For birthdays! My daughter turned 7 just last week, and my son turned 4 today! (My birthday is at the end of the month, halloween to be exact…my age is not important). I remember when Brent and I were newly married – I wanted to start a family SO badly, but the timing just wasn’t right. He used to tell me *it would happen before I knew it* but I never believed him. It seemed like forever, then with it…
Sometimes I just like a little foreign flair…translated it’s *The Ladybugs* And our yard is COVERED in them! During the summer we made it a habit to walk around our pool and save all the ladybugs that had the misfortune of flying right into the water. Just the other day we found a rather large *colony* of them directly beside the kids playground – not wanting them to be trampled we went on a bit of a *ladybug hunt*, putting…
It’s something I have dreamed about for 15 years. I have always LOVED dolphins and am mesmerized any time I’m around them (just ask my best friend, Jenny how long I made her stand and watch the dolphins at the Mirage in Las Vegas just over 10 years ago lol). Swimming with them would be an absolute dream…and I was determined to do it at least once. When we planned our vacay to the Barcelo Riviera Maya, my friend, Laura…
We LOVE games. Board games, card games, action games, video games, etc. We just enjoy playing them and are often found getting together with friends to play them. My favorite game of all time is Monopoly, though I haven’t honestly played it in a while because it can take so long. It’s also the game that I only like if I’m winning. Seriously, huge poor sport over here when I’m losing (ie. when I don’t have Boardwalk and Park Place…
I love learning about a new game. Even better, when that game is something we can do with our kids. I was thrilled when I was offered the opportunity to review a game called *Spot It!*and couldn’t wait for it to arrive. The basic idea….55 cards are filled with 8 images in various sizes. Each card has one (and only one) symbol in common with every other card. Your job is to find the common link. Easy enough right? Well,…
Just because summer is coming to a close (at least for us Canadians, unless we are blessed with a repeat of last year’s fabulous fall), it doesn’t mean that BBQ’s have to end too. We love having friends over and just relaxing in the yard while the kids play. Ours are usually pretty low key and relaxed, but I have big plans of doing an all out *bbq party* with all the fun details. Pinterest has helped give me a…
I love making homemade cakes for our kids birthdays…though it seems that every other year they flop (oh there’ve been some doozies lol). I think my biggest problem in those years is overdoing the expectation. What I see in my head doesn’t always transfer well to the *cake canvas*. On Pinterest I’ve found a number of fantastic cakes that I’m certain would result in the same issue if I attempted them, but I love them all the same…and call me…
As we sat in the common area of Seaport Village in May {2011}, with the live music blaring, the kids playing and dancing, we noticed a man dancing along on his own. Initially we kind of chuckled, making jokes about jumping in and dancing with him – it is kind of funny to see an adult just dancing away on their own. But as I got to thinking about it and watching him, I couldn’t help but be inspired. It…
My kids LOVE to colour and are often BEGGING me to print off new colouring pages. They like the typical cartoon pages but I always like to have something different to add to the mix. I like a little variety – besides, nobody wants to colour the same picture over and over…and over. I was really excited to receive an e-mail from Frecklebox spreading word about their new FREE & PERSONALIZED Colouring pages. I can’t wait to print these off…