#campexpo is this sunday!
This Saturday at Roy Thomson Hall, you can find out about all sorts of camps for your children and family. I’m very excited to get to meet the great people from Muskoka Woods! Last night at the...
View ArticleMy daughter is going to summer camp! Is she ready? Am I?
Summer break for the kids is less 2 months away!! For us this means weekend camping trips almost every weekend. We have a camping resort that we go to and the kids love it! Swimming, riding bikes,...
View Articlegearing up for camp — teddy bears and all
With only one month until the end of school, the race to be ready for camp is on! I’m sure parents everywhere are making lists and checking them twice! It’s amazing how much stuff one little person...
View Articleand come September I will remember our camping days and friendships true.
If you didn’t go to summer camp, or maybe specifically Girl Guide camp, you might not know that the title of this blog is a line from a camp song. Linger is one of the songs that we would sing at the...
View Articlebig kids and little kids are a lot of fun! [w/ video]
What a weekend!! We had a tonne of fun with the “big kids” from our church and ended the weekend relaxing with our “little kids” (and there’s a video below of one of our kids). Craig and I spent the...
View Articleyes, I let my 7 year old go to camp, so what?
Two things happened over the weekend that shows me how much Rachel is really growing up. These things also showed us how much we have grown as parents too! “I’ll give you my email address to give to...
View Articleww: away she goes [w/linky]
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View ArticleHave a favourite camp memory? Blog it & share it, comment and help send a kid...
Last year when I participated in promoting Camp Expo 2012, I blogged how going to camp helped me to become the adult I am now. Last summer, Rachel went off to her first year at camp and can’t wait to...
View ArticleVaradero, Cuba: Our week in photos
I’ll be posting a few blogs about our vacation over the next few days, but here are the photos! See more!! Varadero, Cuba – July 2013 (400+ photos) a set by BigDaddyKreativ on Flickr. The post...
View ArticleGetting our pop-up trailer ready for a summer of fun!
At the beginning of every summer, we pick up the trailer from our winter storage location, bring it home and prep it for the summer. Cleaning the outside of the trailer After sitting outside for the...
View ArticleWatch out Mickey!! Here we come!! #SilvaDisneyAdventure
Tuesday was the night that we could finally tell the girls that we’re going to Disney World next week! For the last few weeks, we’ve been working on the details for our family to go to Disney World!!...
View ArticlerunDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend – November 8th and 9th...
When I was first approached about attending the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend, my reaction was “Half Marathon?!? Really?” But there is so much more to the Weekend than just the Half...
View ArticleFollowing all the fun at #WineDineHalf Marathon weekend on Twitter and...
Depending on what time you read this, we may be on our way to Florida!! Woohoo!! On Saturday, November 8th, I’ll be running Mickey’s Jingle Jungle 5K. Since I’m so exited about my first runDisney race,...
View ArticleDisney Classics Box Set features 94 of your favourite Disney songs! Buy yours...
After spending time at Walt Disney World last week, I know that the girls will want this amazing FOUR-VOLUME COLLECTION,DISNEY CLASSICS BOX SET From the press release: The box set was compiled by...
View ArticleFord Canada is Putting Us in the Drivers Seat: The #FordNAIAS Blogger...
What is #FordNAIAS? Ford Canada has invited an amazing list of Bloggers and Social Media Influencers to join their Social Media Team at the 2014 North American International Auto Show. From January...
View Article#FordNAIAS Day 1: Bloggers, start your engines!
Last Sunday, 120 bloggers and social media influencers came together in Detroit, Michigan to kick off #FordNAIAS 2014. I am so very thankful to Ford Canada for inviting me on this amazing trip!! My...
View Article#FordNAIAS Day 2: F-150, Mustang, Behind the Blue Oval Room and so much more!
Our second day at #FordNAIAS started very, very early, Monday morning. We were finished breakfast and on the bus heading to Joe Louis Arena by 6:45 am. Why so early? Ford Press Conference and reveal...
View Article#FordNAIAS Day 3: #Mustang Redesign Process and #Flex test drive
Tuesday morning was our third and final day at #FordNAIAS . We were up early, packed and checked out of our rooms before our 9am breakfast. We would all be heading home after our morning of...
View ArticleUnplug and get away with Carefree RV!! #yourcarefreesummer #livincarefree...
With the warmer weather finally here, I know a lot of families are looking forward to the summer, like we are!! We’re a camping family and get out in our RV as much as we can each summer! Camping is...
View ArticleRVing 101: Packing List #RVing101 #RVing #SilvaBulletRV
In just 4 days, we will be heading out on our first weekend away this season in the RV! Free Downloadable RV Packing List Because we are packing for the four of us, having a packing list makes things...
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