Bear Paws & Wagon Wheels – made with Wowbutter!

  I love it when it companies rethink an old idea or make a popular product even better and that's just what is happening at Dare! When I was a little girl, my mom was always tucking Wagon Wheels in my lunch box and I honestly didn't even know they were still making them! Seeing those old Wagon Wheels really brought back some fun primary school memories, but these Wagon Wheels are revamped in a whole new way with Wowbutter!     Wowbutter is a peanut butter … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

  Fall is in the air, and it's time to PUMPKIN ALL THE THINGS!!! Any other pumpkin addicts out there? I love to bake seasonally in the late summer and fall so we've been busy cooking up a storm with rhubarb, zucchini, and now we're moving on to pumpkin! I've been playing around with a few recipes for waffles and cookies, next on my hit list is french toast!  For now though, here's what I've come up with for some tasty fall cookies! I love that it's a recipe that will make … [Read more...]

Why Kids Love Beaches Turks & Caicos

Over the last couple of months I've shared with you posts about our Spring trip to Beaches Turks and Caicos and why I thought it was amazing and why I thought it was the perfect family getaway. Today I wanted to share with you why Kids love Beaches Turks and Caicos, because while adults love the delicious food and impeccable service, kids have their own opinion on what makes a holiday great! Check our video where my son weighs in on Beaches Turks and Caicos! Beaches Strive to Make Dad's … [Read more...]

Celebrating Halloween with Minted.com

Based on the looks of all the kids faces this morning as they clung to their parents shivering at the bus stop, I would say that Fall is definitely in the air! Did it ever turn chilly fast! With Thanksgiving and Halloween just weeks away, it's time to accept the new season and prepare for our favourite Fall activities. Apple picking, the Thanksgiving fair, pumpkin carving and of course Halloween! Because we live some distance away from our family I've always snapped lots of pictures of the boys … [Read more...]

GoPro HERO3+ for Family Travel

You may have seen the ads for the GoPro and thought to yourself, "that looks incredibly cool, but I don't do extreme sports like surfing, dirt biking or snowboarding... I'm a parent with young kids, I don't need a camera like that" and you would be so very wrong. While the GoPro is certainly made for, and can handle, any adventurous sport you through at it, families can get just as much use out of the GoPro as the sports enthusiast! Now that the boys are 5, 6 and 8, we are traveling more and … [Read more...]

Ground Turkey Chili

  A hearty Ground Turkey Chili recipe, perfect comfort food for a cold winter or fall evening. Serve with a side of fresh bread.    The squirrels have been extra busy in my backyard lately, a sure sign that fall weather is on it's way! As the autumn air starts to get cooler, I know it's time to turn to classic comfort foods to get us through! Since my husband and I have started eating a little healthier this year, I've been looking for ways to still eat all the foods … [Read more...]

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