Skin care has been so important and it was all so much more important to me once I became pregnant with my little girl; I wanted to use the most natural and safe products while I was pregnant. After so much research and making sure I was reading the ingredients that were in the skin care products that I was using. I'm no skin care expert, but rather sharing some great products that have worked really well for me and I wanted to share these great finds with you. I f you see in

As Tuyet has gotten older, we've really made great efforts instill values to build up her confidence and ensure that most of the time she is truly happy, sure she'll have her moments of melt downs and sadness over certain things, but we always instilled in her that these things will pass, and you won't always feel like this forever. So I wanted to share this amazing book called "I like myself" by Karen Beaumont and I have a link here for the board book version for the younger

I love sharing some of my favourite products and especially for Mother's day, I've been eyeing some of these items and couldn't wait to share. Most of these items are on my wish list for a while, some I have and some that I have just discovered. Now that summer is around the corner, some items on this list is specific to the summer weather. Some are just indulgent for that mama alone time. Mother's day isn't just about gifts but relishing in the time I have with my babies as

It's been a busy couple of months, with all the moving, schools almost done and just in general life has been busy. I wanted to share some things that we've been loving lately. The kiddos fave thing to do currently is going on lots of walks, we've been doing lots of neighbourhood walks, getting to our new area. It's been fun exploring, finding new parks to play in, little ponds for the kids to check out, the local library and ofcourse all the cute little cafes and bakery shop

Becoming a mom has been the most rewarding and hard thing I have ever done in my life. Not to sound cliche, but from the moment they both came into this world my world changed forever. I was on high alert from every whimper and cry I would run to their crib ro ake sure theyvwe're okay. I'd watch them sleep making sure they we're breathing, literally waiting to watch their cheat rise up and down. You'd never think that having a baby poop and pee would be your major discussion

All of sudden it's literally the end of April and Mother's Day is upon us. I wanted to share some great local gifts for the special women in your life for this special occasion. And these gifts are more than just flowers or chocolates, they're a delivery service. Yup you heard that right, a delivery service. Fresh Prep delivers organic fresh meals delivered right to your door for those busy mommas. Fresh prep has different meal plans as well, a dinner for two or family meal,

Growing up you could always find me behind a great book, literally my nose right in it, just enthralled of what's to come in the story. And that love for reading and learning as only become much more apparent now that I've become a mama. Once learning I was pregnant I literally researched and read almost all the pregnancy, labor and delivery books that were out there. I've borrowed books upon books at the local library just wanting to know it all. Now mind you I've been a tea

So we've been a little MIA on here because of all the moving, packing, unpacking, caring for two kiddos, etc. So I've had little to no time to do anything else. We are finally settled in and after unpacking, the kiddos have regained their love for puzzles and it's been non stop putting the puzzles into the right spot and dumping it all out and starting over again. Gosh can we take a second from the puzzles talk for a minute and talk about how big baby boy is. Also he hates be

I wanted to talk all about the struggles of finding some "balance" in motherhood, it's always a tough thing to accomplish, trying to get this motherhood thing down and still be "you" at the same time. After watching this great video on youtube all about this lifestyle called "How to hygge (which is pronounced "Hoo-gah") all about comfort living, there must be something to this danish style of living because it's said that they're the most happy people on this planet. So onto

I felt this urge to come on here a write. Have you ever felt so over worked, over done, over tired, to the point of wanting to just hide. Well your not alone. I have had two kiddos both sick on and off for what seems to feel like months. Put on top of the fact that I have a 8-3 job, solo parenting most of the time, because let's be honest having two kiddos and a home it's gets crazy expensive so sarifices are made as parents. Child care costs don't make it any easier, so with

Once becoming a mama I had a hard time finding things to wear, especially right after giving birth your body is definitely not back to normal and let's be honest for the most of us, your body never really does go back to normal. One of the first thing I realized and accepted was that my body will never be the same way it was again and in some instances after having babies I have this new found confidence in myself that I've never had before like who cares if I don't look like

It's always difficult to find easy valentine's day treats to make. So through thorough research I've found some really yummy and easy treats that any busy mama can make. I mean who wants to spend hours upon hours making or putting together a valentine's day goody bag, when you can whip up any of these yummy treats will make you look like a rock star mama at your kiddo's school valentine's day shindig. I"m personally going to do the Red velvet sandwich cookies, but look at tho

We are at this moment in time when we are thinking of having more kids and one of my fears is post-partum depression. I do want to have more kids, our plan was always to have at least one more baby. The first time (because there was a second) I suffered from postpartum depression was about 2.5 years ago. I remember crying a lot for no apparent reason, feeling so alone and sad. I couldn't understand why I was so sad and felt so alone. Here I was a mama of two beautiful kids, s

Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 15-17 minutes Yields: 24 cookies Because of my little girl's severe peanut and sesame allergies. I've taken a lot of the baked goods snacks into my own hands. And if you can't tell, we are big cinnamon lovers. Check out my previous post all about Ooey gooey cinnamon buns. But back to this yummy recipe, snickerdoodle cookies has to be one of my whole family's favourite. INGREDIENTS: Dough mixture: - 1 and 1/2 cup butter - 1 1/2 cup of

Prep time: 2.5 hrs Cooking time: 30 minutes Yields: 18 cinnamon buns If your from the East coast than you know this place called "Cinnabon" they have the most delicious gooey cinnamon buns and after lots of trial and error. I have come up with a similar recipe that is just as good and if you keep on reading I will share my secret ingredient that'll take your cinnamon buns up a notch. INGREDIENTS: Yeast mixture: - 1/3 cup very warm water (110-115 degrees like a warm baby b

For the New Year instead of making unrealistic goals I stick with things that I know I can stick with. And one goal is to start making my own cleaning products and stay away from the chemically stuff at the grocery stores. I am sharing some great recipes that are safe for your kiddos to join in if they'd want to help with the cleaning. Fresh Lemon degreaser - 2 cups of water - 2 tbsp of lemon juice - 1/2 of Dr. Bonner's Castile soap - 1 tbsp of baking soda All purpose cleaner

Now that we're a family of four and family time is so special. We've decided to spend it with the kids instead of going out. I found some great ideas to make it a fun experience for the kiddos. We are definitely going to do a fun dress up session before the party begins. Bring out the tiaras, dresses, little tuxedos for my little guy. We're also going to make some fun drinks that everyone can have. The kiddos love anything pineapple or mango. So were mixing some pineapple jui

I wanted to share this great resource I found searching around for great canadian motherhood resources and came across this CMR site. This site offers so many different helpful programs, services and resources to a number of communities of parents across all of canada on a variety of subjects that matter to so many mom’s. This site has so many contributors, bloggers and network of mommy experts have helped keep the site up to date on trending baby gear and sticky subjects fro

After months of going back and forth with a fun theme for Tuyet's 6th birthday, we went from Shopkins to The little mermaid and ended up with going to the Vancouver Aquarium. One of the drawbacks of having a December baby is that a lot of people aren't available to come and join the festivities with the Christmas holiday, family vacations and Christmas break. We decided to go low key and spend it with just the four of us exploring the aquarium. Tuyet had so much fun walking a

It's been cold and snowy here in British Colombia which we normally don't ever get, but I cannot believe I'm saying this but I actually miss the rain. We are in full swing of Christmas break. One great perk of being a teacher is getting christmas break, spring break and of course summer break. We have been busy doing so much things that's happening around our neighbourhood. I wanted to share some fun ideas that don't cost a whole lot and make some great family memories. 1. Be