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    active family travel - Travel

    11 Things You Did Not Know About Alligators – The Things You Learn When You Travel

    March 11, 2016 - By 

    Not so long ago I had the chance to visit The Florida Everglades. I was there for a travel writer tour and conference. After the tour we watched a show inspired by The Gator Boys, one of my kids’s favourite TV shows. Now everybody knows that Florida and alligators just simply go together, but sometimes when you travel you learn the strangest things. I mean did you know that alligator bites are more powerful than the bite of a great white shark? Yikes! These are 11 Alligator Facts I did not know until I took an airboat tour of the Florida…

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    family - Giveaways

    Make This Easter a Hallmark Holiday with Super Cute Gifts and a Giveaway

    March 10, 2016 - By 

    A Hallmark Holiday is always welcome. With their adorable gifts, cards, and treats, Hallmark has all of the holidays covered. This year, I’m making our Easter a Hallmark Holiday. I’ve found everything I could ever want in Easter gifts for the family. It’s no exaggeration to say that Hallmark has me covered. A Hallmark Holiday is the Best Kind of Holiday I’ve always been a big fan of Hallmark. I love their cards. I love their gifts. I love their… well, you see where this is going. From cards, both secular and religious, to jewelry to stuffed animals and more, Hallmark…

  • Health

    Why Chrissy Teigen’s Gender Selection Choice is None of Your Business

    March 9, 2016 - By 

    Chrissy Teigen has been in the news a lot this past week for telling the world she had a girl embryo transferred after her infertility struggle and her in vitro fertilization treatment. Shortly after she made that seemingly off the cuff statement about her gender selection choice, the conversation deteriorated rapidly on line into something that bordered on bullying and was anything but supportive of someone’s infertility journey. That left me feeling a bit sick. Why Do I Care? You are maybe wondering why I should care. I don’t know Chrissy Teigen. I am not her cheering section, her publicist, her BAE,…

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    family - Printables

    Free Cheery DIY Spring Bookmarks Printable

    March 9, 2016 - By 

    Need a simple craft for a book lover in your life? Or maybe you need something cute to put in the kid’s Easter baskets? These cute and cheery DIY Spring Bookmarks are the ticket. Are you a huge reader like I am? Are your kids voracious readers too? And, are you also exactly like my husband and I because you can never find a bookmark when you need one? I hate losing my page! I also hate not being able to find the bookmarks that should be all over my home. Sometimes I think they are like socks! Well, anyways…

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    active family travel - family - Travel

    5 Places to Visit in Miami #travel

    March 8, 2016 - By 

    At the end of 2015, we had a chance to stay in Miami briefly before our cruise left the Port of Miami. We had only ever previously passed through and I know one day is not nearly enough, nor is two days to experience Miami, but we vowed to return and see some of the sights some time soon. I didn’t get any pictures of Little Havana which I regret. But we were in a van driving past it and the shots wouldn’t have turned out well out the window as we drove by. So perhaps another time. That gives me…

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    Food

    Easter Bunny Bait – Trail Mix Recipe Treat

    March 7, 2016 - By 

    Do you have kids? Then you are going to want to pin this one! This is the cutest recipe for Bunny Bait. Now don’t go feeding your real rabbits this mix but your little people might just get the biggest kick out of putting this treat out for the Easter Bunny. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small commission on purchases made via qualifying links. This Easter Bunny Bait Trail Mix Recipe is perfect for an Easter party you might be having. It’s simple to make and so good. Don’t let the kids, or the…

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    active family travel - family - Giveaways - parenting - Travel

    Eight Things You Can Do Close to Home This March Break #Giveaway ARV $80

    March 6, 2016 - By 

    It’s March and that means one or two things around here. First it means spring is on the way. Second it means spring break. To be 100 % honest with you lovely readers, I have not worked out where I will be, or what we will be doing. Travel blogger life means plans change often and that can very well be last minute. So I am sort of planning that there will be some staycation bits to March break and some travel bits tossed in there too. My tween and teen are looking forward to time off school. I am…

  • Health

    Learning Your Baby Has a Club Foot – Guest Post

    March 5, 2016 - By 

    This is Part 2 in a series of posts about a Club Foot Diagnosis. Another Canadian Blogger and Mom, Crystal shares her family’s clubfoot journey. When we were pregnant with our son Mason, we found out via ultrasound that he could be born with a clubbed foot. When he was 10 days old he began treatments with a series of casts, minor surgery and then shoes on a brace treatment that was to last the first 3-4 years of his life. You can read all about our journey in the series of posts that I have written which starts here.…

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    family - Food

    St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Toppers Printable

    March 5, 2016 - By 

    St. Patrick’s Day is almost here and you know what that means, right? Parties! And baking and all sorts of festivities. So, if you are Irish, or even just someone who likes a party, you can make good use of some of my free printables. This St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Toppers Printable might be just the thing to help you trick out the bake sale cupcake table. I enjoy St. Patrick’s Day but I rarely go all out for this one day of the year. Many are inspired to drink green beer and order the Shamrock Shake and all of that…but…

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    family - Health

    Does My Baby Have a Club Foot? A Guest Post

    March 4, 2016 - By 

    Clubfoot Guest Blog Post – Part 1 This is a Guest Post from the Lovely Crystal over on Crystal Clear As Mud. Crystal has a great blog and she is also Canadian. Come Back tomorrow for Part 2 of the Club Foot Series. While I was pregnant, I always found going for ultrasounds somewhat nerve wrecking since our first pregnancy, before our daughter, ended as a missed miscarriage. Was everything ok? Was the baby growing as he/she should? Am I doing what I should? The questions were always there. When we found out we were pregnant with our second child…