Where to get the best kids birthday cake?
I feel a bit bad. Not terrible, but a bit bad. For our daughters first and second birthday we went all out of birthday cakes. Weeks in advance I ordered incredible looking cakes, specialized for her interested. I drove across … Read More
Toilet training is exhausting
Why do we toilet train kids? Why are people always in such a rush to have their kids potty trained? The truth: diapers are the easiest! Shouldn’t we just leave diapers on kids until they leave for university, then they … Read More
Overnight Diapers – Pampers vs. Huggies
Our kids drink a lot of water. I am not talking about a cup here and a cup there, I am talking about a constant stream of water entering their little bodies. If you have babies that drink a lot … Read More
2 year old suddenly hates baths
Our two year old daughter used to love bathes. Bath time was her favourite. Playing. Fun. Splashing. Giggling. Washing her body and hair. Easy as could be. Then, a few weeks ago, all hell broke loose. It was literally overnight. … Read More
Packing List for a Toddler and Baby for a Holiday Vacation
Traveling with two kids under 2 years old is really stressful. This stress is compounded when you are going to a destination where you might not be able to buy locally any of your staples for the kids, such as … Read More
This commercial just made me tear
Bravo Bouygues. Bravo. You just won best commercial of Christmas. Thanks to Melanie Piche of The BREL real estate team for sharing it, and making me tear up in the office. This is totally me. Good marketing goes a long … Read More
How to make a personalized baby jean jacket
Goodbye Gucci, hello Slutsky. It’s jean jacket time! But, plain jean jackets can be so boring. If you planned ahead, you would have bounced over to AliExpress (like I did) and bought the jackets and the patches well in advance. … Read More
Monthly Baby Picture Ideas
Every month, from month one through month twelve, we took a picture of Haddie; and, we are doing the same for Zev. It is a lot of fun, and it is incredible to see the changes in them month by … Read More
AliExpress is safe, legit, reliable and awesome
Having a kid is not cheap. Having two kids is downright uber-expensive. Over the past 5 or 6 months I have been experimenting with ordering clothes for our 19 month old daughter and 3 month old son from AliExpress. If you … Read More
5 Baby Nursery Design Tips
I am obsessed with Zev’s baby nursery. We used our good friend and interior designer Shauna Walton to do the design, and couldn’t be happier. If you didn’t know, I am the co-founder of a real-estate and lifestyle publication called … Read More