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We’ve been learning all about pirates for the last week in preparation for Talk Like a Pirate Day and of course I had to share a pirate book list! This list includes a bit of everything, picture books, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction. If you are interested in continuing to learn about pirates you can check…

With Christmas around the corner I’ve obviously been thinking a lot about gift ideas for the kids and one of my favorite kinds of gifts to give kids are ones that are fun but also educational. Of course Christmas isn’t the only time we are buying gifts for our kids (or other kids) and I…

follow along on instagram SNAPSHOTS flying – three flights and 14+ hours to get to California (cause we went with the cheapest flight we could and flew in all sorts of directions) good morning anaheim – gorgeous much? wish we could stay. just walking around – Rae and I (okay, mostly I) did tons of walking sunset at…

We listen to a lot of audiobooks in our home. I’ve admitted before that this is mainly because I am not great at reading chapter books aloud, and also because I like a fairly quite lunch time. I’ve written a whole list of tips and tricks from when we use audiobooks to how we get…

Okay, the truth is, she’ll be 19 months this week, but the weather in good ol’ Sask was not cooperating with me to get these photos taken. Raeca is definitely developing a personality and I am pretty sure she has entered the “terrible two’s” -at least I’m hoping these are the terrible two’s! She is…