Ocean Concrete opened their gates and allowed us curious outsiders in for their annual open house. This year marked the 15th year the construction company at Granville Island hosted the community event. Despite the inclement weather, everyone had great fun! If you’ve seen the cement trucks decorated as a bunch
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This weekend we took our boys to the Showstopper’s performance of the Little Mermaid.  Our 2 & 4 year olds were so excited to see performers on stage close to their own age.  The Little Mermaid was part of the Disney Jr. performances and featured the talents of local Maple
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On Thursday Vancouver’s Cherry Blossom Festival launched!  Thanks to the beautiful weather over the long weekend, the cherry trees did not disappoint.  Much of Vancouver is decorated with the spectacular blooming trees.  Now if this rain would just stop we could truly enjoy their beauty!  But never fear, the organizing
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We have two favourite haunts in Maple Ridge: Big Feast and Maple Ridge Park.  Every few weeks either my husband or I wake up with the desire for a Big Feast breakfast.  He is keen on the green eggs and ham; I love the spinach eggs benny (with yummy artichoke
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I’d never been to the Capilano Suspension Bridge before but as a kid growing up in Alberta it was one of those “must see” Vancouver attractions that we’d hear about, so when we had out of town guests recently we decided it was time to see the bridge. On a
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On yet another rainy Vancouver weekend my family and I were looking for an interesting, indoor, activity.  Somehow in my 36 years of living in Vancouver/Lower Mainland I had yet to walk through the doors of the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.  I’ve finally righted that wrong.  Such fun! Upon walking
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When adults visit a museum with children, there is a fine line to tread to keep everyone happy. Parents want to see; look at artifacts, read stories and descriptions. Kids on the other hand are doers; they want to touch and feel. The Vancouver Maritime Museum was able to satisfy
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We braved the wind, rain and cold to enjoy FANTASTIC food at Street Food City II.  Our little ones weren’t entirely convinced that eating outside in the inclement weather was the best of ideas.  However, once we piled them with the warm tummy-filling delights they were happy clams! This is
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This morning we took our boys to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC. We have been meaning to take our children out to UBC, as that is where my husband and I met. While the boys found the idea of mom and dad meeting rather funny, they were fascinated by
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Quiet Granville Island. For the majority of weekends that statement is an oxymoron; however, on a rainy Sunday in January we discovered exactly that. We had Granville Island almost entirely to ourselves, what a treat! Now is the time of the year to visit, there are no tourists just Vancouverites
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