Have you ever felt like a certain place was home, even though you have never lived there in your life? Some of you will know what I mean and others, well you may think I am a little nutty. 😉 I came to Boston for the first time when I was 17. I was fortunate... Continue Reading →
Winter always feels so long, so I am always happy for March Break to arrive! I love the lighter nights and it is great to have a week with the kids! We started our week with a trip to the city. We wanted to get back to the Discovery Centre and explore a little more.... Continue Reading →
This past weekend we celebrated Ella's 11th Birthday a week early! She has been counting down to this, as she just loves her birthday and celebrating with friends. She wanted to start her party here at the house and then after cupcakes and presents we would head to the theatre to see Lego Batman! A... Continue Reading →
It has been about 7 weeks since Christmas Break when we decided to take the kids with a couple of other families for an overnight in the city. We all had such a great time that we decided we needed to do this again on our next long weekend! And Family weekend couldn't have been... Continue Reading →
Being a large family that is addicted to travel and outings we find ourselves always looking for a better price or a deal of some kind. I am not sure where GroupOn was hiding most of my parenting life, but I only discovered it about 3 years or so ago. Since then it is the... Continue Reading →
For Christmas this year, we decided to give a few different types of gifts. The girls and I are excited that we will be heading to see the Total Package Tour (NKOTB) in July and Noah & Sandy will be going to see the Harlem Globetrotters in April. We also decided on a little getaway... Continue Reading →
Christmas is definitely my favorite season! I love all of the extra family time we have together, the giving, crafts, treats, shopping dates, visits and fun. Our church has some wonderful traditions as well that we get to be a part of to focus on the real reason for the season! If we could have... Continue Reading →
Most of you know I love my reality TV. I know a lot of it is not great TV but there has always been something about it that draws me in. I love that ordinary people in a lot of cases are given an entirely different opportunity in life! And for me, watching that unfold... Continue Reading →
This past month has truly been wonderful! Some days were very busy as we tried to fit in our advent with our already very busy routine. The kids seemed to have a lot on the go this month, but we made sure that we made time for our advent. During the last week or so,... Continue Reading →
We are almost halfway through December and it is hard to believe how fast the month has gone by! This week our advent gave us some family time together focusing on what is important and as well a few more giving moments for our family! We attended our church's live Drive Through Nativity! Our children... Continue Reading →
All year round we really try to give our children a good money sense and an understanding of what sorts of demands they will have as an adult without overwhelming them now. They have chore charts and allowances and all of them have saved their money at various times for things that they want to... Continue Reading →
Every weekend leading up to Christmas seems to be busy for our family. Always lots of fun to be had and I love all of the Christmas events this time of year. Today was a day for us to run a few errands and enjoy some Christmas season things! We dropped Noah & Sandy off... Continue Reading →
I Dream of Summer 