I honestly love Elf On The Shelf. I love watching my daughters face light up the moment she realizes where her elves are. I love how genuinely happy these silly elves make them. The look of aw and magic on my daughters little faces makes the holidays even more special. To make it even more [...]
10 Tips for a Foolproof Bedtime Routine
Bedtime in our home is absolutely sacred to ensure that our girls are getting the right amount of sleep they need to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to play and learn. After all, sleep has a significant impact on our mental, emotional, and physical well- being. We have had the same bedtime routine for [...]
Mommy & A’s Healthy Granola Recipe
Aleia & I have been making our own granola for 3 years now & she absolutely loves it. She loves getting all the ingredients, mixing everything up & baking it. More importantly she enjoys the finish products for weeks & it has become her favourite snack on top of Greek yogurt. Plus this recipe is [...]
Aleia’s 4th Birthday: Magical Frozen 2 Party
How on Earth is my little girl FOUR!? This year for sweet Aleia's birthday party she wanted to have a Frozen 2 themed party and as always I was super excited to plan it out. Party Decor When I start planning a party the first thing I decide on are the colour themes, I feel like [...]
Mini Family Getaway featuring The Westin Seattle
This year marks our 5th year living in the West Coast! It's really hard to believe that it has been that long since B and I packed our whole lives in a U-Haul moving truck, our camper and 2 vehicles and moved to the Pacific Northwest leaving our friends and family behind to start our [...]
Cold & Flu Season With Young Kids
Cold & Flu Season Cold & Flu season, by far the most dreaded season of them all, especially for MOMS. Now that Aleia goes to preschool & has more access to germs I have been taking extra precautionary measures trying to avoid our whole household from getting sick, especially the baby! Because, seriously, nothing is [...]
Baby Holiday Gift Ideas (6 months+)
It's always so much fun finding toys and activities for babies and toddlers. Below are my favourite toys for babies 6 months and up. 1.) Baby Block Walker by Tender Leaf Toys Now that Lala is starting to get mobile I'm looking forward to watching her first steps with this super cute classic baby walker [...]
Preschool Holiday Gift Ideas
Thinking of gift ideas for our littles can be so overwhelming with so many different toys to choose from. Below I listed the toys I picked out for Aleia this year. Below are some of my absolute favourite shops and brands, suited for children 3 and up. 1. Dovetail House by Tender leaf toys This [...]
Yay For The Holidays!
It's hard to believe how fast the year has gone by and how this Christmas we are celebrating as a family of 4! With two littles around, all their activities along with being busy with work, my goal this holiday season is to get things done early as well as be super organized so I'm [...]
Dear Postpartum Body, thank you.
For years before having my girls I spent many mornings at 6 am going to bootcamp, hot yoga & running 4km atleast 3x a week.. yet I was never fully satisfied with my body. There was always “something” that could be better. My thighs could be smaller, my arms... yaddaa yadaaa. Fast forward to having [...]
