Lots of both holiday and normal business around here lately. Stella stayed home with me today and we blew up Pinterest. As in we checked off at least 3 items I had pinned in the holiday craft department. We need some little hands (Charlotte & Henry) to finish up a few things tomorrow, but look
A lot of families have recently had a guest move into their home since Thanksgiving has come and gone…the Elf on the Shelf. Well, bah-humbug at our house. We do not succumb to the Elf because I do not need more to do this month! Very cute idea, but (in my opinion) a lot of work for the
A couple of years ago we discovered a newer holiday attraction in Cincinnati, Macy’s Downtown Dazzle. It occurs downtown (duh) every Saturday night in December up until Christmas weekend. It was so great we returned last year and brought friends with us. The main attraction is the 6:30 event. Santa rappels off of a building. For
Ok, so this isn’t really a holiday-themed event. However, Snow White is playing locally at the Ensemble Theater downtown on Vine starting this Wednesday through December. So it’s during the holiday season. It would be a great gift! And is perfect for all ages. I had never been to the Ensemble Theater. It was quaint.
My little turkeys shown below wanted to say HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone. And Stella was super excited to wear her turkey hair bow to school. Today is the 3 & 4-year old’s Thanksgiving lunch at daycare. This year she gets to be a Native American and she is thrilled. Last night during prayers Stella was
Yes, I did a good job losing my baby weight. Yes, I’ve kept it off. No, I’m not following Weight Watchers exactly anymore. Yes, I always let myself eat whatever I want between Halloween and New Year’s because the holidays are just too tempting and why focus on failure after failure as I shove chocolate
Over the next couple of weeks I plan to post a few of our favorite things to do during the holiday season locally. Keep in mind we are focused on things to do with our kids who are now 1, 2.5 and 4. First up…Sharon Woods Holiday in Lights. For those of you
This is all going to be very random and all over the place! First, the local GOTR 5K is tomorrow morning! I cannot wait to see all of the girls complete the 5K. It’s such an amazing thing to view. I always get teary-eyed. One of my favorite blogs Not to Brag had taken
Over the summer my dad turned 60. So the question was…where do we go? See, he’s a total kid at heart. For his 50th? We went to Disney. Me, Andy & him. Pre-kids. So I expected a return trip with the grandkids. But all he wanted was to go the mountains in the fall. I
So what many of you already know very well (because you are a victim to my ways), some of you might not know. I cannot live without enjoy social gatherings. To the extent that I’m always planning them. Constantly. And my dear patient husband puts up with this. Constantly. As if our
At our house November 1st is not only the end of the Halloween decorations. It’s also the return of the fall seasonal toys. For Stella’s first and second Christmas she had plenty of gifts from others. So we decided that one item from us would be this cool Little People Thanksgiving set. Made extra