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Skating Supermom: How to Coordinate Lessons & Activities for Multiple Kids

April 13, 2018 By: Bonnie Waycomment

Skating Supermom: How to Coordinate Lessons & Activities for Multiple Kids

As I helped my daughters get ready for their skating lessons, another mom looked over. My four girls—ages 9 through 2—were busy putting on their snowpants, chatting with the skate shop lady, and waiting for me to lace their skates for them. She had one daughter, and I could tell by her expression that she […]

Filed Under: Mothering Tagged With: homeschool ideas, kids activities, skating, skiing, swimming

15 Ways We Spend Time as a Family

June 27, 2016 By: Bonnie Way1 Comment

15 Ways We Spend Time as a Family

Spending time together as a family is very important to us. Everyone in the family is happier when we’re all having fun together. And I strongly believe that good relationships now set the stage for good relationships when our kids are teenagers and adults. We try to eat supper together every night and to keep […]

Filed Under: Mothering Tagged With: biking, board games, colouring, Family, hiking, museums, swimming

How to Help Your Child Love Swimming

April 19, 2016 By: Bonnie Way2 Comments

How to Help Your Child Love Swimming

My girls love going swimming with my mom. They proudly tell anyone that Grandma is a lifeguard. She’s also a certified aquafit teacher, instructor trainer, Red Cross consultant, and the head of swim programs at her pool. She knows how to have fun in the water and she helps kids have fun there too. So […]

Filed Under: Children Tagged With: guest post, swimming

How To Get Started with Aqua Aerobics

November 7, 2014 By: Bonnie Way6 Comments

How To Get Started with Aqua Aerobics

I got into aqua aerobics or aquafit when I was pregnant with Sunshine. Since then, I’ve done it off and on but it’s still one of my favourite forms of exercise. Today, Kaitlin from An Apple Per Day is here to share some information and tips on how to get started with aqua aerobics. One […]

Filed Under: Mothering Tagged With: fitness, swimming

Tips for Swimming with Babies and Toddlers

May 13, 2013 By: Bonnie Way9 Comments

Tips for Swimming with Babies and Toddlers

For Mother’s Day yesterday, we went swimming with the girls—our second time in the pool since Jade’s birth.  Sunshine and Lily have been asking to go for several weeks, especially since they have new water wings and goggles.  On Wednesday, I figured eight weeks was a good time to introduce Jade to the pool, so […]

Filed Under: Children Tagged With: kids activities, Pregnancy & Baby, swimming, toddler

What I Learned During My Daughter’s Swim Lesson

October 26, 2012 By: Bonnie Way11 Comments

Today is Lily’s last swim lesson.  In the past eight weeks, I think I’ve learned more about her than she’s learned about swimming. Sunshine has done lessons off and on since she was about eight months old, but this was Lily’s first lesson.  I wanted to see how she was doing compared to the Red […]

Filed Under: Children, Homeschooling Tagged With: Lily, Preschool, Sunshine, swimming

Sunshine Starts Swim Lessons

August 15, 2011 By: Bonnie Way3 Comments

Sunshine Starts Swim Lessons

Sunshine started swim lessons today—Red Cross Sea Otter, half an hour a day for two weeks.  I’ve debated for a while about signing her up.  Both she and Lily have been in the pool since they were about four months old and both love swimming.  My mom is a swim instructor, so I grew up […]

Filed Under: Children Tagged With: kids activities, Sunshine, swimming

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