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Summer is still officially a few weeks away, but the summer temperatures have arrived and the warm weather has me looking ahead to everything I want to do with the family over the next few months. There are so many fun places to visit with the family in and around…
There is something about baseball season getting underway that just makes it feel like summer is right around the corner. The longer days, with the warm, sunny evenings just make it so wonderful to get out and watch the game. My son Lucas just started playing t-ball this year…
As a child I played with them, and as a parent I step on them. We all have our own memories of growing up, and watching our children grow up with LEGO. But I have NEVER seen LEGO like this before (and I have visited the super cool LEGO store…
May is one of my favourite months, if not my MOST favourite month, of the year. It always seems like May is the month that spring truly arrives in Ottawa, and we can finally put away the winter coats and mitts with confidence. Ottawa’s annual Tulip Festival is…
When I started this blog it was with the purpose of sharing some of the adventures my kids and I have here in Ottawa. I had no idea how much it would grow and connect me with my new community. We have been living in Ottawa for almost four years…
For those of you who know a little bit about me, you probably know volleyball is a huge part of my life. For many years it was my main passion, as well as my job – playing for the Canadian Women’s National Team and playing professionally in Europe…
My two kids are both March babies – with their birthdays landing just a week apart. I admit. This year, those birthdays really snuck up on me! How are Rowan and Lucas 3 and 5 years old already? The thought of planning two birthday parties back to back seemed especially…
The Easter long weekend is just around the corner and I am looking forward to some fun time with the kids – particularly taking part in a good egg hunt or two. I’m just really hoping it starts looking like spring outside soon and we don’t…
Winterlude has come and gone and it looks like the frigid winter temperatures are (hopefully) behind us. I have to admit, I’m currently out in Vancouver enjoying some family time on the west coast (temperatures here are currently colder than in Ottawa!!?). But, when we return to Ottawa…
When the weather turns wintery, our family hits up one of Ottawa’s many wonderful museums. We have a number of different memberships because the museums offer such fabulous spaces to take the kids when the temperatures are too frigid for outdoor play (which we’ve seen a…
