Thanks to everyone who entered our contest. The winners have been selected! Frillygirly won entrance to the Princesses in Training workshop on April 28th and Reejsaad won one free day of summer camp. CONGRATULATIONS! (Please e-mail me at mayay@rogers.com for details on how to claim your price). A few weeks ago, on a dreary weekend day in Toronto (unlike […]
A war hero, undercover cop, entrepreneur and foster parent: My dad, my hero!
My dad heard a loud noise, he could smell something burning and his tank began to shake. He felt a ton of pressure, like someone was holding him paralyzed against the tank’s wall. Parts of the tank starting crashing into his face and body and suddenly it become eerily quiet. ______________________________________________________________________ Growing up I’ve always […]
Getting Pregnant 101 – Guest Post
My guest writer is Jenn, a loving wife and mother of two sweet boys. She has written a beautiful post about the ups and downs of trying to conceive. I’m so glad she is sharing her story with us, because I know there’s many people who have gone through this as and can relate. For those […]
This too shall pass – Guest post!!!
While I’m on vacation, my loving and wise cousin Jenny, has graciously offered to write a guest post for my blog. It’s easy to see she’s been a great mother to Lily from this sweet post about stages, phases and the passing of time. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I have. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I know many of […]
Maui with Baby. What to see and do!
Edit: It’s been 3 years since I wrote this post and we’ve been back to Maui since then with THREE (3) kids, five and under, in tow. I have an updated post about more of our family adventures: Maui with kids; what to see & do. Last year we were fortunate enough to go to Hawaii […]
Is it a boy or a girl? Only the cupcakes know! (the best baby gender reveal EVER!!)
There are two very different views when it comes to finding out a baby’s gender*. Some people can’t wait to find out as soon as possible (generally around 18 – 20 weeks), while others prefer to keep it as a “surprise” until they deliver. John and I are in the camp of “can’t wait to find out” and we did as […]
Day and Night; Tremblant, Quebec has something for everyone
We just returned from our 2nd annual family ski trip to Mount Tremblant, Quebec. Unlike last year, Kyle and I flew there while the rest of the gang made the seven+ hour drive from Toronto. Kyle and I flew Porter (www.flyporter.com). I can’t say enough good things about this airline. The experience was amazing and […]
Mickey Mouse is Sleeping
When Kyle was turning one I started reading toddler books. I knew that Toddler behaviour will probably be a challenge for us since a) John and I were both a hand-full when we were young and b) Kyle had that “wild”, rambunctious attitude about him as a baby. One of my favourite books was called Toddler ABC […]
We missed the (baby) boat
My husband and I apparently missed the baby boat. Or in our case, we jumped ship too early. As it turns out, we know 17 couples that are expecting their first child between now and August. Apparently the Mayans had it all wrong. 2012 is the year of the baby! I guess this shouldn’t surprise […]
The church of the flying spaghetti monster?!?! Is this for real?
I was at a wedding a few weeks ago and a friend of mine mentioned, in passing (as if this isn’t a big deal), how her brother-in-law recently got married under the traditions of the church of flying spaghetti monster. She kept on talking to get to some other point of her story, but I […]