creativelykate

    With 4 kids at home I can spend anywhere from 4 to 6 hours in our kitchen on any given day...cooking, cleaning, baking, eating, then cleaning again.  And when we entertain (which is quite a bit) I'm in the kitchen even longer.  But I don't mind it, not one bit.  Over the past 5 years I've really taken an interest in clean and healthy eating.  I put a lot of effort (and money -ha!) into purchasing our food, prepping it, displaying it and of course enjoying it.  And the best part - my family is benefitting the most.  My kids love food and all things about it.  From growing our own garden every spring, to our weekly visits to the Farmer's Market in the summer.  In the fall it's always a tradition to go apple picking, and on a daily basis you'll find at least one of my kids in the kitchen helping prepare the meal or even better making the dessert!   One of the things my kiddies love most is snack time...and sometimes I feel like it's all the time!

    We once again took the kiddies to Blue Mountain over the Christmas Break and this year it was even better! https://www.bluemountain.ca/   Our itinerary for the day was as follows:  (keep in mind that although we had a fairly organized schedule of events - day tripping with kids always has its surprises!) Leave at 9am Arrive at 10:30 and head straight to the pool https://www.bluemountain.ca/things-to-do/activities/plunge-aquatic-centre Lunch at 12:30 - not sure where? On the tubing hills by 2:00 https://www.bluemountain.ca/things-to-do/activities/hike-n-tube Head to the Village after for hot chocolate and some shopping (not sure what I was thinking with the shopping...especially with kids -ha!) Dinner at 5:00 http://www.firehallpizza.com/ Head home by 6:30 Home by 8:00 - kids already asleep Ok so here's what really happened... We left at 9:15 - not bad, good start! We arrived around 11:00 due to washroom breaks and the horrible driv

    Happy New Year!  A little late in posting this one but I've been enjoying some serious family time.  I loved being home with the kiddies over Christmas and even the hubby was able to spend a few more days than expected at home with the fam.  We used our time together very productively and managed to accomplish a few things around the home that we have been meaning to get to for a long time.     #1: After spending numerous hours sorting through all of the toys and books we own, we decided to donate 8 garbage bags full of stuff...and most of it was in pretty good condition.  It felt unbelievably good to get rid of things and find new permanent homes for everything we decided to keep.  My hubby and I finished the job late one evening and while the house only stayed tidy the next morning for about 5 minutes, it made cleaning up that day a lot easier.  Every toy in our home now has a place and although it's still my hubby and I that do most of the cleaning, the kids c