Mr. K Turns 8!

Mr. K turned 8 years old earlier in the week. We had a birthday party on the weekend with a few of his friends (nerf fight, pizza and a pinata). On his actual birthday, the 4 of us went to see a movie, and then out to dinner. 

August 27th Monday Madness Giveaway Linky

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Summer Week 8

Week 8 is over, and we are heading into our very last week of Summer vacation. It was our first week with no soccer for the kids, which meant we could actually go out and not have to worry about being home to get ready.

Beach Day!

Summer is almost over, and with soccer taking up so much of our time in July and early August, I wanted to make sure we made the most of the last 2 weeks of summer. We headed to Brockville at the beginning of last week, and I planned a beach day with some friends for later in the week.

Summer Fun Day Trip

This summer has been so busy with camps and soccer, that we didn't really have time to do a lot of fun stuff. We swam, the kids played with friends (Mr. K had a number of nerf fights over the last 8 weeks), there were sleepovers, and lots of time with grandparents.  With school starting back after Labour Day, I wanted to make sure we got in at least one fun day trip.

August 20th Monday Madness Giveaway Linky

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Summer Week 7

Wow - only 2 weeks left of summer vacation for us, and then back to school.  Week 7, the kids were in a multi-sport camp at a local golf club. They did archery, tennis, volleyball, basketball and ball hockey, as well as swimming every day and some other small activities in between.  It is by far one of the best camps they have ever done, and they are super excited and wanting to go back next year as well.

The Boxcar Children - Surprise Island {giveaway}

If your family is a fan of The Boxcar Children, then you won't want to miss the exciting sequel, Surprise Island!  Available for purchase on DVD, Blu ray and Digital download August 7th.

August 13th Monday Madness Giveaway Linky

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Summer Week 6

It's a little difficult for me to believe that we have actually had 6 weeks of summer vacation already. The time just seems to be flying by. Both kids were home with me this week, although Mr. J went for a sleepover at my brothers one night.

Summer 2018 Reading List Update

A few months ago, I wrote about my 2018 reading list - a list of books I was hoping to read before the year finished.  I updated it in February, but then kind of forgot about it - until this week.  The ones that are struck out are the ones that I have read this year.

#BloggersFete Facebook Wrap Up Party

The time has come, and #BloggersFete 2018 is winding down. We will be wrapping up on August 10th at 8pm with a facebook party.  Once again, we have some great sponsors for the event - and lots of prizes up for grabs.

In order to enter to win, you must mark yourself as going to the event, be following the 6 of us bloggers, and complete the mandatory entry.  The party starts at 8pm EST, but you will have until 1159pm EST to complete your entries. Any entries after that time will be void.

I hope you had a lot of fun partying with us over the last week and a bit, and we are looking forward to next years event already.

Check out the Plasmart Watermelon Ball giveaway - it runs until 1159pm EST August 10th, 2018.

Please help us show our sponsors some appreciation, by sharing the sponsor spotlight post on your social media channels. We are always fortunate to have some pretty great brands interested in working with us.

Summer Week 5

Last week Mr. J was in another soccer camp. This one was a representative camp (competitive); he is planning on trying out for rep next season, and this was a good glimpse of what the competition is like.  He really enjoyed it, but was he ever exhausted. There was a huge difference between the two weeks - it was very apparent they worked them much harder.

Welcome To #BloggersFete 2018 #giveaway

Today is the day! The start of #BloggersFete. A few years ago, I joined with a group of Canadian bloggers to throw a big party in celebration of our individual blogs anniversaries. We had so much fun, we decided to make it an annual event.

This is our FOURTH year! A few of the bloggers have changed over the years, but we are all Canadian, and all very appreciative of our readers.