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Everyone has different opinions on when we should turn our attention to, and start decorating and celebrating, the upcoming Christmas season. I try to wait until after we have celebrated Remembrance Day, and then I figure it’s all systems go. But, I wanted to at least LOOK and…
If you are a parent living in Ottawa there is a very good chance you have heard of Monkey Rock Music. Monkey Rock is an incredibly popular music program for young children. The Monkey Rock musicians do a great job getting out in the community and performing at different family…
It doesn’t matter whether you have a baby, a toddler or a young child – kids of all ages need somewhere to crawl, run, jump and climb. I’ve written before about some of my favourite spots to let the kids run wild, but here is another…
Being a new mom can be lonely, and if you have recently moved to a new city – even lonelier. When I became a mom I discovered just how important baby and toddler drop-in playgroups are, not just for children but for moms who need to talk to other…
Summer is quickly coming to a close. Are you in denial about this like I am? Fortunately there is still time to fit in a few more awesome day trip adventures before the season wraps up. I highly recommend taking the kids on a day trip to Upper Canada Village…
One of my goals for this summer was to get my son Lucas riding a bike. I know many 5 year olds out there who have been riding a bike without training wheels for a while now, but we are little late to the game. Lucas never had a balance…
There are so many great things going on across Ottawa right now. Back in June I made a bucket list for the summer, and I have been TRYING to check things off my list…but new, fun things keep popping up! I just recently found out that the Shenkman…
Canada is a bilingual country, but nowhere is that more evident than here, in the city of Ottawa. It is such an asset to speak more than one language, and I love how many opportunities our children get to learn French once they are school age. But, what if you…
Summer is still officially a few weeks away, but the summer temperatures have arrived and the warm weather has me looking ahead to everything I want to do with the family over the next few months. There are so many fun places to visit with the family in and around…
There is something about baseball season getting underway that just makes it feel like summer is right around the corner. The longer days, with the warm, sunny evenings just make it so wonderful to get out and watch the game. My son Lucas just started playing t-ball this year…
