In the life of a mother, naptime and bedtime are the most crucial moments of the day. It's a time when we can gain our sanity back, recharge, and get some work done sans someone pulling your pants down or creating the next national disaster. When we found out we were expecting for the second ... VIEW POST
Nezo Art: How to Make A Perfect Holiday Card with Your Baby
Looking to send out amazingly cute Christmas cards and surprise all your relatives but don't have $500 to spare on a photographer? Look no further I have the answer for you! NEZO ART - the art of a sleeping baby. Or in my case a blinking baby, HA. Christmas PJ HERE (now on sale)||Dot ... VIEW POST
The Perfect Detail for Girl’s Nursery: with Brooklyn’s Room
So I have been holding out on doing the whole girl's nursery reveals because I just cannot seem to finalize the finishing touches. I keep changing, re-arranging, and adding stuff, but now I can say it's almost done. Since I'm not a very patient person I couldn't wait to share with you these new ... VIEW POST
Halloween Fun
Since it was our first Halloween that we dressed up and went trick or treating, I thought I would share this cuteness overload with ya. We have been so busy over the last 2 years that we haven't really done much with the kids in terms of Halloween. For Ava's first Halloween we were too tired and ... VIEW POST
Feeling Special Amongst the Hard Days of Motherhood : featuring Belabumbum
"you must learn to love yourself before you can love someone else" -Sonja Mylin It can be hard feeling special amongst the hard days of motherhood. As moms we often tend to turn a blind eye on ourself and focus on taking care of others. While it IS what we are deigned to do, we often forget that ... VIEW POST
Field Adventures: Fall Picnic Essentials
Just because it's disgusting rainy and cold outside, I'm reminiscing on the warm days of early fall and list some of the picnic essentials that I can't live without!! It seems like it hasn't stopped raining in WEEKS and my main wardrobe item is my gum boots. When I stumbled on ... VIEW POST
Easy Strolling with Valco Baby Canada Snap Ultra Duo – a Review
We recently have been strolling around in style in our new Valco Baby Canada Snap Ultra Duo. And it made my life SO MUCH easier. I have long been dreaming of a side by side stroller. The needs of your kids grow and change along with the kids themselves and we have been SO OVERDUE ... VIEW POST
SIDS: All you Need to Know About Safe Crib
October is SIDS awareness month and I have partnered with HALO for the "Decorate the nursery, not the crib" campaign. PLUS, there is an exciting GIVEAWAY at the end of this post. As a mom of 2 children I have spent countless hours awake at night LISTENING to my babies breath. I'm not sure if ... VIEW POST
Tips for Great Baby Sleep while Travelling
We all know that most of the time travelling with kids is less than glamorous. And lots of us are not willing to risk it as we come back more tired than we left, mostly because sometimes kids don't sleep so great in a strange environment. Another sleep issue that many often come head to head with ... VIEW POST
Russian Birthday Spread: Happy 1st Birthday Sophie!
Last weekend we celebrated our youngest daughters first birthday. I'm not exactly sure how it happened so fast, I totally just peed on the stick... with my FIRST, and BAM I have a one year old and a two year old. She's such a joyful little spirit, LOVES to eat and ADORES to be held. She's only ... VIEW POST
Rowena’s Inn on the River
Deep in the trees, about 15 minutes away from Harrison on the way up to Hemlock Valley lies a hidden gem, Rowena's Inn on the River. Combined with the Sandpiper Golf Course and accompanied by Rivers Edge Restaurant, this is THE perfect place for a getaway of any kind. Be it spending quality time ... VIEW POST
Harrison Hot Springs Family Weekend
The past few days we have been exploring our gorgeous back yard, the Harrison Lake/River. It is no secret that summer is my favourite season. So to chase away the gloom of fall and impeding winter we have planned ourselves out a little holiday!! It's the perfect time to take a get away, still ... VIEW POST
Teething Tips and Tricks from Myself and Other Mamas
Teething.. Since I've been living the teething life for about 8 months I thought I'd share some of mine and other mom's tips and tricks with ya. Where do I start... When I had Ava I was utterly terrified of teething, I kept waiting for the ball to drop and the teething nightmare to begin... ... VIEW POST
Fall Blog Update and Exciting new Changes
September is an exciting month, It's Sophie's birthday, I'm still denying she will be a toddler because it seems like I just peed on that stick. September marks the 6 month mark this little blog of mine has been up for, and oh what an exciting 6 months it's been. It is also the ... VIEW POST
Look Who’s Walking with Freshly Picked
Look who's walking. I can now say that we are officially WALKING into the fall season, no pun intended. Although I was not so secretly hoping that my second baby was going to be in no rush to be on the move, I must admit that walking is such an exciting milestone. It means I can spend ma money on ... VIEW POST