• Travel Tremblant
    active family travel - family - parenting - Quebec - Travel

    Mont Tremblant Travel is Effortless with Porter – From Work to Ski in 65 minutes? #flyporter #travel #tremblant

    March 12, 2015 - By 

    I joke that I was born with two left feet. But I love to travel and a smart savvy tourist knows a great travel experience begins when you start off on the right foot. But sometimes it takes equal parts planning and luck to bring the magic. Our weekend family trip to Mont-Tremblant Resort was luck, planning and magic all rolled into one pretty winter family travel experience. [tweetthis]Our trip to #Tremblant was luck, planning and magic all rolled into one #travel[/tweetthis] Our trip began with a quick train ride from our house in London, a short shuttle to Billy…

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    A Tale of Two Pitches: Dos and Dont’s of Pitching Bloggers #blogging #business

    March 12, 2015 - By 

    I had a peculiar and wonderful week and I wanted to share why. As I write this I am about to board a plane with my family to fly to Tremblant. A public relations company reached out beautifully to connect with me and start what I hope will be a lasting relationship. They did everything right from the moment we first connected. But more about that in a minute. This week I also had a pitch that was so far off the mark it left me shaking my head, so I wanted to take this post to share this story:…

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    active family travel - Travel

    Family Ski Lessons #WordlessWednesday #Tremblant #Travel

    March 11, 2015 - By 

    Well, if you already follow me on Instagram then you probably know what we’ve been up to. This past weekend we headed to Tremblant by plane, which was super fast and efficient by the way. Thanks very much Porter Airlines. Much to my surprise and enjoyment my kids began speaking French really well from the time we arrived at the airport. Our weekend was amazing and such a great chance to play together as a family. But more about that tomorrow. Stay tuned for the recap of the entire beautiful experience. I think this is another one that lends itself beautifully…

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    family - parenting

    Monster Jam 2015 at Budweiser Gardens #MyMonsterJam

    March 11, 2015 - By 

    This is a guest post by contributor Tabitha Pye This past Saturday I had the great pleasure to take my kids to see Monster Jam 2015 in London at Budweiser Gardens and it was a blast! It was loud, it was exciting, it was tense and I actually “sort of” understood what was going on. Things started off a little slow and I wasn’t sure what was going on, but things quickly escalated and got interesting as the newest member to the Canadian team overshot the mark and flipped his truck! After that the show was just as exciting as…

  • travel-colombia
    active family travel - Travel

    Five Things I Learned Travelling in Colombia with World Vision Canada #TMMWVC #TravelTuesday

    March 10, 2015 - By 

    Some stories rattle around in my head longer than others. Some stories touch your heart immediately but they take time to express. I have a few more of those beautiful meaningful experiences from my time travelling in Colombia late last year. I spent close to a week travelling in Colombia with World Vision Canada in September 2014. The experience was life changing and motivating and moving and so very big. I have already told many of the stories of the Colombian children, the workers and the places we visited, but in the last few weeks I have been travelling back…

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    adoption and tweens

    Ainsley’s Tween Girl Birthday Word Search

    March 10, 2015 - By 

    It’s my daughter’s eleventh birthday. My youngest daughter. My mini ninja. The girl we used to dub a two foot tornado. Now a four foot tornado. No idea how she can possibly be eleven! Then again, I can’t believe I have a teenager either. Ainsley keeps us on our toes, but in a good way mostly. From the moment she arrived in our home she was almost always on the go. I remember her first ever attempt at rolling as a baby. She rolled clear across the living room floor to grab her sister’s Barbie. That’s just her way. At…

  • DIY shea butter anti frizz balm
    family

    Easy DIY Shea Butter Anti-Frizz Balm

    March 9, 2015 - By 

    Curly haired girls out there raise your hands!! I am a curly haired girl. I have one daughter with super curly hair too and where there is curly hair there is also tangled frizzy hair sometimes too. So what can you do about that? Well this Easy DIY Shea Butter Anti-Frizz Balm can help. Shea Butter Anti-Frizz Balm – For Frizzy Hair Honestly my youngest daughter and I are always on the prowl for new products that help moisturize our hair, while also detangling and helping hair look good and stay in great condition. This year, which seems to be…

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    Five Easy Gluten Free Lunch Ideas

    March 9, 2015 - By 

    Gluten free eating is on the grow. Did you know that? In fact over the coming decade it is rumoured that 25 per cent of the population might be eating gluten free. Chances are good, that even if you don’t eat gluten free right now, that someone you know eats gluten free. I recently ran a gluten free roundup here and was shocked at the response to the post. That shows me that many of my readers are gluten free. In fact I was gluten free for several years in my twenties because my Crohn’s Disease was probably at its…

  • Guinness Inspired Recipes
    family - Food

    Guinness Inspired Recipes

    March 6, 2015 - By 

    Guinness Inspired Recipes can make you feel like you are visiting Ireland this March when you dig into hearty broth or a scrumptious chocolate treat. You need to get your hands on some of these great ingredients and try some of these Guinness inspired Recipes. Surprisingly the addition of something as simple as a bit of beer can elevate a simple recipe onto an entirely different level. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day I thought readers here might enjoy some unique Guinness Inspired recipes. These, I am warning you now, are not recipes I would share with my kids. These might…

  • St Patricks Day Word search
    Printables

    St. Patrick’s Day Word Search Free Printable

    March 5, 2015 - By 

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Well, almost! My husband is part Irish, so we could wholeheartedly celebrate this holiday if we wanted to. We don’t typically. I mean, we have kids. Our fun times and parties incorporate kid’s games and family friendly activities. What do you do for St. Patrick’s Day? Do you celebrate at all or play it low key? Regardless of whether you go all out or stay home and play it low key watching a movie, pretty much anyone can appreciate a simple word search. This one is simple enough for the kids and clean family friendly fun…