I’ve been at home on maternity leave with both of my girls for almost ten months now. Today, I was thinking back to the first day at home with both of them, alone, and how terrified I was. I still have days when I wake up in a panic because I don’t know what I [...]
There are few sounds that, when heard, can instantly transport me to my childhood. At the top of my list of those familiar sounds is the sound of LEGO DUPLO as it is poured out of a box or container. The sound of the pieces hitting each other is unmistakeable and as I hear it, [...]
I have to admit something. I have no idea when March break is happening this year. I really have no reason to. With both of my girls under the age of four, every week is Spring Break. Looking it up online, I found out that Spring Break in Alberta is from March 23 – 30 [...]
Our oldest is three years (and three months) old and she told me a couple of weeks ago that she didn’t like to look at books by herself because she couldn’t read them. I’m guessing it frustrates her and she focuses on the words. We have been working on looking at the pictures and letting [...]
I have been researching double strollers for about six months now. Just before our second daughter was born in May I began looking around for one that would best fit our needs. You may recall me asking you in a previous post about what type of stroller to buy. I was torn between a sit [...]
With the crisp fall air just around the corner and back to school looming, parents everywhere are getting their kids ready for the big day. Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids offers advice to ensure kids head back to school in style with the following tips, trends and time-saving techniques: Health and Vitality – Fall is [...]
I saw the cover of a magazine the other week and had a little laugh to myself. One of the articles on the front cover was “10 Tips to Being a Happy Mom”. Ten? Really? I argue that there is only one big secret to being a happy mom. Sleep. At least for me, no [...]
Usually the life of a glove ends when you get ready to go out one day and you can only find one. The other has mysteriously vanished, never to be found again. A glove on its own is useless. You can’t even donate it to a second hand store. Now you can take that glove [...]
As our children get older, it becomes easier to find projects they can either do on their own, or you can do together. Crafts with toddlers has a few more restrictions. You don’t want to use small decorations that can later fall off and become lodged in little throats, scissors and glue isn’t used as [...]
I love waking up on the weekend and looking outside at our vegetable garden to see how much it has grown over the past week while I was at work and out and about.I love to garden, and I made the decision to start teaching Baby Bird about gardening at 21 months old. It might [...]