I suppose it’s possible that our Tall Ship adventures last summer fostered a love of ‘pirate’ ships, so he payed attention to whatever was on ... Read More »
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