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Exciting Unveiling at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

The new and fabulous Canada Science and Technology Museum is less than a month away from opening, and my family is pretty excited. We love Ottawa’s network of fabulous museums, and they are particularly useful during the winter months when we are looking for more indoor activities. So…

Keep Your Family Healthy with the Help of CANImmunize

I recently reviewed the app Jiffy on Demand, you can read that post here. It is a super handy app for busy moms and dads, and it got me thinking about other apps out there that make a parent’s life easier. We all need help right? So when…

Feeling Challenged and Inspired with The Dailey Method

I am half way through a 30 day blogger challenge with The Dailey Method, and I can tell you I am already feeling a difference. As I sit here writing, I am constantly trying to keep my deep core engaged, my back long, and my shoulders back. Back in January…

Sundays at the Museum Are Made for Families

It’s no secret how fabulous Ottawa’s many museums are. I’ve already documented my love for a few of them – The Museum of Nature and the Aviation and Space Museum, and I will get around to posting about all the others at some point…

The Best Places in Ottawa to Let the Kids Run Wild

Winter is officially here, and it’s starting to get downright frigid outside. I love getting the kids outside to enjoy the snow and winter activities, but sometimes it’s  just too much work to get them all bundled up only to have them crying 15 minutes later…

An Old Fashioned Christmas in Cumberland

It’s a holiday scene from a much simpler time. White lights, a horse drawn wagon, carollers singing and telegraph messages to Santa are just some of what the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum has to offer at Christmas. So Close, and Yet So Far My family and I attended…

Photos With Santa: A Rite of Passage

Year after year we do it to our kids, heck, our parents did it to us. Now it’s that time of year again…time for photos with Santa. Last year my daughter (then 8 months old) was traumatized by sitting on Santa’s knee. My son…