Here's another G-Girl travel vlog. We took this video on the Via Rail train on our ride home after spending the day at Canada's Wonderland. Check out the rest of the Maple Leaf Mommy Summer of Awesome: Guide to Summertime Fun in Ontario Disclosure: We were invited to attend an event day for bloggers at Canada's Wonderland. As always my words and opinions are … [Read more...]
Staying at Blue Mountain: Through a Kid’s Eyes
As part of our Summer of Awesome guide to summertime fun in Ontario, I'm trying out something a bit different and letting G-Girl do a little vlogging. Here's her thoughts on our stay at Blue Mountain Resort. Check out the rest of the Maple Leaf Mommy Summer of Awesome: Guide to Summertime Fun in Ontario … [Read more...]
A Girl and Her Monster
Beaver Tails
G-Girl finishing off a chocolaty Beaver Tail in the plaza at Blue Mountain. So what do you think about this messy Canadian treat? For tourists only? Or do you indulge in them too? … [Read more...]
The one in which my kids love each other, sort of.
Lately right after having done something horrid Rocket will look at you and say, "But you still love me, right?" or often to her sister she will say, "But we still friends!". Today Rainbow looked at her and said, "No, we are not friends. I'm not your friend I'm your Sister." and I thought to myself, "Oh goodness, this isn't going to go well". Rocket insisted "I is your … [Read more...]
Pride, Pinecone, Park
My Little Kitchen Helper
My little kitchen helper, working with her dad to make a ricotta spinach and mint terrine. Yum. … [Read more...]
Rainbow Eats the World
I posted this as Day 1 of the Month of Mom challenge. It's one of my favourite photos of Rainbow as a wee babe. My happy girl looks like she wants to either take over the world, or eat EVERYthing, or maybe a little of both. … [Read more...]
Time Warp Cutie
My mom has been on a spring cleaning rampage. Every time I talk to her she's off to drop off more bags at the Good Will. The other day she stumbled upon my Dad's old digital camera, and sitting on the memory card were a bunch of photos of me and one very little Rainbow. I'm guessing my big kid is about six months old in these photos. Brought a smile to my face. … [Read more...]
On Five Year Old Logic and Lava Raisins
Yesterday I walked into my front room to find an upside down yellow plastic bowl and about three cups worth of raisins spread over the front room floor. I was none too impressed but I decided to keep my cool, not freak over the fact that Rainbow had helped herself to an overabundance of raisins, and instead just asked her to clean the mess up. The discussion went a bit like … [Read more...]
P is for… Perfectly Pink!
I am not even going to get into my own mixed feelings towards the colour pink (think petulant and pessimistic). Nope, today it's all about Rainbow. She who would be perfectly happy covered head to toe in pink. She who is constantly pushing. Pushing her boundaries, pushing my buttons. Here she is in her pink backpack on a perfect spring day insisting that she lead the way to … [Read more...]
O is for… Once Upon a Time in the Land of Oz!
Of course "O" is for Oz, in this household how could it be anything else? I think most of you are already well aware of how much Rainbow and I love the original Oz books. Reading a chapter from "Dorothy-Toto" has been part of our nightly bedtime routine for well over two years now. Since L. Frank Baum's Oz stories were written over 100 years … [Read more...]
This Kid is Ready to Garden
Birthday Cake Panic, Baking with my little Cake Boss….
I have never made a birthday cake. Ok, technically that's not 100% true. My mom loves to tell the story about how I made her a birthday cake by mixing flour and other various substances in a pile on the kitchen floor when I was about G-Girl's age. But since becoming a mom myself I've managed to get through five birthdays with the big kid, and two with the little one, all with … [Read more...]
G is for… Goofball
How could G be for anything other then my groovy gifted gentle and generous G-Girl. And goofy... did I mention goofy? Let me express my gratitude; how glad I'll be to see all the grand G posts you gifted folk generously share on this weeks ABC Friday linky. … [Read more...]