Family Movie Night :: A Hobbit Party
Last week we had a Hobbit Party to celebrate finishing the book. One of my favorite things to do is to read with my kids. It’s important for so many reasons, most of all that it helps them develop a love of literature. And to make reading even more fun, we started a tradition last...
People Watching at the Old West Festival
The Old West Festival opened up this weekend and we raced right up on opening day. This was our third year in a row to visit. It’s become an event that we just don’t want to miss. There’s so much to do and see. But one of my favorite things to do at the Old...
A Day Out With Thomas in Lebanon
We went to the Lebanon Railroad this morning to meet Thomas the Train. Henry and his cousin Will had such a great time on our train ride and enjoying all the activities they had for the munchkins. There were bounce houses, Thomas the Train cartoons, balloon artists, wooden train sets to play with and...
Bluegrass for Babies T-Shirt Design Contest
Do you have a creative child in your family? Or in your neighborhood? Or where you teach? I have a contest that will be perfect for them! Bluegrass for Babies has asked me to help spread the word about their T-Shirt Design Contest, and I immediately jumped at the opportunity, because as you can tell...
The Children’s Department at the Covington Library
I love my library. Love love love my library. If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram then you already know that my family spends large amounts of time in the Children’s Department of the Covington Library. My history with the Covington branch of the Kenton County PublicLibrary began decades ago. When I was...
Ultimate Dinosaurs at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Recently, the kids and I were able to attend a media preview of the new Ultimate Dinosaurs, Giants of Gondwana exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center. Also in attendance was the Mayor of Cincinnati, the Frisch’s Big Boy, a renowned paleontologist, and from the Reds: Gapper & Mr. Red Legs. It was an exciting day...
The Games We Play :: The Enchanted Forest
While visiting Tammy York, who wrote one of my favorite books (60 Hikes with 60 Miles of Cincinnati) I learned about the game Enchanted Forest. She told me how much her family loves this game, and it seemed very cool. I happened to find it while Christmas shopping at King Arthur’s Court Toys and picked...
Old West Festival 2012
Today we went to one of our favorite local festivals…the Old West Festival. We channeled our inner cowboys/cowgirls and spent the day having an amazing adventure in Dodge City. The kids (and honestly, the adults too…) had a blast. In fact, as we had “dinner” at Kocanut Joe’s Frozen Yogurt tonight Sam said to me...
Baker Hunt: Covington Art Club
I love snapping pictures on the Baker Hunt campus! I love the history, the beautiful buildings and the charm of this art school campus. For more pictures of Baker Hunt & our walks around Covington see this post. Or for pictures from Ella’s last art show click here. Now I’m off to peruse the Baker Hunt...
{this moment} x3
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
LEGO KidsFest
On Friday we had the opportunity to visit the LEGO KidsFest when it came to town. I can’t tell you how excited my kids were to go! Thank you to the folks at LEGO KidsFest for the tickets for my family, and the tickets they gave me to give away on the blog a few...
