Well, I had thought that my perfect park blog entries were finished until the spring, but seeing as Mother Nature has blessed us with a mild fall, I figure I can add another park to the list of parks around town that you simply must check out. Every Child’s Playground at Sawyer Point :: One… [read more]
Hamilton County Parks
In our family, it seems that every weekend is packed full of outdoor fun and action.My husband I believe our kids need to experience all that our world has to offer. Lucky for us, we live in Greater Cincinnati with one of the best park systems around.The Hamilton County Park system is extensive and well… [read more]
Rouster’s Apple House
I’ve lived near Rouster’s Apple House for several years, but for some reason never made the time to visit. Several friends and colleagues keep telling me to go, so we finally checked it out this weekend. According to the website Rouster’s has been around since 1939. They are known for selling several varieties of apples… [read more]
Celebrate 20 Years of Blue Manatee Bookstore
I’ve loved bookstores ever since I was a little kid. My mom’s an English professor, so I always knew I could talk her into buying me a book or two before we left the store. (It usually didn’t take too much convincing.) Too bad Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore in Oakley wasn’t around back then.… [read more]
Hidden Valley Fruit Farm, Lebanon
This is my very first post ever to FFC and I thought it would be nice to share a family tradition of ours. This tradition started when my hubby and I were still dating and continues to this day. Each fall we load up the family and head out to Hidden Valley Fruit Farm in… [read more]
Apple Pickin’
All four of my children LOVE apples. And they have all been learning about apples at school, so it seemed like a good time to go to an orchard! I spent quite of bit of time online and on the phone trying to find an orchard that was open during the week, wasn’t too picked… [read more]
Keepin-it-Country Farm Festival
Last weekend, we headed north to Keepin-it-Country Farms located near Waynesville, Ohio. The day we visited it was cloudy, a bit chilly and misting so that may be why we were the only initial visitors. Lucky for us! For $10 we got wristbands for the girls and they were able to do all the fun… [read more]
Plenty of Family Fun at Great American Ballpark
While my husband and I enjoyed many Red’s games BK (before kids), our family hasn’t been to too many baseball games at Great American Ballpark. I can’t believe it’s been seven years since Great American Ballpark officially opened in 2003. Now that we are officially clear of the toddler years, it seemed like the right… [read more]
