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Planting a flower bed with a toddler
(June 19, 2012) We have 2 flower beds in the backyard and we decided to put flowers in one of them. So we bought already grown flowers and also seeds. Nico and my mother (her name is Linda, Nico calls her Dada) decided one day to get to work, well, she did and of course, he insisted on helping. She already had cleaned it up since it had an old rose bush and some poison … Read entire article »
Filed under: Activities, English, Home, Life, Outdoors
Counting to share a sweet surprise
At the end of December 2012, we had made DIY Cadbury clusters (Knusperflocken) while Alex was off work and we had so much we decided to share with Alex colleagues for their return to work/new year start as a sweet little surprise view full post » … Read entire article »
Filed under: Baking, Cooking, Cooking/Baking, English, Home
Gâteau d’été aux fruits facile
Pour me fête cette année, je voulais un gâteau que j’avais essayé il y a 15 ans. Et oui je m’en souviens encore tellement c’était bon! C’est super facile et rapide à faire. Nous l’avons fait après le souper et 30 minutes (le petit qui aide a toujours tendance à ralentir les choses, hihi) plus tard nous le mangions. Nico a aidé avec presque toutes les étapes et voici comment nous l’avons fait: view full post … Read entire article »
Saturday’s Recap of the Week
Welcome to our recap of our posts of the week, where we also pick a post out there in the blog world that we like view full post » … Read entire article »
Kid’s Co-op
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Easy summer fruit cake
For my birthday this year, I wanted a cake that I had over 15 years ago, yes I still remember it because it was that good! It’s super easy and quick to make. We made it after diner and 30 minutes (little one’s help tends to delay things, lol) later we were having it. Nico helped with pretty much every step and here is how we did it: view full post » … Read entire article »
Filed under: Baking, Cooking, Cooking/Baking, English, Home
France – French breads (regular & sweet)
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Filed under: Around the World in 12 Dishes, Baking, English, Series
Oeufs de Pâques en feuille en mousse
(7 Mars, 2012) Pâques arrive, voici donc un bricolage rapide pour tout-petit, nous avons fait l’année dernière, mais j’avais oublié de le publié. J’ai acheté des feuilles en mousse en formes d’oeufs au magasin du dollar et j’ai demandé à Nico s’il voulait les décorer pour Pâques. view full post » … Read entire article »
Filed under: Acceuil, Bricolages, Bricolages de fêtes, Brillants, Home, Pâques
Saturday’s Recap of the Week
Welcome to our recap of our posts of the week, where we also pick a post out there in the blog world that we like view full post » … Read entire article »
Kid’s Co-op
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DIY Cadbury clusters (Knusperflocken)
(Dec. 26, 2012) Alex had asked his mom to bring things from his grandma who passed away a few months before Nico was born. One thing she brought was recipes and this was one of them. After he translated it, I realized it sounded a lot like those yummy chocolate raisin Cadbury clusters. All we had to do is add a few things. We used a mix of dark and semi sweet chocolate since we … Read entire article »
Filed under: Baking, Cooking, Cooking/Baking, English, Home
Foam sheet Easter eggs
(March 7, 2012) Easter is coming, so here is a quick toddler craft we made last year but forgot to post about. I got foam sheet egg shapes at the dollar store and asked Nico if he wanted to decorate them for Easter. view full post » … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crafts, Easter, Glitter, Holiday Crafts, Home
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