Meet the Ladies Behind Compassionate Connections Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely ladies of Compassionate Connections. Gina, Mylan, and Kayla run Compassionate Connections and help families in need in the Spruce Grove area. They operate solely on donated items…
Read More...It’s Time for a Date Night!
In between raising our daughter, working our full time jobs, and fitting in our hobbies (hockey and woodworking for my hubby, modern mama for me), my husband and I usually touch base at the very end of the day. Once Olivia is asleep we usually…
Read More...Family Events on the North Shore this Weekend (Sept 12-14, 2014)
FAMILY EVENTS ON THE NORTH SHORE THIS WEEKEND (Sept 12-14, 2014) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th Friday Night Market at the Shipyards (5 – 10 pm) (FREE) Location: Shipbuilder’s Square at the foot of Lonsdale, North Van Details: The popular Friday night market is back! Each week you can…
Read More...Five on a Friday!
Hi Mamas! Well Hottest Tot Products is less then a week away and I am terrible at multitasking. I am basically living and breathing Hottest Tot Products right now! Ha ha. So my weekly “Around Town” post has been hijacked and will return next week!…
Read More...Around Toronto Top 5
September has arrived and with it the cool days of Fall welcome us. I’m actually quite excited for Fall to come, I love the season change as I know it means bringing out our coats and boots and the occassional fire to warm things up….
Read More...Bucket List Update
Well mamas, I finally made it to one activity on my summer bucket list! Before the snows early arrival yesterday, my family and I made a trip to Downtown Edmonton to ride the High Level Bridge Streetcar. For $5 you get a round trip…
Read More...Family Events on the North Shore this Weekend (Sept 5-7, 2014)
FAMILY EVENTS ON THE NORTH SHORE THIS WEEKEND (Sept 5-7, 2014) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th Sidewalk Sale at Lonsdale Quay (10 am – 7 pm) (FREE) Location: 123 Carrie Cates Court Retail Level (2nd floor), North Van Details: The Sidewalk Sale is back! Come out for…
Read More...{GIVEAWAY ALERT!} Win a Jump Gymnastics Birthday Party at the new North Vancouver location!
Jump Gymnastics is coming to North Van! As a North Shore mama of two active little girls, I’m especially thrilled for Jump to be expanding into our neighbourhood. Our 4YO and her best friend are already registered for classes starting in a few weeks, and…
Read More...SG/SP Mama: Kristin Goertzen
My Modern Mama Icon…aka Connie Peters aka THEE Modern Mama has started a new blog post that I absolutely love! “How Does She Do It” features both celebrity and your next-door-neighbour type moms and gives us readers a glimpse into their everyday lives. As a…
Read More...$1000 in Giveaways for Fan Celebration!
Welcome to our Fan Celebration event! In 2013, our 5000 Facebook Fan Celebration took place in August, so we thought we should follow it up with an annual celebration! This week we’re celebrating YOU – our readers, followers, Facebook Fans, Instagram viewers, Pinterest pinners, and…
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