Three Tips to Save you Time and Money on Family Vacations

This is really a Love/Stress relationship for me.  On one hand, I LOVE taking vacations and holidays with my family and cherish the memories we have.  On the other hand, I STRESS about the trade-offs of cost versus quality, the myriad of options to choose from, etc.  However, after having done this for the past three years, I’ve come up with three tips which have made life a bit easier for me, and now I’m sharing them with you with the hope that they’ll help you too!

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Things Kids Say – On Teeth and Toe Nails

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”

This past week had the same number of hours as any other week, but in terms of memories, it far surpassed any week in recent memory.  From teeth to toe-nails, here are some recent family highlights to share with you and some related useful references you can check out to help you in your parenting journey. Read the rest of this entry »

Review of Bella Notte Ristorante – Whitby

Surfing the Net, I came across an Italian restaurant in Whitby that we hadn’t eaten at yet.  With a name like Bella Notte (translation from Italian-Beautiful Night), I was a bit worried that it wouldn’t be too kid friendly.

Find out how our dinner went and discover the 5 key Italian phrases that you should know before going to any Italian restaurant! Read the rest of this entry »

Contest and Review of Funny Lunch and Firehouse from Scholastic

One of the best things we’ve ever done as parents has been to read to our kids. From Goodnight Moon to Sandra Boynton‘s classics and from Fancy Nancy to Magic Tree House, Book Boy and Ballet Girl love their books!

So it was with excitement that I got an email from a company representing Scholastic asking IncredibleDad.com to review some childrens books!  Read on to find out what Book Boy and Ballet Girl thought of Funny Lunch by David Catrow and Firehouse! by Mark Teague.  PLUS find out how to enter to win one of three prize packs consisting of both books! Read the rest of this entry »