Mirror Lake, The Krohn Conservatory, The Cincinnati Art Museum, Segway tours and so much more….. We had family in town for this beautiful Easter weekend, and thought we’d take them to our fabulous Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Of course, I think everyone else in Cincinnati had the same idea (great for the Zoo but… [read more]
Camp Ernst Summer Camp
Have you ever thought about sending your child off to camp in the summer? This weekend I had a chance to check out Camp Ernst during their Summer Camp Open House. Having never attended camp as a child, I was eager to see what the experience would be like and see if it was something… [read more]
Reds Hall of Fame Museum
On Valentine’s Day we were lucky enough to be invited to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati volunteer appreciation party at the Great American Ballpark. My Mom has been a volunteer for them for a number of years and they graciously allowed up to four family members to come to the event. My… [read more]
Covington’s Candy Bar, MainStrasse Village
If you’ve been to MainStrasse Village in Covington lately you may have noticed a tasty new store on 6th street. It’s called Candy Bar and it’s a child’s (and grownups, let’s be honest!) dream. The quaint retail space is wall to wall candy! That’s right, Candy Bar is Covington’s latest retailer and their focus is… [read more]
Perfect North Slopes, a great winter activity for the entire family
It’s not Park City, but it’s great family fun less than an hour away. This year I have returned to a favorite activity, and I am taking my family with me. My husband and I actually met just before I was going on a trip out west to ski back in 1993 well let’s just… [read more]
The Christmas Ranch in Morrow, Ohio
Image courtesy of TheChristmasRanch.com The Christmas Ranch in Morrow is one of our favorite places to visit during the Christmas season. Not only are the displays beautiful, a portion of the proceeds goes to help two local charities, Shriners Hospitals for Children and The Neediest Kids of All. We headed out to visit The Christmas… [read more]
December Break Camp Anyone?
Who says camp is only for the Summer? Is the thought of trying to figure out how to keep your kids happy and busy during the holiday break making you feel a bit frazzled? Would you like to give them a day away to play, run around like crazy things, maybe swim and not destroy your house?… [read more]
Great Wolf Lodge
We started a great holiday tradition in our house two years ago when Great Wolf Lodge opened in Mason.There’s nothing like going on vacation five minutes from your house.I don’t mind paying a bit more for our hotel stay since we are saving money on the travel portion and, more importantly, we are saving time.I don’t… [read more]