Life With Boys

Oldest and Papa - a week after the accident It was a beautiful summer day. The sun was shining and we had just gotten back from getting E's vaccinations. We had spent the morning at the public health office and then getting groceries. When we got home, I put the kids down for a nap and was beginning to clean my main floor. I was just starting to pick up the toys, reflecting on how amazingly the morning had gone (I had 2 kids under 2 and I seamlessly did early morning vaccinations and grocery shopping so I was feeling pretty good!) BOOM Everything changed. That was the loudest sound I have ever heard in my life, and as soon as I heard it I knew what had happened. I raced upstairs, screaming B's name while praying that he was okay... I remember pausing at the door prior to opening it and hoping that I wasn't about to find his body. I opened the door to find my oldest son under his 4-drawer IKEA dresser, only his diapered bottom sticking out. He wasn't crying. I...

Safer Cycling Calgary Course (instructor Sasha in front) A child at Safer Cycling Calgary course Today, my kids and I checked out a CAN-BIKE Safer Cycling Class. Safer Cycling Calgary is the only business in Alberta that offers the full range of CAN-BIKE courses to the public, and it is locally owned and operated! It was founded in 2011 by Melissa Malejko, who is fully certified in all of the CAN-BIKE courses. Sasha, our instructor, is certified only to teach Level 1 courses which is what we signed up for. This particular class has a maximum of 4 kids and is $80 for the outdoor class (subject to weather) and $100 for the indoor option. Safer Cycling offers a variety of courses for every skill level, starting from the very beginning of learning how to ride a bike, up to advanced cycling skills. My sons' were both on training wheels at the start of the course, and my oldest now knows how to ride without training wheels but is not comfortable riding. My youngest did not...

Asian Inspired Marinated Chicken with Fried Rice This is one of my husband's most favorite dishes - mine too! The chicken is perfectly spicy and juicy, with those amazing notes of toasted sesame seed and ginger. The rice is a spot-on dupe for your favorite local Chinese food joint! I was VERY surprised because we have the staple restaurant that we order from every weekend without fail, but I'm thinking they might have to wait a little longer for us to return with this recipe! Asian Inspired Marinated Chicken 4 chicken breasts - cut into halves 2 tbsp sesame oil 1/4-1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce (whichever works best to cover your chicken) Dash of Rice Vinegar 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1-2 tsp Sambal Oelek, more or less to your taste Marinate chicken breasts for 4 hours. Bake at 375 degrees until done. **I always reserve a little of the marinade for basting prior to placing the chicken in the bag, basting about halfwa...

There are TONS of Mom blogs out there. This is one of many. I am not an Instagram mom, nor am I a Pinterest mom. I am just a mom, trying to raise my three boys the best that I can. I feed my kids hot dogs, I let them play in the mud, we have (mostly) unstructured days and we prefer it that way. If we make plans, it will be a guarantee that something is going to happen to make things fall apart. This blog will mostly be about me reviewing places, recipes (kid-tested obviously!) and basically just about anything else that I feel inclined to write about. I have some post ideas that I will be working on - and hopefully, you enjoy this blog enough to keep coming back. Thank you so much <3 -  B Follow me on twitter! https://www.twitter.com/Lifewithboys11