Welcome to the first weekend of summer! It’s looking like it will be a good one, with sun, warm temperatures and lots of great activities. Here is my list of what’s going on for families around Ottawa for June 22-23. Saturday: Teddy Bears Picnic –…
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…
Summer is officially here and for our family that also means ice cream season has arrived! If I’m being honest, we enjoy our fair share of ice cream year round, but the summer heat gives the perfect excuse to head out for our favourite dessert. So I am…
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…
This week I got to cross something off my “summer to-do list”, when I took the kids to Mont Cascades Water Park. To be honest, this summer has been going by WAY too quickly. With the wet summer we’ve had so far, and a busy…
Berry lovers rejoice, strawberry season is upon us! Who doesn’t love strawberries? Strawberry pie, strawberry smoothies, strawberry shortcake… I’m all over it. I love the chance to get out and pick my own strawberries with the kids. It’s a really great family activity…