Many moons ago around the time this blog was born I remember hunting down my own group of moms to hangout with during my maternity leave. I didn’t find what I was looking for so I ended up gathering the moms in my building in downtown Toronto and we hung out at play dates, free […]
As we come to the last month of our trip we’re starting to think about back to school and as you can imagine, one of the things I was never a fan of was the kindergarten lunchbox prep that needs to happen every single day. I’ve always prepped the lunchboxes the night before and it […]
As much as we love travelling and staying in local homes, there are two things I miss dearly. First – friends and family we hang out with regularly. Who knew we were so attached to them? Second – TV watching. Today, in honour of day 74, the halfway point of our #MurphysDo148Days trip, we have a giveaway […]
As much as Baby Boy is having a great time on this trip of ours, we can expect to hear ” Go BACK to Toronto and get my Darth Vader and come back – OKAY?”. Yes, he forgot to bring his favourite toy and we didn’t realize how badly he would need it. So much […]
Last month we shared our friends’ breast and bottle feeding journey and because you loved their same-sex parenting story, we’re back with more! Sharing their story with you not only helped them but it has been remarkable how many of you reached out in support with similar tales. As you know, Baby & Life started […]
As you know I’m all about the experiences when it comes to gifts and if I’m buying something tangible, it has to be darn good! As I was prepping for my Christmas shopping I discovered HeyWow! and was very intrigued. Two years ago we gifted our nephew a personalized “Lost My Name” book and this […]
Keeping kids engaged is a full time job, and in our home, that role is alternatingly performed by Yashy, the Little Monkey’s school teachers, our nanny and myself, as well as our television, iPads, books, games, crafts, and toys. When I am in charge, I find there are only so many games of hide and […]
As Yashy and I leave the stage of parenting centred on dirty diapers, inexplicable tantrums, and strange smells emanating from under the couch cushions, we find ourselves catering to new kinds of needs. One of those needs is fun, and we have two great toys that are making it under our tree this year. Two of […]
It’s our last weekend in the city before we head off to Sri Lanka and yes, we still put up our Christmas tree. I’m all about getting in the festive spirit and have been doing a fair bit of shopping as well. Obviously we’ve been visiting every toy store in the city hunting down those items […]
Two years ago we told you about Little Monkey’s Toopy & Binoo obsession and here we are… two years later and the duo is still around our place. From our TV to our couch, they’re regulars in the Murphy household. Baby Boy loves watching TV and while he can spend hours watching Star Wars and […]
