Did you know your kid's car seat has an expiry date on it? Car seat usage sure has changed over the years. Kids need to be in a car seat or a booster for eight to twelve years, a.k.a. approximately forever, now-a-days. When I was a kid car seats were strictly for infants, and once you moved out of the baby seat you were free to roam the vehicle, seat belts sometimes optional. … [Read more...]
New Robot Adorableness from Fisher Price: Bright Beats Dance and Move BeatBo {#PlayAdvocate Giveaway}
Check out this adorable new robot toy from Fisher Price: Bright Beats Dance and Move BeatBo. Fisher Price never fails to surprise and delight, Is this not the cutest toy ever? It's designed for infants ages 9-36 months. If my girls were a little younger this would be a Must Have for under the tree this year. (As it stands the 5 year old caught sight of this little fellow … [Read more...]
Read the Instructions First, Go Anywhere Booster Seat Review
I was so excited to review the Go Anywhere Booster Seat. This being my fifth child I have always seen a need for a portable high chair option and never have I found anything convenient enough or portable enough. I was also pretty excited because we are moving soon and the thought of ridding ourselves of that big bulky high chair was glorious! I opened up the package hooked … [Read more...]
Big Changes to EVERYTHING Pampers, But What Exactly Did They Change??
If you've been reading this blog for a while, you may have noticed by now that I am a not what you would call your typical girly girl, but rather a bit of a geek. So maybe you won't be too surprised when I tell you that I attended a Pampers P&G Mom event and got completely geeked out over the science behind the diapers. The theme was for Pampers to offer the P&G Moms a … [Read more...]
Rites of Passage for a Two Year Old
There are so many small everyday sort of things we do which can be to our kids big life defining moments. As of her fifth birthday, we started giving Rainbow an allowance. A little while ago our local comic book shop was having an anniversary sale, 50% off graphic novels. We let her use her allowance to pick up the Marvel Classics version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This … [Read more...]
Lilikin & Friends, Unique and Adorable Dolls {Review}
This is Lilikin (smushed and in hiding) and his friends Eleven and Mollycoddle. They are adorable and much loved! So I've finally figured out the trick to getting my kids to name their toys, apparently all I need to do is insist they already have a name. Lilikin a.k.a. MyMojoDoll or MyMojoCat, not to be confused with the real live … [Read more...]
Oh, how I hate potty training! and where has my memory gone??
I hate, hate, hate, potty training. I detest it. I remember what an intensely lousy time we had with training girl #1. Or at least I thought I remembered. Here I am trying to start potty training girl #2, and I suddenly realize there are huge gaps in my memory. I’m a bit shocked to find I don’t actually have a clue where to start. I don’t remember when we began potty training … [Read more...]
Weeeeeeeee!!
When you're two this is a roller coaster. … [Read more...]
From One Ant Extreme to the Other
It's springtime and our yearly ant invasion is in full stream. Since we first moved into this house six years ago, each and every spring we get giant creepy carpenter ants invading our house. Each year I put out ant traps and bay leaves, and they disappear. Only to return again next year. I will admit, the first year it sort of freaked me out, but now I've gotten used to … [Read more...]
Baby Gourmet’s New Protein Purées; Healthy, Yummy & Versatile
I think you all know by now how much I love Baby Gourmet. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, let me tell you... This all-Canadian organic baby food is YUMMY Stuff. As a mom I feel good about giving Baby Gourmet to my kids. It's all organic, with no fillers, no artificial ingredients, no added sugar or salt, and it tastes good enough that I want to eat it myself. … [Read more...]
Deux Par Deux dresses for Little Girls
The Decaf Plush dress I bought off of Jilly bo Billy Boutique last year has been one of my all time favourite outfits for Rocket (you can see my previous review here). I was so sad when I had to set this dress aside as she outgrew it. I just had to find something equally cool to replace it. Something bright and colourful, like my little one's personality. Something special for … [Read more...]
Twelve Tips for Eating Out With Young Children
We eat out. Often. On average we eat out as a family at least once or twice a week. We eat out at a wide variety of places, from sports bars, and diners to fancy Italian restaurants. We don't tend to eat at big chain restaurants. We take our kids to the same places we enjoyed eating before becoming parents, and this doesn't usually involve balloons, candy or clowns. What I'm … [Read more...]
Kelloggs Cereals, Not Just For Breakfast….
Kelloggs sent me a giant box full of happy-fun. Well, okay, so it was really full of cereal, and bowls, and a t-shirt.... but I found it pretty exciting, and so did my girls. I opened the box, they saw boxes of cereal and they went crazy begging me to eat some right now (Yes, even the little one -- she was signing "eat" and "please" while saying, "Cereal, num … [Read more...]
Buried in a good book (or thirty).
Pampers Cruisers, New & Improved?
A little over a month back now, I opened up a new pack of Pampers and went to change my daughter's diaper. In the middle of fighting my change-resistant squirmer, I suddenly noticed something was "wrong" with the diaper. It looked different. It felt different. Had I bought the wrong type? Being that I was holding down a cranky, wiggly toddler at the time I just tossed the … [Read more...]