Family Travel: Seattle Day 1

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This year, for Father’s Day weekend, we took a trip down to Seattle. Three and a half years ago, when our eldest just turned one, we attempted the same trip.  To say it was a disaster would be an understatement. Imagine a baby screaming for the entire 2.5 hour drive, refusing to sleep, massive vomit [...]

Las Vegas Recharge: Betting on Us

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Of all the things we learned when we took prenatal classes many years ago, very few things have stuck. The prenatal class instructor was a lovely mother of 4 named Kathy and one thing that she stressed which resonated with us was the importance of keeping our relationship healthy. She said that the best gift [...]

Family Travel: The Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego

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Ranked one of Parents Magazine’s “10 Best Beach Resorts for Families” we knew we’d be in good hands at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort during our family vacation in San Diego. The Loews Coronado is situated between the Pacific Ocean and Coronado Bay on its own little 15 acre island with a bridge connecting it [...]

Family Travel: Museum of Flight in Seattle

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Last weekend our family went camping in Washington State, in a lovely spot, close to the ocean, close to the outlet malls and in the middle of beautiful lush forest. Problem was that the sun played peekaboo with the rain making that lush forest damp and dark. That’s when we realized we were less than [...]

Terrific Tofino!

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We started our Spring Break with a get-away to Tofino.  If you have never visited you should definitely add Tofino to your bucket list!  A ferry ride and 3 hour drive across Vancouver Island transports you through some of BC’s most breath-taking scenery.  Flanked by the towns of Tofino and Ucluelet, a great section of [...]

Free Skiing for Grades 4 & 5 with SnowPass

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The Canadian Ski Council’s 2012-2013 SnowPass is now available for kids in Grade 4 & 5 which gets you three free days of skiing or snowboarding at every participating ski area across Canada. Requirements – kids need to be 9 or 10 years old (born in 2002 or 2003) and living in Canada. Visit www.snowpass.ca [...]

Free Skiing for Kids in Grade Two

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If your child is in Grade 2 (or born in 2005) they are eligible to receive a free (plus administration free) Grade 2 FunPass™. Since 2003, Husky has partnered with the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) and Lake Louise Ski Area to provide all Grade 2 students in Western Canada the opportunity to ski or [...]

Disneyland Diaries Day 4: Disney’s New Cars Land at California Adventure Park

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Finally! After many months of eager anticipation, we finally got to experience the brand new Cars Land addition to Disney’s California Adventure Park. Cars Land has been kept under wraps during its 5 years of planning, imagineering and construction. This adventure was a bit of a dream come true for us. The original Cars movie [...]

Disneyland Diaries Day 3: A Red Carpet Affair at Cars Land

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Leading up to the Grand Opening of Cars Land at Disneyland, there was a huge party to celebrate the completion of this amazing new addition in Disney’s California Adventure Park. Disney never does anything halfway. Movie stars, musicians, and television stars graced the red carpet kicking off the premier party. Here are some the photos [...]

Disneyland Diaries Day 2: The Jedi Training Academy

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    “The Force is strong with this one.” Darth Vader – Star Wars The Jedi Training Academy experience was one of the highlights of our trip to Disneyland for my six year old son. He is a huge Star Wars fan and owns at least six different lightsabers of all different colours and sizes. We [...]