Blog posts : "Toys"

The Almighty Blankie

One of the firsts gifts a newborn usually receives is a baby blanket.  Several actually.  They end up covered in pee, poo and barf so you must rotate. 

Mason had a nice collection of soft blankies from family and friends but of course there was one he 'really' loves. 

A blue 'marshmallow' blan…

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Birthday loot!

For Mason’s 1st birthday we decided (he didn’t get a say) that instead of gifts, we would ask our party attendees to bring a non perishable item for the Vancouver food bank.  Since we didn’t have a traditional party this year, Mason did receive some gifts from family & friends (thank you!).  Here …

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Children's Bedtime reading

Most of us know that old school nursery rhymes are quite morbid if analyzed, take a look...

http://musicouch.com/musicouching/10-popular-nursery-rhymes-that-are-incredibly-depressing-terrifyingly-violent-and-disturbingly-tragic-for-children/

So I've tried to purchase books that are inspiring, educat…

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Introducing Mason's best non human friend

I'd like you to meet one of Mason's good friends.   Rev is an unlikely friend and usually spends most of his time in Mommy's bathroom.  He's not much of a conversationalist, he's full of hot air, really.  He doesn't do much unless he's plugged in, literally.  And he is used to a lot of abuse from be…

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