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Well, Halloween is finally here and as soon as the boys get in from school, we will be celebrating! Our afternoons usually consist of snacking, costume prepping and finally house decorations for our front yard. One thing we always do either the weekend before Halloween or even the week of,…

I saw the Star Wars Trilogy when I was very young. The first movie, Star Wars IV – A New Hope, was released a week or so after I was born, in 1977. When I saw the first released movie (it’s so confusing, but for the sake of argument, I’m…

It’s a place I visit often. I pin, I post, and I search everything. Whether it is a recipe for dinner, how to craft up slime with the boys, or what natural ingredients make the best cleaning products, it’s all there. Pinterest is my go-to place to find anything and…

If you have children old enough to show an interest in the phone you carry around, you know that they are keen to want to “play” with it. As soon as they can swipe a screen, kids are so intrigued by the idea of making pictures, seeing video and pretty…

Growing up, I was in love with the characters of Winnie The Pooh, and as a young teddy bear collector, I had a few Pooh bears of my own. When I was little, I imagined what it would be like to see my Pooh bears come to life and have…

We recently took a trip to visit family and our boys were non-stop playing with their cousins in the hot sun. The only way to cool them down was to enjoy all things water. Whether it was water balloons, jumps in the lake or just using the sprinkler, they had…

I feel like a bit of a dinosaur when I write these words: there were no apps when I was pregnant. The pregnancy websites were just getting popular and I tracked my pregnancy with books and certain sites religiously. However, once baby was born, I had nothing digital to help…

In the last few years, I have not had much time to attend local performances on my own. I used to go to musicals, shows, events and ballets often. I love the arts, and I love discovering new shows. So, when I do find something I think is family-friendly, I…

From the moment I showed my boys the movie, Incredibles, they asked me if there was a second movie to watch. At the time, I knew Incredibles 2 was in the works so I said, “not yet”. That was well over two years ago, and now, after much anticipation, the…

It may be a long time ago, it may seem like it never happened. It wasn’t a dream, you were a child once. If you are a parent, your memories come back to you on a daily basis if you let them. You can see them in your children, and…