Mama Reviews It: Coco & Tini Bath Product Giveaway!

If you’ve been reading this blog from it’s start back in Summer ’09, you might have caught on that I’m a girl who loves good products and that I also love to have baths. My love of bathing has trickled down to my son and his nightly baths have become part of our bedtime routine. I was pretty tickled to be asked to review some locally made naturally pure bath products for Ben. I think my actual words were, ‘bring it…

Mama Reviews It: Tawna Hill Baby Super Smoothie Cream Giveaway

The other week I went to the private opening of local Yaletown baby boutique, Saf & Benjamin, I went home from the party with a SWAG bag and among all the treats was a delicious smelling sample of body cream from Tawna Hill Baby. I love my products and can make the snap decision if it’s a worthy high quality product or a total toss out. I should have known that the owner of Saf & Benjamin would only put together products that r…

Mama Reviews: Theatre Under The Stars

…I caught myself thinking how Vancouver really has some pretty cool events going on, and I was so glad to be enjoying TUTS that evening. I gave an automatic thumbs up to the wine you could purchase and realized you could make it a whole evening by buying dinner too. We both thought that the kids in the performance were top notch with their singing and dancing skills. I didn’t know this musical that well and found myself wondering a little a…

Modern Mama Presents Mama Blogs (and I’m part of the guest panel!)

iss out on so much by not living in a house. In a quiet town. On a cul-de-sac (umm…all real questions/statements I’ve been asked. Well, I say yes to raising my family in the city and I’ve been blogging about it here for over 3 years! I am so thankful for the gorgeous photos my husband has taken to documented our life in Vancouver. From the black and white birth photos to the numerous green grassy playground shots with the seawal…

Mama Bloggers Unite! The Vancouver Edition

ur over the creek!). Christine Pilkington, publisher of Vancouver Mom, asked some great questions about why we blog and how we found our niche. I’ve always made my blog a personal place to share moments from my life but it is also my place to write passionately about topics that I love. Like birth and breastfeeding and having babies (and also what my favourite lipstick happens to be). “When I first started to blog about breastfeeding…

Mama in the City: 3rd Annual Holiday Gift Guide

It’s that time of year again! It’s my 3rd annual Holiday gift guide and I’ve found some good ideas! This year I’m shopping and browsing early and my closet is already stocked with hidden surprises that have yet to be wrapped. Actually, I’ve already run out of room and thought I was being quite savvy by stuffing boxes under the cabinet in my bathroom. Apparently, 3 year olds like to look in bathroom cabinets! A very…

Fun Fabulous Giveaway From Purl Mama & Baby!

I am so excited to once again be paired up with the online boutique Purl Mama & Baby for another giveaway! I am seriously excited for all of you readers to get the opportunity to win a fun gift from my favorite online boutique. I’ve picked out a few of my favourite meal themed items to help keep your baby and toddlers happy during meal time and looking stylish. One lucky reader will win all three of these items! A Modern Baby Co bib i…

Purl Mama & Baby Three Little Trees blanket Winner is………..

Let’s get down to business. The winner of the oh so nice Miso Miso baby blanket by Three Little Trees compliments of Purl Mama & Baby is………… Alikins76 come on down! Congratulations! Woohoo! To claim your sweet baby blanket email me your mailing address at nuggins AT gmail DOT COM and Purl Mama & Baby will ship it off to you. Thank you to all the ladies who entered and a big thank you to Purl Mama &…

It’s More Than A Box

…p and dressed and fed and out the door for our walk to school by 8:45 AM at the very latest. With this break I see the potential for wearing pyjamas at 10 AM on a Wednesday just around the corner and I’m totally digging it and will sweetly embrace the change of routine. To help get prepped for the potential of at home rainy days we will most likely have over the next couple of weeks, we made a trip to our local arts and craft shop and stock…

The Origins of Mama in the City

Hello! My name is Andrea and I am the mama to Ben and feisty wife to my husband. I have been an avid blog reader for the last few years but it wasn’t until my maternity leave that I decided to go ahead and join the world of women bloggers. The end result is this website and my moniker as Mama in the City. I enjoy the process of writing and the creative side to coming up with topics to post and of course the entertainment of my readers. In…