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A Visit to See “The Hidden Life of Ants” @ Canadian Museum of Nature 23 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
We make regular visits to the Canadian Museum of Nature here in our home town of Ottawa. It’s a fantastic place for both adults and kids (although I admit to being sick to death of the dinosaur sectio...
Wordless Wednesday: Box of Cuteness Arrives! 21 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
Who needs cute kitten pics when you can have cute baby chicks, right? My girlfriend is going to be caring for these 50 babies for the next little while. Needless to say, the kids were thrilled to see ...
Northwest Territories: Five Spectacular Things I Will Never Forget 19 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
Our recent trip to Canada’s Northwest Territories is now seared into my soul. It was an amazing experience that is but a memory as I’ve returned to a life of unloading the dishwasher, getting laundry ...
Books for Tweens: Wonder by R.J. Palacio 16 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
Have you ever been with your children and cringed at how they reacted to someone on the street? I have. The other day my 5-year-old son and I were walking down the sidewalk and a man walked by. I didn...
Wordless Wednesday: Cast, Reel, Repeat. 14 Aug 2013 | 08:27 am
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Great Bear River Canoe Trip: I Opened That Door Again 13 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
In yesterday’s post, I told you about my hardest day on the trip. Today, I can tell you with a smile on my face that that day is but a distant memory. In fact, at one point in that post, I had compare...
Great Bear River Canoe Trip: The First Day was Hard. Real Hard. 12 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
This post will be one a several that will share my experiences on a recent trip to the Northwest Territories. In this post, I answer readers who asked questions such as: “I want to know the low-lights...
Back from Great Bear River Canoe Trip! 7 Aug 2013 | 10:33 pm
We’re back! And what an experience it was! So, first of all, where in the world were we? Our canoe trek with Canoe North Adventures started on Great Bear Lake, at the mouth of Great Bear River. You c...
Downtown New York City with Kids (Part 2 of 2 of NYC with Kids) 5 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
In Part 1, Sarah shared so many awesome things to do with kids in Midtown New York City with kids that I’m not sure I’d ever even make it out to Downtown! But all that means is that I would need to sc...
Midtown New York City with Kids (Part 1 of 2 on NYC with Kids) 2 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
I really admire people who not only manage to travel with their kids but to do it on a reasonable budget (because let’s be real, it’s easy to do amazing vacations if money is no option!). Sarah is jus...