I can’t be the only parent who dreads doing all those fun summer activities, right? I mean, theoretically, family summer activities are incredibly life-giving and memory-making and fun-inducing. But in reality? I have three kids 6- and under. Doing anything means an excessive amount of planning and packing and lost naps and dirt and sun and tears…
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New Baby for Me, Shower for You | A Disney Baby Giveaway
There are certain times in your life when you realize that you are surrounded by so many people who have your back – or at least, I hope this is a common realization. I hope I’m not the only one who feels this. Whenever I wonder whether anyone really likes me or if I am…
Raising Them to Do It Themselves
“Where does this go? On your body. Not in your hair. Right?” … “DON’T PUT IT IN YOUR HAIR.” They put it in their hair. So went one entire bathing experience recently when my kids somehow managed to put body soap in their hair not once but three times after we washed their hair with shampoo….
When You Gotta Go {Free Potty Training Sticker Chart Printable!}
I have not written about potty training much (ever?) on my blog, which is a little crazy, because I feel like I’ve been in the midst of toilet training for years. Just like the feeling that diapers will never end, I’m pretty sure I will always be training someone to use the toilet. Mark my…
Kid-Friendly Bathroom Fun: A Kandoo Product Giveaway
Our household has been full of Kandoo products for a while now. After reading about the potential dangers of antibacterial soap for pregnant women, I’ve even put away the adult hand soap in the bathroom and my hands have been smelling like watermelon ever since. My four year old has become pretty good at bathing…
September is for Sniffles
I love Autumn. I love everything about it. I love the cooler temperatures and I love the gorgeous colours and I love the sweaters and the scarves and if I had any, I’d love the boots too (I am in serious need of new footwear!). I love the spices that are re-introduced during this season….
On the Road with Kids Without Trippin’
Driving is not a big deal for me. I feel like I spent a good portion of my childhood in the backseat of cars or vans, with family piled in around me. Sometimes we went places, sometimes we went no places. We drove across Canada and back through the northern states, we drove down the…
Making Hand-Washing Fun
I used to try to cut as many corners as I possibly could when I was a child and a young teen. How much toilet paper could I use to still leave enough on the roll so I wouldn’t be required to change it? How far would the car drive, and could I justify not putting…
Back to Everything
Here we are again. Back To School. Except, to be fair, just like last year there is no Back To School for my family this year. We’ve got two parents who work full time and two pre-school kids in daycare. Even in the summer. We did have a brief Back to Daycare experience at the beginning…
Bubble Baths
My kids love having Nana take over, even if it means that Mom and Dad are going out. My parents came over to babysit earlier this month so that Dan and I could celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. As we said goodbye to our kids, they barely stopped playing with their grandparents long enough to…
When Kids Get Dirty
Do you know how I know that summer is here? The dirt. I am a Mom of little boys. I am not making any gender claims here. I have no idea if this is the case with all kids, just boys, or just my kids, but BOY OH BOY do my boys get dirty! These…
