Disclaimer :: We received this ultimate cozy corner GARDEN PLAYHOUSE from Coco Village for review. All opinions are our own. With the Christmas Holidays just around the corner, my little homeschoolers seem to have already checked out. Between the changing seasons, chilly weather, and their natural inclination to staying in their fuzzy jammies for the […]
BACK TO THE FUTURE :: FAM-O-WEEN 2021
Back to the Future, with the Balinos, FAM-O-WEEN/ Halloween 2021It’s 2021 and, well… not much has changed as far as the worries and uncertainties of 2020. Yes, we have since been fortunate to be offered vaccines and hope for a new day – but life has yet to be back to how it once was, […]
Family Halloween Compilation 2021 :: FAM-O-WEEN
George and I have never been much into the costume world ourselves, but ever since Smallie, Smallie 2.0 (and the furry smallie siblings that preceded them) came into our lives, we can’t imagine a Halloween without fully immersing ourselves… as a family. Or what has eventually evolved into what we like to call, Fam-o-ween. Along the […]
Back To Homeschool, Hello Preschool
Here we are – it’s back to homeschool 2021/2022. The reaction to this decision has been relatively divided – understandably so. Why on earth would I go back to the craziness that was 2020? The truth is – though it was a bumpy year, in more ways than one, we finally found our footing. We […]
Overparenting in Front of Others
Are you overparenting in front of others? Do you find you change the way you parent your child(ren) in front of others? Do you adjust your tone to satisfy what you believe is the expectation of how a parent “should” be with their kids – especially when they “misbehave”? In other words, do you find […]
Why Mama Needs Her Sass Back
Darling – I need my SASS back…Once upon a time, I was a big city girl, chasing her big city dreams. Refusing to let anything or anyone stand in my way, I found myself immersed in the glamour of Hollywood, working in TV & Film, Music, Beauty, and eventually transitioning into the world of Kid’s […]
The Addams Family FAM-O-WEEN with the Balinos
Happy FAM-O-WEEN from The Addams Family … errr…. I mean, THE BALINO FAMILY! Anyone who has followed our Fam-O-Ween themes since 2011 knows that we try to find a family Halloween Costume theme that reflects how our year is going. Well.. let’s talk about the year in question… 2020. (Need I say more? Sigh.) What a weird […]
Choosing to Homeschool :: BTS Fall 2020/21
Happy September! Happy Back to school! And you read it right… we are choosing to homeschool! Was it an option? Absolutely! Was it an easy one? Absolutely… NOT. I think I spent more time humming and hawing about whether I was going to homeschool Little Mama or not, than actually planning her homeschool year. And […]
Pretend Play with the Coco Village Mini Market
Disclaimer :: We received the Coco Village Wooden Mini Market pretend play set for review. All opinions are our own. Our little ones haven’t spent much time at the supermarket lately for obvious reasons, so we decided we’d give them a little dose of market life in the comfort of their own home. A Wooden Mini […]
Santa Claus Theme Treats for Christmas :: The Gift of Giving
Santa Claus theme treats, Balino-style… in full effect! 2018 had proven to be a year of abundant gifts and blessings for our family. If you’ve been following our journey – you will have already been informed one way or another, that after 5 long and painful years, we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy. On […]
Peter Pan and The Lost Balinos :: FAM-O-WEEN 2019
Peter Pan and The Lost Balinos :: Fam-O-Ween 2019 Lately, I’ve been looking at my kids who are growing at lightening speed and thinking to myself… SLOW DOWN! Stop growing so fast! It’s mind boggling that Little Mama is now an energetic, lover of all things embarrassing, hilarious little 8 year old, and my Little […]
Pedalheads Summer Bike Camp Level 2 :: #GIVEAWAY
It’s summer time and you know what that means! Pedalheads Summer Bike Camp ensues! We like to take these next couple months to really hone into Little Mama’s biking and safety skills, now that school is on break. Last year, we had the world’s toughest time teaching her to ride a two wheeler. It was […]
Keeping Active With Springfree Trampoline :: #GIVEAWAY (Greater Victoria through Duncan, BC only)
Now that school is out, and our summer bucket lists are in full swing, we have been scratching our heads trying to figure out how we were going to make this summer different for our little ones. When our Springfree Trampoline made its way to our backyard, it was pretty much the answer to our […]
Our Little Rainbow’s First Birthday :: Macaron Smash
Our little Rainbow’s first birthday is today, and we cannot believe it’s been over a year since *this happened…. But before that, this happened… And then THIS happened… It had just been revealed – we’re having a baby boy! My Little Mama has been waiting (im)patiently for her tea party partner to come join her at the enchanted […]
The 16 Essentials for throwing a Kid’s Rockstar Party :: Thanks to Cricut
Throwing a kid’s rockstar party is no joke. It takes a lot of little details to fine “tune” such an undertaking. Especially when the rockstar is your 8-year-old-rock-lovin’-heavy-metallin’-daughter. One who loves powdered pink, no less. There are some fun essentials every Mama or party planning parent of a rockstar kiddo needs to get the party […]
11 Perks of Having a Wide Age Gap Between Siblings
It’s National Siblings Day and we are celebrating in coordinating outfits and coordinating smiles … Well… “ish”… The benefits of having a wide age gap between siblings has been something we have been weighing out since the day I found out I was pregnant for the second time – 6 years ago. With every pregnancy […]
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