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Weekend Family Events for February 2-3

Well, I don’t know about you but I am super relieved February is finally here. January felt like the longest and coldest month ever! Now I am feeling excited for all of the fun that Winterlude has in store for our city over the next few weeks. If…

Weekend Family Events for January 26-27

How’s everyone surviving January? I admit, so far it hasn’t been my most favourite month. It feels like every weekend so far has been the COLDEST ever! Here’s hoping this weekend improves a little, because there is so much fun stuff going on around…

Weekend Family Events for January 19-20

It’s expected to be another chilly, wintery weekend so I know it helps to have some activities lined up to keep the kids busy! The entire Rideau Canal skate way is expected to be open all weekend, and you can also skate at the Sens Rink of Dreams…

Your Family’s Guide to the 2019 Winterlude Festivities

I have found these past few weeks of January to be a little challenging. Perhaps it’s been the post Christmas hangover, maybe the endless stuffy noses, fever and cough that keeps hitting everyone in our household, or just simply the frigid temperatures that make it hard to get…

Horseback Riding with Royale Equestrian Centre

My three year old is super into horses right now – horses and dogs. She has been asking if we can get one of each…and much to her disappointment, we are not getting either (not right now anyways, I would love to get a dog someday). But, my…

Weekend Family Events for January 12-13

The forecast is looking downright frigid for this weekend, so I imagine some of you will be seeking out indoor activities. But if you and your kids are tough enough to brave the icy temperatures then the entire stretch of the Rideau Canal is expected to be open to skaters…

Weekend Family Events for January 5-6

Has the holiday break passed by in a bit of a blur for anybody else? Here we are at the final weekend before the kids go back to school and I’m still eating chocolate from my Christmas stocking…. anyone else? It’s a little bit of…

One Year Since Losing Lachlan: Lessons in Grief

“I talk about him constantly, not because I’m constantly living in pain.  I’m not anymore, but in my world, this is my normal, and I’d rather live honestly and out loud.  Joy, love, happiness and gratefulness are my everyday, but so are death…

Weekend Family Events for December 29-30

Where has this week gone!? I am definitely in that week after Christmas mode where my family has lived in pyjamas for most of the day, and we have no real idea of what day or date it is. This final weekend of 2018 has really crept up on me…

Weekend Family Events for December 22-23

Christmas is just days away! Are you ready? Hopefully you don’t have much, if any shopping left to get done, and instead can enjoy some quality family time this weekend. If you are looking ahead to make plans for New Year’s Eve, be sure to check…