The Elementary Years: First Day of School

The Elementary Years: First Day of School

There were a few nerves today on the first day of Grade 4, but not too many. We’ve done this before after all, starting with that first day of Kindergarten not so very long ago. Today we picked up a friend...
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Happy Anniversary Honey

Happy Anniversary Honey

Nine years ago today, these two crazy kids committed to loving each other forever. We’ve made it through the good and bad, and ups and downs of married life with a family and are still committed to each other. That’s...
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Photo Collage: Images of Summer

Photo Collage: Images of Summer

How can there only be a couple of weeks left in the summer? Here’s a fun photo collage of a few special moments:
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Photo Album: Love in the Okanagan

Photo Album: Love in the Okanagan

A peek at a certain old married couple of 8 years on our recent visit to the Okanagan…
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Cabin Days Collage

Cabin Days Collage

We have a little family cabin on west coast of British Columbia and just got back from a lovely sunshiny vacation. Here are some of my favourite moments:
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Motherhood Musings: Mumfection Mom of the Week

Motherhood Musings: Mumfection Mom of the Week

Well nobody has ever called me mom of the week before but it has happened! The lovely Eschelle Westwood, who blogs at Mumfection, is revealing a few things about me you might not know – what brings me to tears,...
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My Little Forest Fairy

My Little Forest Fairy

  In May, there was an amazing event called the Forest Fairy Gathering at Burnaby Lake Regional Park. As you can see someone had a lot of fun searching out the perfect sticks, twigs and leaves to build a fairy...
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Blogger in Training

Apparently I have a little blogger in training!
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Blonde or Bronde?

Blonde or Bronde?

The other day I wrote a tongue in cheek post called “I’m 40-Something and I  just don’t get it” and in searching for the perfect photo of a pastel do, I stumbled upon the fact that I am probably a...
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10 Things I Love about My Son

10 Things I Love about My Son

  I put together a list of things you don’t know about my little monkey as a follow up to last week’s 5 things about moi post. Of course, I think my son is amazing so here’s my chance to...
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Easter Fun

Easter Fun

We had a very relaxing Easter weekend. Our boy had a great time too what with all the Easter egg hunting and chocolate.
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The WriteMama Unplugged: 5 things you don’t know about me

The WriteMama Unplugged: 5 things you don’t know about me

I have teamed up with some of Vancouver’s top mom bloggers for today’s post. We have each blogged on the topic: 5 things you don’t know about me. These ladies each have unique and creative things to say; here’s a chance...
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My Husband is Awesome: Let me Count the Ways

My Husband is Awesome: Let me Count the Ways

This week’s listicles challenge is to talk about how awesome my husband Dan is. Let me count the ways:
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10 Reasons Why My 4 Year Old is the Greatest

10 Reasons Why My 4 Year Old is the Greatest

1. I love millions of kisses and family hugs. 2. I wake up mama and daddy with a smile everyday. 3. I am so curious. 4. I have the funniest little cartoon laugh. 5. I am clever. 6. I am...
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November Fun in Photos

November Fun in Photos

We had a super fun month of November. I thought it would be fun to do a quick month of photos post so you can see what we’ve been up to. I even made some Instagrams!
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I am a REAL Real Housewife of YVR

I am a REAL Real Housewife of YVR

I am so proud to have been profiled on The Thirties Grind Blog by Melissa Carr as one of her REAL Real Housewives of YVR. I am posting a copy of Melissa’s article below for my readers. Melissa has a fabulous...
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Joey Coquitlam Creates a Dessert for Moi

Joey Coquitlam Creates a Dessert for Moi

A  lovely group of my Top 30 VancouverMom.ca blogger friends headed out to Joey Coquitlam for a fun reunion dinner this week. We were dazzled by the Joey staff who had a few surprises up their sleeves to make our...
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Pole Dancing Preschooler

Pole Dancing Preschooler

        I went shopping with my boy the other day at Planet Organic. As we left the store and headed towards our car, my little dude grabbed onto a yellow post and started twirling around. No big...
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Bedtime Tales

Bedtime Tales

It’s bedtime. I’m home by myself this evening so it’s my turn to get the boy to the potty “for a poop AND a pee mom.” Then I sing a little ditty that I made up to entertain myself –...
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About a Boy

About a Boy

I laugh more. I smile more. I love more. My three-year-old son challenges me, inspires me and surprises me everyday. Before I became a mother, I thought I wanted a family. But you never really know what it’s going to be...
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Ode to the Boob

Ode to the Boob

My 2 1/2 year old son is obsessed with the boob. He likes to touch it, squeeze it, pinch it and sing about it. “Mama, boobie, mama, boobie,” he chants. I try not to laugh, wondering how long this obsession...
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