Otters Return to the Newport Aquarium
Hear ye, Hear ye….Otters have finally returned to the Newport Aquarium! And nobody else in town is quite as excited as my otter-obsessed son Sam is. I snuck him out of school early last week to attend the media preview of the new exhibit at the Newport Aquarium, “Canyon Falls”. I wrote it up as...
Embassy Suites of Lexington
Lexington Mini-Vacation :: In January of 2015 we took the kids to Lexington, KY for a long weekend. We spent two nights and three days exploring Lexington. We crammed as much fun as we could into those three days with activities for both the kids and the parents. Lexington is a perfect place for my family to escape to for a...
Lenten Seafood Dinner
This year during lent we’ve been trying to find ways to make our Friday night dinners interesting. I’ve made Salmon, we’ve attended a Fish Fry at Old Saint Mary’s in Over the Rhine, and then this week I decided to make a seafood smorgasbord for dinner. I had some shrimp in the freezer, but I...
ArtsWave’s CincySings Competition
If you missed all the wonderful Arts events that happened this past weekend for Macy’s Arts Sampler Weekend have no fear…ArtsWave has another fabulous event coming up! On April 8th choirs from several local companies will come together for an epic sing-off hosted by Drew Lachey called CincySings. Tickets are on sale now, and the money...
Bockfest Parade 2015
We have gone to Bockfest for years. We’ve drank the Bock beer, hung out at Bockfest Hall, cheered on the Sausage Queen, taken brewery tours and church tours…but we have never gone to the Bockfest Parade. A friend of ours even suggested that we go on israel group tours but we decided to go another...
Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend {GIVEAWAY}
Alert the Preschoolers and Toddlers…Sesame Street Live is coming to town this Spring! The munchkins are not going to want to miss this show and the chance to sing and dance with their favorite characters from Sesame Street. This kid-friendly show will make the whole family smile! I have been given vouchers for FOUR tickets to...
Izzy’s Beer Dinner with Carson’s Brewery
As if I didn’t already have enough reasons to love Izzy’s, it recently came to my attention that they host Beer Pairing Dinners. Each dinner features a special menu and a beer pairings provided by a different brewery at each pairing. For $25 you receive an appetizer, main dish and dessert and all three courses are...
Our Chicago Vacation
For Spring Break 2014 we took the kids on a mini-vacation to Chicago for three nights and four days. We crammed as much fun as we could into those four days and had adventures all over the Windy City. For our next trip, we may even take a trip to Linclnwood, as we had so...
Brunch at BrewRiver GastroPub
I’ve been waiting for a long time to try brunch at BrewRiver GastroPub…ever since I met Chef Michael Shields at an event and experienced the culinary delight of getting to taste his homemade goetta. It was out of this world. We’ve been to his restaurant, BrewRiver GastroPub, several times for dinner and we love the...
Cincinnati Home & Garden Show 2015 {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}
Just to prove that Spring really will arrive (at some point) the Cincinnati Home & Garden show is coming to town from February 28 through March 8th to get you excited about Spring projects at your home and in your yard. There’s much to be done at our house, so I’m excited to go to...
Macy’s Arts Sampler Weekend {March 7-8}
If you’ve been following along on this blog for any amount of time then you know that I’m a huge fan of the arts and also feel that it is important to expose my children to the arts, in all forms. The perfect weekend to immerse my family in the arts (for FREE) is during...
