Welcome to the first instalment of MEET MY NEIGHBOURHOOD! The Lower Mainland (not to mention all of BC) has so many amazing neighbourhoods and family-friendly attractions, that it seemed impossible to try and cover all of the hidden gems myself. Fortun …

This summer, Cypress Mountain welcomed a brand new attraction to their hill – the longest mountain coaster in Canada! I was eager to try it, and my husband’s birthday seemed like a good enough reason to buy tickets for our family to brave the thrilling …

It has been three and a half years since I lost my son, and nearly four years since I lost his twin. That’s a strange and heartbreaking sentence to write. This loss is forever woven into my story, into the very fabric that makes up who I am. I carry th …

If I had to choose my favourite thing to do as a family in Vancouver it would be heading out with the low tide at Spanish Banks. Since I was a little girl my parents have been bringing us down to Spanish Banks beach – enjoying picnics on the grass, bui …