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...
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...
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...
Explorium 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...
ALICE (in Wonderland) at the Aronoff
Tonight Ella and I had a mother-daughter Valentine’s outing, and the highlight of our evening was the Queen of Hearts. After a delicious dinner at Wunderbar in Covington we went to the Aronoff Center downtown to see the Cincinnati Ballet’s production of ALICE (in wonderland). It was magnificent, mesmerizing and magical. Alice was adorable, the...
Cincinnati Auto Expo {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}
You don’t have to be a die hard auto enthusiast to enjoy the Cincinnati Auto Expo. They have something for everyone at the show, including the youngest members of your family. They will have all sorts of cars, with dealers on hand to answer questions, vintage cars on display, insurance agents on hand, a play...
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Recently I went on a tour of the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky with my friend and three of our children. Buffalo Trace Distillery has been around for more than 200 years, even lasting through Prohibition with special permission to make and sell “medicinal spirits”. This Distillery is a National Historic Landmark and home...
