After the uncertainty of going into the school year, our main goal for our kids was consistency. We saw the effects of how online school and delayed starts affected our kids. For the first time ever I was indecisive and unsure about their education, and the weighing decision to keep them home was difficult because they adore their school and community. So after Christmas break, I dove into the new opportunities and communities of homeschooling in Alberta! Homeschooling has had huge benefits, but is still a trial and error basis in finding the best way of learning combined with the curriculum ..read more

This post is in partnership with Colour Envy Painting. All opinions are 100% my own. We moved to our new house! It’s a familiar place to us because it was my husband’s grandparent’s house for the last 20 years. It’s on a small acreage outside of St. Albert. We are excited this day has finally come! Matt and I have big plans for this house – a renovation and building of a (hopefully) two-story addition in the next couple of years. So, I was able to negotiate some minimal changes with Matt that would not be wasteful but would update the space to our style. The first thing on my list: finding a r ..read more

Check out the St. Albert Christmas Candy Cane Lanes map below! If you are looking for some winter family fun in St. Albert (check out these 2 local St. Albert places to find hot chocolate bombs!), you are in the right place! We recently went on a little hunt for driveable and walkable St. Albert Christmas candy cane lanes and lit-up neighbourhoods, and we stumbled across some amazing streets to make memories with your family! 3 St. Albert Christmas Candy Cane Lanes You Must Try! Elliott Place – Erin Ridge, St. Albert Noble Park – North Ridge, St. Albert Mission Hill – Mission, St. Albert Th ..read more

Who knew our family was in the market for another car seat or booster seat! But here were are! Our youngest child is a tall kid, and my goal was to find a car seat that is not bulky but can extend to accommodate our growing child. My previous experience with Evenflo Booster Car Seats is great! I love our older model of this Evenflo SecureKid Platinum Harnessed Booster Car Seat, from 2019. This model is super comfy and safe and sturdy. If you are looking for a car seat that will see your child from birth to school age, take a look at the highly recommended Evenflo EveryStage DLX All-In-One Car ..read more

Moving out to the suburbs of Edmonton can be a little sad leaving the amazing YEG coffee scene, but St. Albert has many local and big chain coffee shops to keep you feeling happy about this amazing community too! After a few years of only being able to grab Starbucks and Tim Horton’s coffees, so many entrepreneurs have taken a chance on our little city and have expanded the coffee culture in St. Albert. After trying them all out I am proud to present these 5 St. Albert coffee shops! Here are 5 must-try St. Albert coffee shops: Good Earth Cafe Mercato Italian Bakery’s Cafe Perks Coffee Turkish ..read more

You may not know this about our family, but we are huge Jan Brett fans! Especially Jan Brett’s winter and Christmas board books for toddlers! Her Christmas books are the most beautiful balance of unique twists on stories and exquisite illustrations. I love that her books come in a board book version for my younger kids to be able to confidently read her stories on their own in the Christmas glow before bed. We love Jan Brett because she has the most extraordinary illustrations for her books. There are always beautiful pictures in the boards of the book – astonishing, tiny details about the sto ..read more

What a grand adventure we had this weekend in Edmonton with Ford Canda! I was surprised it was not snowing yet, but we had lots of cold rain. The weather didn’t stop us from staying cozy while outdoors at Prairie Gardens (in Bon Accord, AB) enjoying our Harvest Bonfire reservation. Check out this list of 5 awesome Edmonton Fall activities for the whole family! When we arrived at Prairie Gardens the staff were so incredibly helpful! You only need a mask for going inside buildings, like the General Store. Otherwise, it is all outdoors, even the Harvest Bonfire! There was a beautifully fall-deco ..read more

No field trips this year makes it so much more important to spend time doing extracurriculars as a family! Especially with so many fun fall Edmonton things to do the last few weeks of October! All these Edmonton family activities are outdoors and will create endless fall memories. But be quick to book and do them, because by November most of them will be closed for the season. Here are 5 fun fall Edmonton things with kids you must do this month: University of Alberta Botanical Gardens – here is a look at our family’s adventure at the U of A fall garden walk, and what you can expect while you ..read more

**This Lovevery Toys post uses affiliate links that support my family – the links create a small commission to me if you choose to purchase online and are at no additional cost to you.** For the first time, I found not-annoying children’s toys that foster imaginative play without the overwhelming sounds and lights that come from typical toys. This is not my typical holiday gift guide for toddlers because these toys are all from Lovevery! If you haven’t heard about Lovevery they are a brilliant toy company that creates toys made for learning, are backed by research, are sustainable and natural ..read more

Looking for an Edmonton fall family activity? Plan a fun fall walk with the whole family at the U of A Botanical Gardens! It’s not too late to take up this awesome opportunity at the University of Alberta Botanical Gardens – until October 11th, 2021 all kids and students (with valid Student IDs) are free admissions! As of October 6th, masks are only required inside the buildings. The outdoor cafe is open – we treated ourselves to a cracker plate, Meuwly’s mild pepperoni sausage, an Italian Centre veggie sub, and a coffee. I loved seeing so many local options, and the cracker plate came with s ..read more