around Vancouver Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/category/local/around-vancouver-2/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:42:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 56460141 BC Summer Family Fun https://mamapapabubba.com/2024/06/05/bc-summer-family-fun/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2024/06/05/bc-summer-family-fun/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:51:28 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=113108 If you follow along over on Instagram or Facebook, you know I’ve been lucky enough to work with Toyota Pacific for the last several years and they’ve generously sponsored this post. We have a fantastic giveaway happening right now, so be sure to read all the way to the end for all of the details… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2024/06/05/bc-summer-family-fun/feed/ 0 113108 A Harrison Hot Springs Getaway https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/06/22/a-harrison-hot-springs-getaway/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/06/22/a-harrison-hot-springs-getaway/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72416 While we may not travel the way we did while living abroad, I think we’ve been doing a pretty good job of going on little getaways since we returned home to Canada.  We spent Christmas on Salt Spring Island, we’ve been to Victoria a few times, we visited the Sunshine Coast over spring break, we’ve… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/06/22/a-harrison-hot-springs-getaway/feed/ 2 72416 An Afternoon Along the River https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/05/25/an-afternoon-along-the-river/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/05/25/an-afternoon-along-the-river/#comments Fri, 26 May 2017 04:42:41 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72251 The weather is just too good to go straight home after school these days…  It was an unusually long and cold winter here in Vancouver and all I want to do now is be outside and soak up the sunshine.  Not to mention the fact that both of our kiddos are happiest when outdoors.  … Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/05/25/an-afternoon-along-the-river/feed/ 2 72251 The Abbotsford Tulip Festival https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/05/12/the-abbotsford-tulip-festival/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/05/12/the-abbotsford-tulip-festival/#comments Sat, 13 May 2017 04:54:28 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72214 My goodness… After several weeks of postponing our visit due to the field still being green and then several more weeks because of rain, I wasn’t sure we were actually going to make it out to the Abbotsford Tulip Festival this year {which would have been a shame given we enjoyed it so much last year}.… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/05/12/the-abbotsford-tulip-festival/feed/ 2 72214 Mess-Free Marble Painting for Babies https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/11/mess-free-marble-painting-for-babies/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/11/mess-free-marble-painting-for-babies/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2017 07:28:59 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71606 Welp, it’s been exactly one week since my surgery and I’m officially ready to be done with resting and being low key…  Sadly though, my body’s not feeling the same way. :/  While I think I honestly thought I’d just hop up off the surgery table with my three little incisions and be on my… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/11/mess-free-marble-painting-for-babies/feed/ 5 71606 A Day At Wesbrook Village https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/09/05/a-day-at-wesbrook-village/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/09/05/a-day-at-wesbrook-village/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:59:31 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70942 Oh my goodness…  Amidst a week of rain, rain, and more rain, I was so hoping for just one last summer’s day to spend adventuring with my two littles before Miss G goes off to Grade One this coming week.  Thankfully we totally lucked out yesterday, and when we woke up to a dry day,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/09/05/a-day-at-wesbrook-village/feed/ 4 70942 Sunday by the River https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/06/27/sunday-by-the-river/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/06/27/sunday-by-the-river/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2016 06:20:18 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70469 Pink eye…  Gosh, it sucks.  I’ve never had it myself {touch wood!}, but after Miss G brought it home from Kindergarten last Friday and spent our Father’s Day / Victoria weekend with it, this Friday, Brad came down with it too {ugh}.  And since we’re pretty much desperate to have Sam avoid it {and Miss… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/06/27/sunday-by-the-river/feed/ 3 70469 Kidtropolis https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/05/12/kidtropolis/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/05/12/kidtropolis/#comments Fri, 13 May 2016 05:56:50 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70347 When I first got word of Kidtropolis opening up out in Richmond, I knew we had to go.  From what I saw, it reminded me a lot of one of our Kuwait favourites – Kidzania {an amazing kid-sized city where visitors get to assume typically adult roles and even earn and spend a salary}, so I figured… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/05/12/kidtropolis/feed/ 6 70347 Abbotsford Tulip Festival https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/19/abbotsford-tulip-festival/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/19/abbotsford-tulip-festival/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:13:56 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70154 Miss G had a four day weekend this weekend, and with the sun shining and temps predicted in the mid-twenties, we decided to spend our Monday out at the Abbotsford Tulip Festival with good friends. I had already had a bit of a moment on the drive out of the city…  One of the ones… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/19/abbotsford-tulip-festival/feed/ 3 70154 Happy Baby Cheeks Cloth Diapering Service https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/15/happy-baby-cheeks-cloth-diapering-service/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/15/happy-baby-cheeks-cloth-diapering-service/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2016 04:25:45 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70184 For the last three months, we’ve been using a local cloth diapering service, and let me tell you – it’s been a total game changer.  I think all parents are busy {that’s just the nature of the job}, but after Sam’s surprise arrival 3 months earlier than expected, our NICU stay, our many appointments, his… Read More

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