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Friday, August 2, 2019

Friday Favourites- NYC 2

Happy Friday, friends! And happy August! Before summer ends, I should post those last NYC pics from our second day, no?! My cousin Chad, the girls and I headed to the city to meet his sister Shanel for some Big Apple fun.

We always take the LIRR from Long Island, a very quick train ride away.

We made it. Now for a very traffic laden Uber ride to....

Alice's Tea Cup, Chapter 2... this kitchy tea joint with such a cute and whimsical vibe...

Yep, Alice in the back... so many little nooks and cranies to explore in this restaurant.

Then, C and I took a subway and sprinted to Broadway to see.... Wicked. It was such a phenomenal show-- such a beautiful story, exquisite set design and phenomenal acting.... I highly recommend it for both adults and older kids. One of my very favourites so far.

In the meanwhile, this little one headed to Battery Park.

We met up after and A quickly found a new favourite person....

Yep, all through the seats of NYC.

Everything around Broadway was busy so we made our way via train to Shanel's recommendation, NoMo Kitchen, a modern restaurant with delicious fresh, farm to table creations...

But first, we admired their lobby.

Mocktails....

And cocktails...

The NoMo Hotel's lobby is so beautiful... lots of photo opps for these posers...

All of us...

And the outside of the hotel was very cool as well.

A 7 for this almost 7 year old--- I just had to...

Back on the our regularly scheduled mode of transport....

Shanel is clearly stronger than us all walking faster than us all with a forty pound weight on her back. She said that A was no more than a heavy back pack.

Next stop Taiyaki NYC, ice cream in fish shaped cakes used as cones.... the ice cream was so delicious and so pretty.

A park and a walk through the city.... so pretty.

We love our day trips to the city when we visit NYC... so many sights and sounds, fun things to do, cool experiences and funky restaurants! What's your favourite thing to do in the Big Apple?

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

What's Up Wednesday- July 2019

Ohhh the last Wednesday of this epic summer is here already! Time to play catch up on this blog I've been ignoring!

What we're eating this week?

A whole lot of odds and ends.

Monday- turkey kolbassa vegetable soup (leftovers)

Tuesday- I bought some portuguese chicken and a salad.

My brother and nephew arrive this am to spend a few days so the eating gets a little less clean and we eat out more than usual.

Wednesday- I'm thinking grilled kebabs, shrimp and veggies.

Thursday- We are planning on heading to African Lion Safari- weather permitting- so I will see what I can whip up or order in.

Friday- who knows?

The weekend is just so far away but a little of this and a little of that!!

What I'm reminiscing about

Not a whole lot. We are living in the moment and loving it...

What I'm loving

All the fruit,we've been eating.

What we've been up to…

Our Canada celebrations at the beginning of the month were awesome!

First up, a huge bash at one of our neighbour's houses complete with fireworks by the river.

Their backyard is stunning!!!

Adults and kiddos loved the games.

All settling in to watch the show. It was so, so beautiful.

Next up... our awesome friends had a pool party...

Caesars for Canada Day--- yes please!

This girlfriend has made Canada feel so much more like home for me. Love you, Jenn!

Too.much pretty sugar!

What I'm dreading…

September. Clearly, I'm enjoying my girls and the sunshine way too much.

What I'm working on

Work... when remote access is not absolutely annoying me.

What I'm excited about…

My nephew's first time to our new home today!

What I'm watching/reading…

Lots. I just discovered Christina Lauren and read all 400 pages of Love and Other Words in less than 24 hours. The perfect light summer read.

Love and Other Words by [Lauren, Christina]

And not too much watching TV in the summer except for the Bachelorette (oh Jed uggg), Grand Hotel and the series finale of Jane the Virgin tonight.

What I'm listening to..

My kids singing, podcasts and youtube on waaay too loudly when the kiddos listen to it.

What I'm wearing…

All the summer dresses and jumpers.

What I'm doing this weekend…

Family time. Some pool time, a little restaurant action and lots of fun.

What I'm looking forward to next month?

A little family vacay!!!

What else is new?

Rolled ice cream yo!

Oh and she found her own beach bag that she is obsessed with! A is a packrat and she loves her bags- but never unpacks them so I always find lots of totes with her ~~junk~~ stuff in them. Some good things too-- like she takes her reusable straws with her so she doesn't have to use the plastic ones.

Have a wonderful Wednesday, loves!

Linking up with Shay and Shaeffer

Monday, July 29, 2019

A donut trampoline party

Good Monday Morning, friends! Yesterday, we had a little birthday celebration for a certain sweet seven year old. For the first time ever, she did not have a backyard/pool party. Instead she opted for a trampoline party and she enjoyed every minute of it.Here are just a few pics of it all...

A little warm up

Donuts for a little lady who doesn't like birthday cake. We got it from a local donut shop and it was amazing!!!

We did a little photobooth in the corner... No pictures but it was such a fun thing for the kiddos to do.

Waterbottles, flavoured chapsticks, a multi colouring pen and a canvas bag as the party favours. Sidenote, my kids assembled these- growing up is awesome sometimes.