May 10, 2020 Snorkeling with Mom at Black Rock, Kaanapali, Maui We’ve missed out on three scheduled vacation trips this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. To say that we’re bummed would be an understatement…
March 19, 2020 School’s out for summer As Ohio’s winter-into-spring phase drags on, plus so many of us have been forced into being reluctant homeschoolers by the Coronavirus, I find myself…
January 10, 2020 Whale-watching is amazing We absolutely love animal encounters in our family, but would you believe we had never been whale-watching until this past December? I am not…
December 20, 2019 Best of Orlando and beyond Most everyone I know loves heading down to Florida when it gets cold in Ohio. Many of us have fond childhood memories of vacationing…
December 16, 2019 Managing Christmas travel with kids With my entire family in Cali and E’s parents in Florida, traveling at Christmas is a fairly common occurrence for us. Although E prefers…
September 7, 2019 Extend summer with a Cedar Point getaway It’s still crazy to me that our schools in Ohio start back up mid-August. When I was a kid on the east coast, we…
May 12, 2019 Take your kids to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center! We had so many fun adventures during our recent Florida spring break trip, but among my favorites was our day at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
March 2, 2019 Gatlinburg getaway: day two Columbus can be so cold and grey in the winter – sometimes you just need a little getaway. Luckily, there are some great family…
February 27, 2019 A February Gatlinburg getaway Our family recently road tripped down to Gatlinburg, TN for a wonderful long weekend of exploring nature and adventure-seeking in the Great Smoky Mountains….
February 11, 2019 Our favorite national parks (so far) I’m obsessed with our country’s national parks. Our family loves hiking and immersing ourselves in nature. We have wonderful local and regional options like Preservation…
