We are still working our way through our Autumn bounty, can you believe it? I decided to play around with an apple/zucchini combo to kill two birds with one stone and came up with this yummy Apple Zucchini Bread. It's not an overly sweet bread, so my boys who expect chocolate chips in even their banana bread weren't big fans, but it's a nice fall bread that would go well with a cup of coffee, tea or cider! The recipe makes two loaves, which I like, because I just wrap one up to freeze for … [Read more...]
Apple Zucchini Bread
Making Little Big Impressions
* My reviewer Diane had the pleasure of creating a sweet keepsake ornament from Little Big Impressions! * Like most parents, we’ve done handprints and footprints of the kids with paint, and in casting moulds… all cute, but lacking the true details we were trying to capture. Those were our only choices though… or so I thought. Then I got to try Little Big Impressions. With Christmas coming I knew I had to make a “my first Christmas” ornament for our newest arrival. I had been putting it … [Read more...]
Disney•Pixar Cars – Stunt Racers Double Decker Speedway Set
When my oldest son was two he saw the first CARS movie and boy was he hooked! We all were, the whole family fell in love with Lightning, his goofy pal Mater and the whole Radiator Springs crew. Now that we have three boys, nothing has changed, we still watch the movie and it's sequel on a regular basis, in fact, we just watched it again for the hundredth time possibly last weekend and it never gets old! This Christmas we are taking CARS to a whole new level! A double decker level up, with … [Read more...]
Duracell and Hasbro are Powering Smiles this Holiday Season
There is nothing more exciting than watching your kids delighted faces as they open their presents Christmas morning, but make sure all those new gadgets and games have batteries included or a fresh pack on the side because there is nothing more embarrasing than being the one who forgot to pick up batteries! Kids are relentless, they'll never let you live it down until a new set of Duracell batteries are in the house! The new Duracell Quantum, the world’s most advanced alkaline … [Read more...]
Deck the Walls with photo art from Posterjack.ca
Everyone's favourite gifts are those personal ones that took a little thought and planning, right? This holiday season, wow your friends and loved ones and be THAT gift giver, the one who who melted their hearts with the perfect gift! Posterjack makes picking the perfect gift easy peasy! Just find one of your favourite snap shots and head on over to the posterjack.ca website and turn it into a work of art! Choose from: Posters Canvas Prints Acrylic Prints Framed … [Read more...]
Thomas & Friends Take-n-Play™ Thomas’ Adventure Castle
They're two they're four they're six and eight Shunting trucks and hauling freight red and green and brown and blue they're the really useful crew Our family has been singing the Thomas and Friends theme song for seven years now! With three little boys in the house, there was no getting around the fact that our house would be full of the sounds of steam trains hauling their freight around Tidmouth and the Island of Sodor. But these days, we are taking Thomas love to a whole new level … [Read more...]