I often worry that my children are growing up in an entitled world, not realizing how fortunate they are. Like any nurturing parent, I want my kids to grow up to be caring and compassionate human beings, but figuring out how to teach those values to young kids can be a daunting task. We want the kids to […]
One of the early decisions we made during our pregnancy with the Little Monkey regarded her schooling. You may recall that we had both kids baptised in Toronto and while I should be ashamed to admit it, one of the reasons was so that they could get into a Catholic school in Ontario. Of course the hubs and I […]
I don’t know about you but when I go grocery shopping it’s always a confusing mad dash through the store. Living in downtown Toronto we try to go grocery shopping at least once a week and usually both the hubs and I tend to do the grocery run together. Yes, both kids also join us so […]
We have news!! After many years of nagging the hubs, he’s finally giving in to my crazy idea of leaving Toronto! Don’t worry though, we’re only going away for six months. We have discovered that we really do love this city of ours and truth be told, we’re struggling to find comparable cities where we […]
Last week, the hubs shared his tips on how we’re saving up for Little Monkey and Baby Boy’s higher education, and while the hubs definitely manages most of the finances, I can’t help but share my own views as we lead into Education Savings Week. One of the first things we did ( I kid you not!) […]
Not long after our first child was born (Little Monkey), we began to think about her education. Leading up to the birth, we had been taking steps to ensure her health and happiness, including an investment in Cord Blood storage, and now that she had entered our world, we began to focus on our long term […]
We’ve shared our dilemmas around extra-curricular activities recently and as you may recall, time is an important criteria when it comes to choosing the right activities for our kids. When AquaMobile Swim School invited us to test out their services, I was very curious. Swim instructors coming to our condo seemed like the perfect way […]
We’ve been talking about extracurricular activities on the blog lately, and I think it’s because soon-to-be-5 Little Monkey is expressing a desire to learn and experiment with new things. Our house is filled with music on a daily basis, either because the hubs has one of his albums playing or because Little Monkey and Baby Boy are […]
A few months ago, our family visited the MaRS Innovation Centre for an open house. The evening event featured displays from a number of the exciting start-ups operating within Toronto’s burgeoning entrepreneurial scene. We arrived and were quickly pulled into the future, immediately discovering teaBOT, a remarkable device that produces thousands of possible tea blends […]
I can’t believe the new school year starts in a few weeks!!! We struggled to find the right summer camp to put Little Monkey in this summer and only last week did we slot her in a two week acting class at Ryerson. Figuring out which activities to enroll kids in is tough because there […]
