Month: April 2018

2018 Vancouver Sunrun- Race Recap

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2018 SunRun Race recapYesterday I  participated in my first Sunrun in over 15 years.  The Sunrun is Canada’s largest 10K road race, and a popular event for walkers and families.

It  has been around since 1985;  a race doesn’t become Canada largest without top notch organization and communication.  The website is full of event, and participant information,  and the course is well marked and full of volunteers.

Just to give you an idea of growth over the last 33 years; the first run attracted 3,200 participants and in 2017 an incredible 41,924 registrants signed up.  Continue reading →

Big Truck/Construction Birthday- Boy’s Birthday Inspiration

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Parenthood has its ups and downs. Spit-up? Down. Giggles and smiles? Up! Lack of sleep? Definite downer.  Birthday milestones?  Up, of course!

But what to do for a theme?!  I LOVE celebrating birthdays and making my kids feel super special with thoughtfully planned parties!   Plus they are such fun memory makers for the family.  This years the theme was an obvious choice….if you know us, I mean, outside of blogland, then you know he loves “Big Trucks” and “Tools” especially Dada’s tools, and he points them out everywhere we go.

This  Big Truck Construction themed party was a little piece of birthday heaven!  I made my own work-zone signage and invitations, and picked themed food choices, combined with fun activity ideas for a party that was “Loads of fun”!

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