Contributors

We are always looking for ideas and submissions.  If you have a post you’d like us to consider for the blog, or a subject, location, or activity you think would make a good blog post, email us at kidsincowtown@gmail.com.  Click on the contributor’s name to link to their posts.

 

 

The following list of bloggers contributed prior to July 2011:

Allison mixes up her day with mothering, working and crafting. She has three wild jackals (also known as children): Tristan who is seven, Charlotte who is four and Avery who is 21 months. She blogs at Stampin’ When I Can.

Carol is mom to 2 little boys and a professional photographer. She offers studio and location shoots.

Cori is a running supermama to toddler twin girls.  She lives in Langdon (just east of Calgary) where she blogs about staying active with a family at Read.Write.Run.Mom.

Crystal spends her day’s home with two busy children under 5. She is a cloth diaper advocate, contemplating having a 3rd just to continue the cloth diaper journey. She promotes popular cloth diapers locally and online at www.cowtownkids.ca

Dana is a mom of a 2 year old boy. She spends her free time reviewing playgrounds and other play spaces over at Calgary Playgrounds Review.

Danielle is mom to a 4 year old daughter and 2 year old son and always looking for fun things to do with the kids.  She blogs over at fourdayshome.

Erin is the proud Mommy of 2 year old Annabel and is expecting Baby #2 in April.  She works as a business analyst by day, and folds piles of laundry by night.  Erin and her husband Derek have lived in Calgary for 4 years.  Erin blogs at Dining with Kids in Calgary

Jenn is a Wife, Mommy, Sister, Daughter, Friend and Barenaked Ladies Fan and blogs over at My Life in a Nutshell.

Jennifer: I’ve called Calgary home for 30 years.  I’m currently a stay-at-home mom to 3 little boys ages 5 and under.  I am blissfully married to my husband of 8 years who is my 5:00 p.m. savior!  Life isn’t always easy at our house.  Things can get a little crazy at times, but I am so blessed to be able to spend every minute with our 3 boys.  They enrich my life far beyond my expectations.  you can read all about it at my blog, 3 Little Monkeys.

Jill is a soon to be off Mat leave full time working Mum of two young ‘boysterious” boys – Born Dec 2007 and March 2010. She is a meal planning maniac who may not be a chef, but sure loves to cook, bake and experiment in the kitchen as much as her 3 year old will let her and then blog about it on Meal Plan-it. In her “spare time” she is known to be a little crafty.

Kathleen describes herself as a thinker, debater, politics geek, lover of ideas, environmentalist, preferrer of natural things, food and wine enthusiast, cook and baker and a self-reflective, self-critical person. She has an almost two year old daughter and works full time. She blogs about parenting, food, society and whatever else gets her thinking…. when she has “a moment 2 think“.

Kim is a stay at home mom of three. Calgary is her home town and she loves to get out to do fun things with her kids!  She blogs over at Something Awesome in Calgary.

Melissa is mom to a 5 year old son and 1 year old daughter. She is the co-creator of Family Fun Calgary

Merry is a full time working mom of one preschooler and step-mom to two tweens.  In between all the work & drama, she loves cooking, social media and blogging about her hectic life over at Merry With Children.

Samantha is a mom of two, a girl (3.5) and boy (2 months). She spends most of her home time in the kitchen, dreaming up new ways to make delicious and simple food for her family. Her recipes can be found at The Gastronomic Goat.

SamiJoe is a country-living MommyO with two bubs: Beebo (girl, age 4.5yrs) and Xman (boy, age 2.5yrs).  We love venturing in the BIG CITY to explore new places, as much as we love playing in the mountains!  Just see what we get up to!!  She blogs at Peek Thru Our Window.

Sarah is a mother to two boys aged 3.5 and (almost) 2 and is always looking for things to do in and outside the home. She blogs at Lady Mama.

Sharon is a New England girl who never imagined that she’d find herself living in Canada. She has a wonderful husband and together they created a Diva Monster. Follow her on her crazy journeys at Nanas Button Jar!!

Stacey is a Canadian Mama Warrior of 7yo twins with autism & a 9yo who thinks he’s 15; bashing down obstacles, designing possibilities where there were none, while trying not to drown in quicksand with a book in one hand and a hard apple cider in the other!  She blogs at Willowjak Boys.

We also often run posts that have been shared by the Kids in the Capital gang.  You can find their site here.