We recently went to Disneyland for the first time with our kids and I wanted a special way to surprise them with the trip. Ideally we would have loved to just taken a casual drive into the city, show up at the airport tell them we surprised them with a vacation and shown up at […]
5 Things About Disneyland That Surprised Me
Believe it or not, vacations (especially with kids!) aren’t all roses and sunshine! Even at “The Happiest Place on Earth”, there were things that surprised me…and things that I just didn’t ‘get’ or really like about the park, so I’d like to share my perspective as a first-time family goer. 1. PhotoPass was NOT worth […]
Keeping Kids Safe on Vacation
As we were waiting for the gates of Disney California Adventure to open on our last day in California, we ended up chatting with a nice family from Kelowna, BC. I noticed on their boys’ arms were their names and phone numbers in smudgey black marker. One certainly couldn’t miss this safety feature, but I […]
Tips For Doing Disneyland With Young Children
We just got home from our very first trip to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure (DCA) with our boys who are now 6 and 3, I wanted to share tips and advice and our favourite things from our 5 days spent at both parks while it’s fresh in my memory. I have no doubt that […]
Where We Stayed for Disneyland: Stanford Inn & Suites
I was hesitant in booking a family vacation to Disneyland with the Canadian dollar trading at $0.71, but was delighted to find a price of $170 CAD per night at the Stanford Inn & Suites for a family suite; this price was unbeatable for the area. I’d like to share my full review of my […]
Planning a Disneyland Trip for a Young Family
I have been prepping our oldest son Braden, who just turned 6, for Disneyland since he was old enough to pay attention to the opening credits of any Disney movie we would watch. “Look! That’s the Disney castle! It’s real, you know…and some day we’ll go there!” Braden would often asked if Lightning McQueen lives in […]
Tips for Attending the Calgary Stampede Parade
I had the pleasure of being invited to attend my first Calgary Stampede Parade this year! One of the perks of being a blogger is getting the opportunity to be invited to media events sometimes, so I was thrilled when I got the chance to attend this parade that is known worldwide. The Calgary Stampede […]
Day Trip to Banff
I can’t really pinpoint exactly why, but I’ve been a bit on edge and anxious lately. No specific reasons, just little pieces of many things. We’ve been trying to get to Canmore or Banff for over two years to go hiking as a family…but we continually put it off. When Jay suggested that we go […]
Traveling to Maui With a Young Family
We are very fortunate to have been to Maui 4 times as a couple, twice with Braden and we just took Ethan for his first time. Maui is quite an expensive trip as you don’t get your “all inclusive” deals, but it is the travel destination for so many people for a reason. It’s tropical with […]
Eau Claire & Prince’s Island Park Calgary
I’ll be honest with you: when I was told that for the second part of our Momblr trip that we would be going downtown to Calgary’s Eau Claire and Prince’s Island Parks…I was dreading it. Taking two young children ages 4½ and 20 months to the downtown core of a major city on a Saturday […]
