Author Profile: Kristin Goecke

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Kristin is a stay-at-home married Mom of two energetic girls (ages 5 & 6). Her family, complete with chocolate lab, Bailey, live North of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio (Deerfield Township). Kristin loves all that Greater Cincinnati has to offer. She even started her own family-friendly website resource, MasonMetu in February of 2009 and has enjoyed sharing her ideas on all the wonderful family-friendly things available.
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Hamilton County Parks – Spotlight on Winton Woods
By KristinG
Posted in Family Friendly Places on 22 June 2010
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At the beginning of summer break, we started a family “summer bucket list” and each one of us had to pick three things that we wanted to do before the end of summer giving  us a total of  twelve things to try to do as a family.  My youngest wanted to go to Winton Woods [...]

Father’s Day Fun in Cincinnati
By KristinG
Posted in Downtown, Family Friendly FYI on 16 June 2010
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If you’re looking for something to do this weekend to celebrate Father’s Day, Cincinnati has plenty of things to keep Dad and the family busy.  We’d love to hear how you’ll be spending Father’s Day so leave us a comment and share what you’ll be up to.

Festival Fun – June 18-20 -  The Original GoettaFest [...]

Cincinnati Juneteenth Festival – June 19-20
By KristinG
Posted in Family Friendly Events & Activities on 15 June 2010
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One of the reasons I love Cincinnati so much is that there is something to do for everyone. We have a diversity of cultures and one thing that unites us is that we all love to celebrate.  This weekend, join in on the fun at Eden Park for the Cincinnati Juneteenth Festival.  This event “celebrates [...]

Qdoba Giveaway! {5 Winners} CLOSED
By KristinG
Posted in Family Friendly Giveaways on 15 June 2010
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With so many “fast” food places in Cincinnati, it’s nice to be able to head to Qdoba where your food is not only quickly prepared but it’s also fresh, fresh, fresh.  This summer Qdoba has their seasonal Summer Fresh Mango Salad on the menu.  Although I’ve enjoyed Qdoba’s delicious menu items many times,  I haven’t [...]

Free Summer Movies
By KristinG
Posted in Downtown, Family Friendly Events & Activities on 10 June 2010
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Amy’s recent post on the Holiday Auto Theatre got me motivated to do a little free movie research and I thought I’d pass along the information to our wonderful FFC viewers. I love going to the movies but my kiddos are hit or miss so that is why I LOVE it when [...]

The Cone – Soft Serve ice cream at its yummiest!
By KristinG
Posted in Family Friendly Food on 10 June 2010
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We all know that Cincinnati has great ice cream.  We’re very proud of Graeter’s and if friends and family visit Cincinnati this is usually top on their list for places to go.  My favorite is their raspberry chocolate chip – yum yum.  But, there are so many other fabulous ice cream places throughout the Tri-State [...]

Hamilton County Parks – Spotlight on Sharon Woods
By KristinG
Posted in Family Friendly Places on 3 June 2010
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I’ve loved the Hamilton County Park system for years.  They are beautifully maintained, have wonderful amenities & programs and have so much to offer for families.  Best of all, you can enjoy any of the Hamilton County Parks throughout the year for free. You just need to purchase an annual parking pass (only $5 for [...]