I used to LOVE to travel. Trains, planes, automobiles, all of them. (Although I get car sick if I try to read in the car, so that is definitely my least favorite mode of traveling long distances.) I’ve always...
As a kid, I loved summer break. No school. Long days playing outside. Staying up late. Sleeping in. No rush. Just hot summer fun. (It was so hot - we didn't have AC in those days! WHEW!)
It never really...
Our family travel this past summer consisted of a road trip with my mom, grandmother, and our 3 year-old. The trip had a few bumps and snags, but overall it was a fun, adventure-filled time spent with each other.
The...
It's the most magical place on earth, but planning a Disney trip is no cakewalk. It takes time, strategy and planning. The options are pretty much endless at Disney World and thankfully cater to a variety of budgets, needs, and...
As a born and raised Buckeye, I'm always astonished at the beauty that lies within our own state lines. I always forget how close and stunning Hocking Hills can be, and while I usually wouldn't book my trip for...
Taking a slightly different turn from our typical Dayton Dozen, with many events still canceled or postponed, we came up with a fun game of Bingo you and the family can play together for February - or choose twelve...
Due to COVID-19 many events that typically take place in August are canceled or postponed. This month, we thought it would be fun to put together a list of the amazing hiking/ walking trails that are located all around...
I don't know about you but everyday I feel like I graduate to another level of parenthood. Most of these levels are fun and make me feel encouraged and powerful...but a few leave me panting, exhausted and stressed. As...
Gas is cheap. School is not in session. Spring is in the air. Sounds like a recipe for a family road trip. Right?! Wrong! It’s COVID-19 season and we can’t go anywhere... but can we?
My parents live in Cincinnati...
Said in my best Jeremy Irons voice, “BE PREPARED!”
Trips with kids are never a “vacation” with the prep before, the managing during and the recovery after. Here are a few front-loading things I do to make things as smooth...
The leaves whip and tumble across the concrete on a brisk evening, the last week of October in Dayton. As I push the stroller down the sidewalk, laugher and excitement can be heard all around. Fall is in the...
I was having a casual conversation with a friend of mine recently and seemingly out of nowhere she asked me: "What has been your greatest adventure?" And I knew she meant besides the obvious, raising my baby.
She's talking about actual...
I recently read an article about how women, in particular, moms, bear the brunt of the "emotional labor" (I've also heard it referred to as "mental load") in our families. The basic premise is that, even when it appears...
Last year my husband and I had a unique opportunity to go on the vacation of a lifetime. We had two free roundtrip airfare to anywhere in the world! We had all the googly eyes. We were scouring the...
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Summer Camps
Check out these amazing local offerings to keep your kiddos busy (and happy!) this summer.
