Raising an Independent toddler, child, or human for that matter, hasn’t always been part of my M.O as mom. Anyone who knows me well – heck, anyone who’s seen me with anyone’s child, let alone my own, knows that I completely define the meaning of helicopter parent. I am guilty of hovering, following, peeking, checking […]
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 […]
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 […]
A First Birthday Luau for our Rainbow Baby
It all began with this shirt… When our faves from Knuckleheads gifted Little Man his very own button down Hawaiian shirt, we were excited for him to grow into it. But for some reason, we just couldn’t figure out on what occasion he could wear it, in spite of the fact he is in every […]
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 […]
Monochrome Aladdin Inspired Kid’s Bedroom :: A Transformation
A transformation from a gaudy to modern Aladdin inspired kid’s bedroom: With all this talk of Disney’s Aladdin Movie coming out in theatres today, it reminded me of how obsessed my Little Mama has always been with Princess Jasmine. We even had to come up with her very own Aladdin inspired kid’s bedroom. But it […]
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 […]
Vegas, Baby :: FAM-O-WEEN 2018
This year has been a year of all the good stuff – Good luck, great fortune, and even grander blessings. Despite the odds, we took inconceivable risks (pun, intended) to build our family, and with every step taken on this journey, we had no choice but to close our eyes, roll the dice of life, and hope for a […]
DIY Kids Cleopatra and King Tut Halloween Costumes :: Encouraging Kids to Create
“Mommy, we wanna be Cleopatra and King Tut for Halloween”. Sigh. I wasn’t completely convinced that my 7 year old and <gasp> my 4.5 month old understood what this actually entailed. Ever since our local museum featured the beautiful and everso ornate and interactive Egypt: The Time of the Pharoahs display, my Little Mama has been […]
Baptism Day :: Children and Faith
It’s Baptism day and our happy little man in white is more than ready. Raising our children in our faith is something that is especially important to George and I as parents. Whatever they choose as adults is their decision to make, and I will encourage them to explore and educate themselves as they continue on their […]
You Do You :: Back to School Kid Crush USA
You do you. I found myself saying these very words on repeat today, as I brought Smallie to school for her first day of Grade 2. I don’t even really like that catch phrase to be honest. So cliche, but what’s a mom to advise her little girl who spent most of the summer saying she was pretty […]
My Baby’s Growing Up – Kid Crush USA
Ugh. My baby’s growing up. At lightening speed. It’s been an incredible summer spending every waking moment with my family, adjusting to our life as a party of four. And even with my daily dose, I am noticing very quickly how much change is taking place in both my children. Easy to spot the transformation that […]
Pedalheads Bike Camp :: Building Confidence
It was Pedalheads Bike Camp Week. And what a week it was! Let’s rewind a little bit here. This was life before Pedalheads Bike Camp… Hours upon hours, days upon days – George did his best to teach his firstborn all about life without training wheels. Doesn’t look or sound too bad, right? Well… I’m […]
The Balinos aka The Beatles :: FAM-O-WEEN 2017
Oh the Balinos. What will they think of next? This year was one of those last minute scrambles, once again. Every October 30th of virtually every year, since we started our FAM-O-Ween tradition, we promise ourselves “Selves, next year will be better. We will NOT leave our creative brainstorming to the very last minute”. And […]
Building a Healthy Mother Daughter Relationship
Having a daughter has been such a gift. Our mother daughter relationship is so important to me and it’s not something I take lightly. Over the last few years, my Little Mama has become more than just my little sidekick. She’s become the very reason I have chosen to work on myself as mom and as […]
