Tuesday 28 February 2012

Northside Parent Friendly Cafe !

So after a week or so of "taking it easy" after having minor surgury. I finally got my butt out of the house. Thankfully my mom has been helping out with the little one while the hubbys at work. We were going to go for lunch anyway - So rather than hitting up a mall food court or your friendly neighborhood McD's - We decided to check out this sweet new cafe called "Little Beans Cafe" In St Albert.  Its about a 10 minute drive from my place ! And still relatively central meeting point for my Northside Friends !

My first impression of the place was great ! I loved that fact that it was so BRIGHT !!!
There is a play area in the middle of the 2nd room just past the boot room. There are tables on the sides near large windows surrounding the play area. I find this set up is a pretty good for Little N's age ( almost 14 months) He can still climb around and play with stuff - But there arent too many other bigger kids around right now.

The food was pretty good, nice presentation with healthy portions !! - We had a salmon sandwich and a tzatziki platter and a couple of sodas. Total cost with N's entry fee - Just under $30.
(still beats lunch @ McD's)



I had the opportunity to meet one of the owners of this fine establishment- Shelly !!
Such a happy & welcoming lady! Made us feel right at home! I also met the other owner very briefly when my son tried to sneak into the back kitchen area...thats my boy...always looking for more food.


The windows are large, the decor is crisp with a touch of bling ! its just ..... so nice !!!! Ohhh They also had this suuuuuper cool Plant holder that was nailed to the wall in the 1st room when you walk in.

There are 2 large bathrooms and a large change area with 2 changing stations and 2 sinks


I thoroghly enjoyed it here I will definatley be back for a few more play dates ( or meetings ) !!!



Mon-Fri 7:30am -6pm and 9-4pm Saturday.
Entrance is $7 for walking age to 7 years.
$3.50 after 4pm!

Tuesday 14 February 2012

Supporting Local Businesses !!!

As  a consumer I've always tried to purchase things made in Canada, Or eat at a mom/pops type diner over a franchise type of restaurant.... even my music choices tended to lean towards the independent music scene.
Its not always easy to buy local -as there are big box stores EVERYwhere selling Everything so cheaply.

As a new entrepreneur the idea of shopping local hits home even more so. In the last 6 months I have met so many  Business owners and heard their stories and how they got started. Its really quite inspiring. I've read blogs and articles and watched shows about small business start -ups, and been warned about how cut throat the some people can be in business.

I am finding it to be quite the opposite - everyone I have met thus far has been so... welcoming. Supportive of each other. Maybe Its Edmonton, Maybe its my outlook, maybe I've just been fortunate enough to meet some really kick ass people - who knows.. probably all of the above.

In anycase - I wanted to Make a special mention about one my 1st Online retailers..

bumblebee baby cloth diapers


They have Teamed up with
KEYLIME ATHLETIC WEAR
12-975 Broadmoor Blvd. Sherwood Park, AB




They are set up in the retail location and ready for you to check them out.
BumbleBee Kids thrilled to announce that this fabulous local store is carrying ALL of their product lines.
 Come by and check them BOTH out.



Oh Hey, Whats that in the Top Left Corner ?!?  Oh its a some CoverBoos !!!

Congrats to BumbleBee Kids & Keylime Athletics !!
Cheers !

Friday 10 February 2012

First Retailer : 100 Mile Baby !

 I am So very Pleased to announce that CoverBoo Couture Nursing Scarves will soon be available at...


St. Albert & Edmonton

Sweet Momma is a health spa and Boutique specializing in pregnancy wellness.  They understand that conceiving is not easy, the aches and pains of pregnancy are real and that relaxing can be a challenge. 
 Specialty pregnancy services include pregnancy massage, pregnancy & preconception acupuncture, pregnancy nutrition & supplements and pregnancy specific spa treatments.


CoverBoo Couture will be the newest addition to their 100 Mile Baby line !


 100 Mile Baby was created by Sweet Momma Spa to connect local artists with consumers in our community. All products labelled with 100 Mile baby tags are locally handmade products for mom and baby.

So Now you can go get your "Spa On" in style !!!!!!

Whooo Hooooo !!!!

Wednesday 8 February 2012

The Travelling CoverBoo - international tides

Ok, So this post might be me reliving my past trip to Cuba. Oooohh - One week is NOT long enough !
I miss the sun, and the sand and of course the free flowing pina coladas !!!

It was our 1st international trip with our baby. Thankfully all the advice I got from Corrine from "Have Baby Will Travel" eased all my anxieties !  http://havebabywilltravel.com/about/

We spent the week in Veraderro. It was a 5 1/2 hr flight - plus the couple few hours before & after arrvial .. So it makes for a pretty long day. But I must say - Baby N is a fantastic traveller. We always see the other passengers faces when they see that they are going to spend the next few hours on a plane seated by a baby. That dreaded look.... then he smiles at them and its all over. I swear this kid had them like putty in his hands. He had a few little cries here and there - but we were armed with toy cars, a bottle, Goldfish Crackers, Baby Gourmet ( http://babygourmet.com/ ) I LOVE LOVE LOVE that stuff.... and of course when all else fails the CoverBoo !

It definately came in handy for the flight ! They had the AC cranked in the plane so the CoverBoo doubled as blanket for both me & N ! He did manage to take a short nap during the the flight - and I could watch the movie is peace.

When We finally landed and got ourselves settled in the hotel it was sunset - but we needed rest for all the beach time and pool time and all the other adventures we had in store the whole week !



CoverBoo by the pool !!
and CoverBoo on the Beach


How do you wear your CoverBoo ? 
I was forever finding different ways to wear it. At one point I had it wrapped around my head like a bandana, of course my camera battery was dead.

Anyway -- we managed to find Al Capone's old beach house - which is now converted into a lovely restaurant.... Oh if those walls could talk.





We took a day trip on a Catamaran - went snorkling, headed out to Cayo Blanco for a Grilled lobster lunch and went swimming with the dolphins !!

 


We Brought along our Mei tei Buckle carrier as this little big boy gets pretty heavy.
And the Catamaran can go pretty fast and it can get pretty windy out there.
he looked pretty cozy !



It was an all day event ! Pretty tiring !
It was a long exciting day, lots to look at -
the CoverBoo provided a nice little private place for him to hide a bit and get some nap time


oh - I just wanna gobble him up !!!

I finally got my fresh coconut !!!