I scream, you scream....

......We all scream for Ice Cream! momstown Edmonton North hosted our very first (of hopefully many more to come) Ice Cream Social at Westmount splash park on July 9th. So much fun was had eating ice cream, splashing in the water and visiting with the momstown families! Mother Nature decided to surprise us with a thunderstorm but that didn't dampen (no pun intended!) our moods. We waited out the storm in the nearby shelter and managed to visit some more!
If you haven't checked us out yet, you're missing out on some great summer fun!

Fantastic Farm Fun!

momstown Edmonton North took to the haybales and pastures with our trip to McLeod Creek Farm for last month's busytown weekend edition. Too much fun was had by the moms, dads and kids feeding the animals, riding the ponies and goin' on a hay wagon ride! 

We started with petting some 6 week old puppies!

Good thing we brought our rubber boots!

Pony rides galore!

We topped the day off with a lovely BBQ picnic.

The kids just couldn't get enough of the animals on this awesome day, if you'd like to get in on the action like this, check us out! You won't regret it!

Picassos in the Park

Some of the momstown mamas and kiddies got together for our kick off event of Picassos in the Park!  

They came prepared to get messy and crafty as they created their own little masterpiece.

A great time had by all with some visiting, eating, playing and getting messy!

And as a special treat to celebrate my birthday, we also enjoyed some cupcakes too!

We'll be having this month's Picassos in the Park on July 29th, if you want in on the action, find out where we'll be here

A present for Dad

momstown Edmonton North got crafty making presents for Dad at our Wednesday Playdate. A total of almost 40 moms and children came out to make dad a picture frame or design a shirt just for him. We had a blast watching them (or their mamas) create some beautiful presents that are sure to melt dad's heart. It was a great morning connnecting moms and their children!

Have you checked out momstown yet? We have some more events like this on our calendar all the time, signup today for a free 1 month trial!

Dinner at my house

I don't know about you, but dinner at my house has become quite the spectacle! It's a daily ritual that we place huge importance on in my home as it's a chance for all of us to connect as a family and touch base about one another's day. Sounds picturistic but our meals are nothing of the sort.

Let me paint reality for you: The 4 year old refuses to eat, the 1.5 year old insists on tossing her food everywhere, the dog is grovelling for scraps at our feet and it's a constant struggle to take one bite of our own meals before the food is stone cold as our roles are chef, waitress, busser and maitre'd. I long for the days of leisurely eating (and tasting) my food over good conversation.

Here's a snipit of what my youngest got into at dinner after releasing her from her toddler seat and after I turned my back for a minute.

Note she is eating margarine like it's icing and dumping food all over the floors while trying not to get any sticky rice on her feet! As you can see, my son thinks the dinner table is a place for each of his favorite dinky cars!

Thankfully I get to get out with the momstown mamas for our Moms Nights Out each month! A nice break from dinnertime at my place next week will be on June 14th at Vi's for Pies! Click here for more details.

Darling buds or should we say frustrating raindrops of May...

Aptly put, the Rainmaker Parade did not disappoint as it normally does and provided us eager viewers with a cold and chilly show! We stuck it out though and still managed to have fun amidst the frustrating raindrops this May has given us. We'll do a sun dance in the hope that June brings better weather as we have so many great outdoor events planned. For now, here are some photos of the brave souls who beared the weather for views of firetrucks, marching bands and shriners!

momstown goes to the Zoo!

Experiencing May with momstown so far has been wonderful! We took in the Valley Zoo today with an exclusive momstown look behind the scenes at what all the critters were up to. From petting snakes and ferrets to learning about the new baby lemurs, great times were had by all!
Check out the pics below to see all the fun we had!