{"id":7306,"date":"2015-08-28T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T13:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=7306"},"modified":"2015-08-27T23:05:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T03:05:28","slug":"saying-good-bye-to-summer-break-with-a-few-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/saying-good-bye-to-summer-break-with-a-few-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying good-bye to summer with a few surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summer has been a little bitter sweet for me. \u00a0On one hand, it&#8217;s summer, my favourite season. \u00a0I love the warm weather, the hot sun and being outdoors. I love escaping to the cottage on weekends and in general, it&#8217;s a great time to catch up with loved ones. \u00a0However, this summer was also a stressful one for me. It&#8217;s the first summer where I was home with three kids. They are all very busy, active and require my attention in different ways. Their needs vary but I feel like once I&#8217;m done dealing with one child, I need to deal with another, and so on and so on. \u00a0With little breaks or help, this summer felt LONG (and not in the good way). \u00a0I&#8217;m exhausted mentally, emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7322\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4918-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"me and the boys\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4918-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4918-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_4918.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So while I&#8217;m grinning ear to ear at the thought that back to school is right around around the corner, my kids aren&#8217;t sharing my enthusiasm. I know if they could, they would prefer to stay home every day all year long, but alas, they don&#8217;t get to decide (thankfully). To help ease them through the transition, I&#8217;ve bought a few treats to enjoy over the last few weeks of summer break.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7320\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0674-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Kinder Surprise Eggs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0674-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0674-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve already told you how much my kids love Kinder Surprise Eggs. It&#8217;s their go-to purchase item when they can get a treat at a store. \u00a0So anyway, I totally got the mom-of-the-year award when I found this HUGE pack (24 count) of Kinder Surprise Eggs at Costco. \u00a0I couldn&#8217;t help myself and I&#8217;m glad that I bought it. \u00a0It&#8217;s a fun way to surprise them after dinner with a nice treat and it&#8217;s a fun way to end off our short-lived summer days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7319\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0663-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Kinder Surprise Eggs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0663-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0663-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How will you be celebrating the last few weeks and days of summer break? Do you have any fun traditions?<\/p>\n<h3>Canadian National Exhibition &#8211; KINDER Smile Booth<\/h3>\n<p>GTA friends &#8211; KINDER is at the Canadian National Exhibition (The EX) again this year! And that means there\u2019ll be KINDER SURPRISE fun happening every day from August 21 to September 7. The KINDER Smile Booth will be up and running, which means that they&#8217;ll be handing out\u00a0<i>thousands\u00a0<\/i>of free KINDER SURPRISE eggs. If you go to The EX, make sure to pop over and visit the booth, and share\u00a0your\u00a0photos and videos on your\u00a0social networks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7321\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0685-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Kinder Surprise Eggs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0685-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_0685-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer has been a little bitter sweet for me. \u00a0On one hand, it&#8217;s summer, my favourite season. \u00a0I love the warm weather, the hot sun and being outdoors. 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