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Whale Watching with Mariner Cruises

Whale Watching with Mariner Cruises Disclosure: Our family received tickets to go whale watching in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are our own. “This is the most amazing thing ever! I can’t believe how close we are to nature!” “You can’t do or see anything more amazing than this!” That’s what my kids […]

Port Royal National Historic Site

Port Royal National Historic Site, Annapolis Royal Disclosure: Our family received a family pass to visit Port Royal. Just means we have more great stories to share with you. All opinions are our own. I remember visiting Port Royal with my family when we were kids. I had great memories of being there and couldn’t […]

Fort Anne National Historic Site

Fort Anne National Historic Site, Annapolis Royal *Disclosure: Our family received a day pass to visit Fort Anne. All opinions are our own.* Our family has been going to Fort Anne for years. For over 30 years, we have been going to the Natal Day sunset set ceremony by the cadets on the parade square […]

Mount Hanley Schoolhouse Museum

Mount Hanley School House Museum Tucked away in a tiny village on the North Mountain is the Mount Hanley Schoolhouse Museum. It is definitely worth a Sunday afternoon drive to go and see it. The Story of the Schoolhouse The schoolhouse was built in 1850 and operated as a one-room schoolhouse for the next 110 […]

Dakeyne Farm Sunflower Maze

Dakeyne Farm Sunflower Maze Disclosure: Our family received a family pass to the sunflower maze so we could write our report. All opinions are our own. Get Lost and Find Yourself in a field of sunflowers. What could be better than this? Spend the afternoon wandering around a maze made completely of sunflowers! Here’s what […]

Kick the Can

How to Play Kick the Can When we were growing up we literally played Kick the Can every single night in the summer. Between 15-20 kids would show up in our backyard every night and we would have epic games. It was the highlight of our youth, and some of our best memories are playing […]

Campfire Tacos

Ultimate Campfire Tacos When I told my friend we were going camping, she immediately told me we HAD to make these campfire treats when we were there. Another mutual friend had shared the recipe with her, and now she was imparting the wisdom on me! I’m so glad she did! These were a huge hit […]

Value Village Opening in New Minas

Value Village Grand Opening in New Minas – August 11, 2016 Disclosure: I received a gift certificate to shop at Value Village’s pre-opening sale. Just wait till you see what I did with it! After much waiting and anticipation, the New Minas Value Village location will be opening at 9am on Thursday, August 11th! Just […]

Shearwater Aviation Museum

Shearwater Aviation Museum The Shearwater Aviation Museum, outside Halifax, has always been on my list of things to discover. The boys enjoy going to the Greenwood Aviation Museum  so we thought we would give this one a try, too! Here’s what the website says The Shearwater Aviation Museum’s mandate is to collect, preserve, display and […]