What Summer Means To Me

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I live in Montreal, a city that tends to have some of the harshest winters in North America. So, when summertime comes around Montrealers tend to appreciate every day of good weather. Oddly enough, our summers are pretty hot and the humidity gets unbearable on many days.

One of the great benefits of being a professional blogger is that I get to work from home and enjoy the beautiful summer days. I get up early and take care of blogging and business till about lunchtime and then I get to enjoy the day. Most days that includes my daughter, Ava who turns three in July. She attends preschool three days a week, but when she is home we have lots of fun. She loves being outside. Luckily, we have a park and city wading pool right behind our duplex. We spend most days there!

Since it’s the summer I let Ava indulge in her favorite treats a little more. She loves ice cream and Kinder chocolate. So, when we get back from our outdoor activities I will give her one of the two treats while she relaxes. She always enjoys the toys she gets in Kinder Surprise eggs and often takes them outdoors to play with. What treats do your children love in the summer?

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We also love to travel in the summer months. My husband and I love to travel and have spent a couple of summers in Europe. Ava already has a taste for traveling and is great at it because we’ve taken her on all our vacation since her birth. When she was one we took her to Italy (our favorite destination) to travel around Umbria and Tuscany by car before heading to Portugal. It was one of the best vacations ever!  People always ask me if it was stressful to travel with a baby, but I found it super easy. To be honest, the best time to travel with kids is when they’re young. She slept in the car while we traveled and woke up for the fun parts!

This year, money is tight so we’re taking a road trip to the United Sates. We will be visiting Lake George, a beautiful area in upstate New York. The area is special to me because I traveled there each year with my family till the age of 18 years. I’m looking forward to making new memories with Ava!

The trip door to door is about three hours. Now that Ava is a very talkative and an active youngster, her ability to sit still and sleep for long periods of time is lmost impossible! I have already planned what to bring along to keep her entertained. First, her tablet so she can watch a couple of her favorite movies. I’m also packing a lot of road trip friendly snacks to keep her happy. Unfortunately, we cannot bring Kinder chocolates since they’re not approved to cross United States border.  They’re such a great road trip snack! 

Are you heading on vacation with your family this year? If you’re taking a road trip what essential items do you take to keep your family happy while in the car?

Disclosure: I’m part of the Kinder® Mom program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation withthis group.  The opinions on this blog are my own

18 Comments
  1. aimee fauci says

    Yes, our road trips consist of many snacks! Non messy snacks of course! They are a must to help the kids pass time easily.

  2. Kay Adeola says

    Cute picture.We always have plenty of snacks and water in our car just to keep everyone happy.

  3. krystalskitsch says

    I hope I can do a road trip or a fun travel trip sometime soon! THanks for sharing!

  4. Tough Cookie Mommy says

    I can completely relate to appreciating every day of warm and sunny weather. Here in New York City, we have been having some harsh winters too so the warm weather is certainly welcome.

  5. Lady Lilith says

    Sounds like you have a nice summer expected. I am not fond of the heat and we get pretty nice hot days.

  6. Sarah Bailey says

    I hope you have a wonderful summer and have many adventures – we don’t have anything planned yet, perhaps something will crop up though 🙂 x

  7. Pam says

    We went to Kentucky for vacation this summer, and we will be taking a few more day trips before the summer ends! We usually get mild winters, but this winter was harsh, so we are trying to make up for it!

  8. Amber NElson says

    WE have a summer trip coming up this weekend!

  9. Just got back from Puerto Rico- but that is nothing like a summer in Europe. Jealous!

  10. Jennifer Williams says

    We are trying to buy a house so no vacation this year. Of course we just moved 3000 miles so we get to see tons of new things.

  11. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    We have a few major trips coming up this summer. Disney is one of them.

  12. veronica says

    summer is a great time to spend with the kids doing fun stuff! I love summers….maybe except for the heat in Houston

  13. Amber Edwards says

    Oh Kinder Surprise eggs!!! Oh how I miss those!! We always got those for birthdays, holidays, every Easter and Christmas. Oh man, those were our favorite when we lived in Germany. I miss them like crazy still to this day!

  14. maria says

    2 months ago I would have said I’m looking forward to the warm sun but now it feels like 112 degrees so I will not be saying that! lol

  15. Tess says

    I would love to travel more. Because of our jobs, it makes it hard.

  16. Rosey says

    I have never found it hard to travel with children either. Teens maybe a little because they want to explore away from parents and when you’re far from home that’s not really always a great thing. But nothing major, and never when they were little ones. 🙂

  17. Liz Mays says

    My kids love popsicles and ice cream in the summer months! I’m curious about those Kinder eggs now.

  18. Toni says

    We don’t have any travel plans this summer. Just lots of time at our local beach 🙂

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