G is for Gingerbread!

Gingerbread Field Trip to Springridge Farm!

Wow! There was a whopping 42 momstown kids rolling out their own gingerbreads at Springridge Farms yesterday. Don't know about you guys, but our gingerbreads didn't make it home, they must have been good, because we enjoyed a pretty quiet ride home :).

The hour was a bit of a blur for me, but my kids assured me they had a blast. We'll be doing this again next year for sure, and with one trip under my belt, it will be just a wee bit more organized. Thanks to those that were able to join us! Click here to read about momstown Milton's trip to Springridge with us!

momstown balloons a site @ Santa Parade!

Oakville Santa Parade was great fun today!

momstown Oakville was handing out balloons from our perch on Jet Baby's front step.It was as though I started throwing out $20 bills! As soon as the helium tank was unleashed, they swarmed. Line-ups of children waiting for a balloon.

Thank goodness for my father-in-law and helpful little 5 year old elf (3 year old was not quite as helpful, good thing she's cute:). We got into a balloon blowing/tying groove and before long, the street was awash in orange, green and blue.

HO HO HO, Merry Christmas momstown mamas!

1 Bead, 2 Beads, 3 Beads... more!

We enjoyed a good beading session at Haberdashers last night in downtown Oakville. Great selection of beads and of course, good company :) We all walked out with some nice necklaces, some for Christmas gifts, some to adorn our Christmas outfits, but the night did turn out to be a tad more expensive than you would think making something on you own might be........next time, we're beading at my place, we have a couple of veteran beaders now and I'll dig out the needle nose plyers. All you have to do is BYOB (beads, not booze :). Although, a little wine never hurt the creative juices either!

Oakville mommy baby playgroup

Okay, I won't lie, seeing little babies does make that little doubt creep up of "are we done having babies yet"? But then my little people come home from school and I snap out of it :). So, to get my baby fix, I'm just going to meet our new moms at our own momstown Oakville Baby Playgroup on Mondays (held at Sharkeys)! If you're new to momstown and new to mommyhood, don't miss this opportunity to get your adult interaction for the week, plus, there's a Starbucks around the corner, and the Superstore is down the street to satisfy your Joe Fresh fix. See you there!!

momstown pumpkins in the pumpkin patch!

momstown hit the Pumpkin Patch!

Parkside Farms was the destination today, we filled up two wagons with kids, moms & grandparents too, as "Farmer Ben" took us on a wagon ride through the "Storybook Forest", after attempting to recite the names of the seven dwarfs to my confused three year old (come on, do you remember them all? :), we were dropped off at the Pumpkin Patch, the notion of this is a wee bit more romantic than the real deal.

Navigating through mud and rotting pumpkins with a toddler didn't actually prove to be that easy! But everyone found a pumpkin, some for carving, some for decorating, no one left empty handed. The trip was complete with a visit to the chicken coop and friendly nod from Farmer Ben. He's running the show on his own these days as the harvest season comes to an end.....but we'll be back next year.

Great way to spend the day and not too hard on the wallet at only five bucks a kid!

Moms love poker!

Poker Playin' Mamas! momstown mamas had a blast last night at Poker Night, with a great turn-out too. Thanks Ladies!!

As a first time poker player, the pre-game jitters were quickly abated with a glass of wine, a quick catch up on all the kiddies, and then a nice and easy open hand introduction to the game. Then the fun began!

And the chips disappeared quickly on my side of the table, both playing chips and tortillas :). Beginners, don't be shy, cause it was our newbies who ruled the roost last night! See you next month.

Mama's Game Night is something momstown plans in other chapters too! We love mama's night out! Check out momstown Edmonton North's poker game night!

Turkeys on the loose!

Gobble Gobble! Enjoy the Thanksgiving Weekend and all the feasts and festivities.

And just in case you haven't had enough by the time Tuesday rolls around, join us at the momstown Oakville Crafty Kids playgroup on Tuesday morning for momstown fall type crafts and adult chit chat, turkey, bats and maple leaves!!!

Don't worry, I never leave home without the wet wipes!! Make sure your little ones have their craft clothes on :)