Jill Footz

It’s the video I can’t stop watching. My husband had the camera rolling as our daughter zipped down the bunny hill at Snow Valley Ski Club. First, she sticks her tongue out as she gets up to speed, then she turns and grins right ...Read More

Playhouses, an indoor playground and even indoor sports come together in a pretty wild way in the brand new family-friendly playzone known as the Grizzly Cubs Den! When we walked in, my kids spotted the little run cars (complete with fuel pumps!) and made ...Read More

We’re down to single digits people. That’s right, just a handful of days until Christmas is here. Are you panic shopping like I am? I’m down to the wire on gifts, wrapping and just about everything else this year… but I’m also trying a ...Read More

I distinctly remember the night. My daughters had just turned 2. We were at a Christmas party and Santa was there with a small present for each child. We waited patiently to see him at our assigned time. My daughters expressed all the excitement ...Read More

“Mom, I want to come with you to the Acreage of Fun” my almost-four-year-old daughter said to me at breakfast. Notice she didn’t say the Spooktacular Acreage of Fun. I may have deliberately omitted a few minor details in my enthusiastic dialogues of the ...Read More

I am the product of a very sports-crazed family. There’s a photo of me, just a few days old, watching the World Series with my dad; 1988 launched for me a love affair with the Olympics that continues to this day; and I was ...Read More

“Mommy! It’s Halloween!” It’s not – it’s actually September 7 – but one peek inside the gates of Calaway Park, near Calgary, tells a very different tale. The park is decked out with fall decor, spiders, witches, monsters and dozens and dozens of skeletons ...Read More