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Lays Chip Trips | The Calgary Zoo

July 29, 2010

Our family has collected our Lay’s Chip Trip points, from bags of Lay’s potato chips. On the Lay’s Chip Trips website, you can redeem those points for savings on entertainment, attractions and for food – all across Canada. We recently made a trip to the Calgary Zoo {Alberta}, and yes, there is a coupon for 50% off admission to the Calgary Zoo {up to a family of 4}. That’s a huge savings! The Calgary Zoo is a place we visit every year, yet this year they have some new features at the Zoo. They now have Dinosaurs Alive in their [...]

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Lay’s Chip Trips Adventures | Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alberta Canada

July 1, 2010

Have you signed up for Lay’s Chip Trips yet? If not, you really should – as it’s pretty easy to collect points and redeem them for a variety savings for you this summer. After all, summer months in Canada means loading up the kids and visiting attractions and taking in Canada’s entertainment. So, why not take the frugal road traveled and get discounts while you roam? As I mentioned previously, I’ll be posting all summer on how our family saved money on Canadian attractions and entertainment, just by using Lays Chip Trips! One example of how Lay’s Chip Trips can [...]

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Wordless Wednesday | I Enjoyed The View

June 15, 2010

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Residence Inn by Marriott

June 7, 2010

According to a Mom Central poll of 1300 Moms, 66% of them plan on staying at a hotel this summer. This statistic I can relate to, as I know I prefer the space and convenience of staying a hotel, versus staying with a friend or relative. And, couple an affordable price with the fact that we get a break from household duties – I’m always game to stay in a hotel! Once you choose a travel destination, the next question is always, “Where do we stay??” Residence Inn by Marriott has renovated some of their suites to meet the needs [...]

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Lay’s Chip Trips Program | Canadian Freebie and Discounts

May 20, 2010

Lay’s Potato Chips has a pretty cool promotion right now, a great way to save big this summer. Right now, when you buy Lay’s Chips, there are codes on each bag that can get you discounts for hotels, restaurants or attractions all across Canada {from small towns to big cities too}. It’s called the Lay’s Chip Trips Program, and Lay’s started it to celebrate Canada and our attractions. The program helps anyone get the most out of our short Canadian summers. I know my family tries to plan as many trips and sightseeing tours we can every summer, and packing [...]

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Barcelo Mayan Palace | Vacation with Twin Toddlers and a Child

April 26, 2010

Since most of this entire year {and a little of last year} was filled with planning our trip to Mexico, staying at the Barcelo Mayan Palace, and crying over coming home to the chilly weather here in Western Canada – I thought I’d share more about our experience {and pictures} from our {2 week} family trip to Mexico. You know, try to get it out of my system and stop thinking about Paradise already! {…is that possible?}. Transportation: Flying with Twin Toddlers and a 5 year old, with Air Canada Vacations was actually not too bad. The Twins sat on [...]

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Wordless Wednesday | Unusual Territory

April 13, 2010

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Protecting your Skin with UV Skinz

April 10, 2010

We just returned from 2 glorious weeks in the Mayan Riviera in Mexico. It was the first time we had traveled with the kids, and the first time that the Twin Toddlers were away from home for the night. Many preparations and plans were done in the months before departure. I am an organized Mom by nature, so you can imagine that this adventure was a huge undertaking for myself – and a huge success at that, I must add! Yippee! The girls loved everything about the trip, especially being able to play outdoors in the sun. Our cold Canadian [...]

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Wordless Wednesday | Barcelo Mayan Palace Resort

April 7, 2010

This was our gorgeous backyard for the last 2 weeks. Complete Paradise!!

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Word-full Wednesday | Packing For Mexico

March 17, 2010

I started packing for our family trip to Mexico {think Griswold’s Latin Vacation} about a month ago. And, time has passed so quickly. We leave for the gorgeous Barcelo Mayan Palace this weekend, and last minute arrangements are quickly being made. This is what I have packed so far: That’s 3 suitcases, 2 carry-ons and my laptop/Portable DVD Player bag. This is for myself, hubby, my oldest daughter and the Twin toddlers. I have everything packed but Hubby’s clothes, toiletries, cameras {yes that is a ‘s’, I love my photos!}, favorite Teddy Bears for the girls and a few items [...]

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Britax Advocate CS Convertible Car Seat | Review & Giveaway

March 9, 2010

When it comes to buying essential baby and toddler gear like a convertible car seats – you appreciate knowing all about the product, before you make that big purchase. Thanks to Britax, I was able to review their Advocate CS High Capacity Convertible Car Seat. At $399.99 CAD, you may think this is a steep price to pay for a car seat, until you take a closer look at the design, product features and most importantly the safety features of this seat. Only then do you realize that the cost is relative to quality. As you can see, this seat [...]

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