British Columbia
Shops, eats and places to take kids in British Columbia.
Why I’ll be visiting Science World a lot more this year (Vancouver, British Columbia)
November 15, 2014Yes, science museums are a good thing for kids. They help with STEM building (a word that’s super trendy in kid education lately that just means Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. I had to look it up because I thought it meant brain surgery or rocket science or something way more revolutionary, but really it […]
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The Britannia mine museum and a bakery that is worth a long drive
September 17, 2014I can’t deny that most trips we go on as a family are triggered by a bakery, store or a coffee shop; it’s always some delightful little place I’ve seen and have to visit because time as I know it has threatened to stop until I figure out how to get myself there as soon […]
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Island living and our best summer memories (Valdes Island, British Columbia)
September 12, 2014Do you ever wonder how your life would be completely different if you didn’t meet certain people? I know without my brother-in-law we would definitely have had a void-he’s always teaching us new things about the outdoors and exploring. And he’s always trying to get me to push my nature boundaries to help me be […]
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Getting stuck in a Whistler Gondola and Finding my youth on the River of Golden Dreams
September 7, 2014Oh Whistler. You are always a bundle of fun every time we visit, but I think this summer was the best visit yet. (We’ve been a bunch of times now and even forgot that we visited when the guys were one. That’s what happens when you have twins. The first two years are definitely a […]
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Northwest Summer Love
August 31, 2014Why have I ever wasted a drop of summer traveling away from the northwest? It is so gorgeous here and we found this out with this year’s summer staycation. From Oregon beaches, To local Seattle sights, Vancouver sunrises and sunsets, and bakeries sprinkled gloriously in between. Dare I say we start school next week? How […]
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I run because I want my 80-year-old self to know I gave it my all
August 28, 2014One day I’ll be thankful for the hours I’ve put in running, but I’m going to give my legs a little break for a couple of weeks. I just survived my 2nd half marathon in Vancouver at the Lululemon Seawheeze and it is such a gorgeous run. I just got too sweaty that I couldn’t […]
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A secret river spot and three of my faves
August 15, 2014Somewhere in Coquitlam, a river runs through it, and I wouldn’t have known about a sweet spot to hang out in it if it weren’t for these two who are celebrating a handful and a bit of years today. It seems like it was just yesterday. But then this seems like yesterday too. We’re so […]
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Where my kids discovered cucumber cream cheese sandwiches and scones (adorabelle tea room, Steveston, BC)
July 11, 2014I always knew my kids would love sushi and perogies because those ingredients are a part of their souls. And they have to love Taco Time because the hubby and I have had some of our best dates on Taco Tuesdays long ago. And they will have no problem understanding the different nuances in different […]
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Because I’m not traveling on a Monday
June 23, 2014Mondays are better with painted toes and my sis and I managed to have a much needed sister date this weekend at a neat branch of the Absolute Spa Group at the Fairmont Hotel at the Vancouver airport. It was so nice to just sit back, chat and watch our ugly toes turn pretty colors […]
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How nature affects kids’ art (near Granville Island, Vancouver, BC)
June 17, 2014So much can be learned about nature just by going to the beach with kids. I visited a dear friend for an afternoon in Vancouver and we wandered our kids down to the beach near the Aquatic Center across from Granville Island (my favorite place on Earth) so we could sit and chat while the […]
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Running Mantra #2
June 12, 2014And by crazies I sometimes mean bears. This past weekend my sis and I did our 10km with some lovely friends and family up in Whistler, BC and it’s the first time time in my life that I ever saw a real life bear without having some kind of protective barrier like a window, or […]
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Lovely coffee shops and family hotels in Vancouver BC (Vancouver with kids)
April 15, 2014Every time we head to Vancouver the list of places we love grows. It feels like there are always new coffee shops popping up and because we have family and friends that live there we always get good recommendations-the only thing we ever lack is time. And even though we have family in the area, […]
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TBT: Amethyst Mining Somewhere in Canada
March 27, 2014The other day an unexpected visitor showed up at our house. I was pretending to clean up stuff in our office and I got that weird, someone’s-watching-me feeling and sure enough, I looked out the window and this beautiful cat had decided our barbecue was a perfect place to nap. He(she?) stayed there for quite […]
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High Tea with kids (Urban Tea Merchant, Vancouver, BC)
February 22, 2014There are so many lovely bakeries and restaurants in Vancouver, but for her birthday, I wanted to take my mom for high tea and I had the kids in tow. I was surprised at how many places offer a high tea with kids: the Fairmont Vancouver Hotel has an intriguing sounding Bubble Gum tea, and […]
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Getting Olympic Ready at the BC Sports Hall Of Fame (Vancouver, BC)
January 23, 2014Oh do you remember these guys? We had so much fun with the kids during their first Winter Olympics and we were so lucky it happened in Vancouver! I remember taking them to the Richmond Oval and parading them around with someone’s torch and just taking in all the excitement of the Olympic Spirit. It […]
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Homesick pictures after a weekend away
January 21, 2014We travel a lot but sometimes even an exciting weekend away leaves me a little homesick and by the end of the trip I just want to get home and unwind in my own house before the week starts. On the drive home, I start thinking about the laundry I need to fold, the lunches […]
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Snowshoeing in Whistler for the first time with kids (Callaghan Valley, British Columbia)
January 10, 2014All Christmas the hubby and I talked about how we were so excited to go to Whistler for the first time with kids and how we hadn’t been in 6 years, but as we were walked through the village we both got some weird deja vu feelings and then realized we’ve actually been here before. […]
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Family-friendly Christmas Activities in Vancouver
January 4, 2014I’m going through my photo roll and it feels like I’ve blinked and weeks have magically flown by. We’ve spent a lot of time in Vancouver, BC in the past few months and though we didn’t really plan on doing too many festive things this year, we definitely have some fun Christmas activities in Vancouver […]
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Five Delightful Vancouver Eats with Kids in Tow
January 2, 2014Whenever we head to Vancouver, we have some regular stops but we’re always trying to expand our food repertoire. We spent a good week up in Vancouver for Christmas Break and while we had a lot of family events to eat at, we had some fun eating around Vancouver too. The first place is a […]
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Ice skating party or why I heart experience gifts (Minoru Arenas, Richmond, BC)
December 29, 2013I think I gave myself the best present this Christmas. A skating party with people I love. And in the blur of all the Christmas shopping and merriment it was nice to just step into a winter wonderland and whirl around a rink with friends and family. I barely saw my kids because they wouldn’t […]
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