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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Our family loves to have game nights, and at these game nights we simply must have some munchies to snack on while we play. A few months back my brother in law brought a game changer to our family game night. He brought homemade Bali Maki. What’s Bali Maki, you ask? Well, my kids call...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Recently we attended a Harry Potter Party hosted by the fine librarians at the Covington Branch of the Kenton County Public Library. They went to great lengths to make this a memorable evening for all of the children and families attending. I had thought going in that the party would consist of a craft or...
Are you hosting a Baby Shower anytime soon? I have a simple Baby Shower Game for you to play at the party, it’s fun and gets the guests talking. It’s called “Name That Baby!”. The premise is simple, have the party guests look at baby pictures of other guests and take guesses at who is...
