Everyone loves Harry Potter. My kids have just started on the books as they are on the young side, but LOVE the movies. Needless to say, THEY think this is a great idea. Prior to the anticipated release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Cineplex Entertainment is going to show all […]
Sentimental Journey
I have LOADS of more businessy bloggy things to take care of, but tomorrow my boy is NINE! 9 NINE YEARS OLD! How can that be!? Where did the time go!!!?? And you know, he drives me around the bend. He can make my blood pressure go from zero to sixty in seconds flat. But […]
iVillage CANADA and the Passion Project
I gotta admit that some great information, giveways and review opportunities have been streaming through my inbox and I have not had the time to focus on them. This one had caught my interest and then I kept getting busy and distracted. It is REALLY easy to distract me. However…..I think I did come through […]
Judy Moody and the (NOT) Bummer Summer
These are the types of movies my daughter loves, and I have seen her bring home the books too by Megan McDonald. These are also the types of movies that parents can enjoy watching with their kids….thank goodness! “Judy Moody (Jordana Beatty) is about to begin what she believes will be the best summer ever. But […]
Expanding Worlds
As your kids hit school age, you start to really see them for the people they are and who they will be. You also fret a lot. You worry about them making friends, fitting in, doing well at school, the list goes on. When the kids get through kindergarten their world starts to separate more […]
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
I can’t get that song out of my head. Let me stop for a minute and say that a vacation with MY kids isn’t really a vacation….not that they are miserable or awful, I love them dearly. But they are exhausting. Tara especially. But gosh darn it, Disney Cruise Lines work really really hard at […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
On the first day of the cruise we had a life boat and muster drill. The kids were very excited by this. They were even more intrigued when I told them that later their would be a ‘How to resist a pirate boarding party drill.’ I explained that this involved basic sword fighting, rope swinging […]
The Adventure Begins
Tis the night before our big adventure. We haven’t traveled much as a family. Tara was not around for our Disneyland vacation and since then it has mostly been small trips over to the island. Packing for this thing was a tad monumental. Mainly because we are going somewhere where it will be a […]
Mothers Day Idea from Michael Ford Photography
Michael Ford Photography is a local photography studio in Vancouver specializing in family portraits, headshots and grad photos. For Mothers Day, they are offering a great package for $99. This includes a 45 minute session, an 8 x10 print valued at $85, up to 25 proof images and up to 5 Facebook images. The package is […]







