Family Fun

Resurrection Cookies For Easter

by Jennie April 4, 2013

resurrection cookies

This is our first year of Preschool so it was our first true spring break. I have to say that I LOVED having the time off from having to run Cody to school and it was nice to not HAVE to be anywhere. Here is some of our Spring Break highlights: Helicopter Egg Drop: this […]

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Wine, Books, Hockey, and Gardening OH MY!

by Jennie March 11, 2013

I dabbled in a little bit of everything this weekend. Variety is the spice of life right?! Friday night was date night. We had to cancel our last date night because Grayson was sick, but everything worked out in our favor for Friday. A friend of mine and I decided to swap babysitting every other […]

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Spending time in the Community

by Jennie February 25, 2013

I have ALWAYS been a social girl. I love meeting new people, trying new things and just feeling like I am apart of something. One of the reasons we chose to move to Mason is because of the community. There is so much to do and things you can be involved in and you just […]

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Fun for the Kids while it is COLD outside!

by Jennie January 10, 2013

I am always looking for fun stuff for us to do and you have to change it up once the winter months hit!  We recently tried out Jump and Jacks. It was a last-minute decision as plans with a friend changed. We ended up meeting another friend there and had a great time! They have […]

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THANKFUL that life is back to business as usual :)

by Jennie October 18, 2012

Schappacher Farm Pumpkin Patch

I have mentioned here and there that we were having some backyard renovations done, but I chose NOT to go into it until after project completion. Want the REAL reason why??! I didn’t want every post to be a moan and groan session! I try hard to keep things and myself upbeat and positive and […]

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Beach Vacation Pics, Tricks and Tips

by Jennie October 16, 2012

So I have been wanting to post this FOREVER and not quite sure why it has taken me SOOO long!!! We went on our first family vaca to the beach this summer and had a wonderful time! I was worried with how all of use would do with sleeping arrangements and the beach, but overall […]

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Ideas for Grandparents Day!

by Jennie September 7, 2012

There’s usually not a day that goes by that Luke doesn’t talk about how much he LOVES his Grandparents! Cody adores his Grandparents as well and we are always looking for cute ways to do something special for the Grandparents! With Grandparents Day quickly approaching this Sunday, September 9th, we thought we’d give you a […]

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Animal Encounters and Keeping Things Fresh

by Jennie July 25, 2012

giraffe

I heart the Cincinnati Zoo. Always have, always will! I feel like a kid when I go and even if I have seen the same thing over and over again, it doesn’t get old. Because I have some awesome friends who let me completely mooch off their season pass perks (thank you Jenny and Tiff!), […]

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Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

by Jennie July 13, 2012

rainbow rice

I am always looking for ways to reduce my carbon footprint, reuse and/or recycle  items I have or have found. I am actually  known in the neighborhood as the girl who will take everyone else’s trash! I mean come on, if it is free and I can do something with it, why not?! Everyone was loving […]

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How to Plan Your First White Water Rafting Family Trip

by Jennie June 22, 2012

kids raft trips

I was SO happy to receive this guest post, written by author Dale Cooper, because I think you have to be prepared and have a plan when rafting as a family. It can be dangerous, but if you feel comfortable taking your kids out on a raft for their first time, then I highly suggest reading through this […]

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Happy Father’s Day!!!

by Jennie June 18, 2012

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We had our first day at home, all day,  in what seems like forever! It was wonderful! The hubs has undertaken a HUGE project in our back yard (which I will post about at some point!) so when he is not at work,  he is working on that! I have been crazy busy too and […]

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Baby to Big Boy: The Little Gym

by Jennie May 23, 2012

The Little Gym

I have been talking over the last few weeks about Cody’s transformation from baby to big boy. The last post was about potty training and our latest potty progress is that he can stand at the big potty to pee so bye- bye little potty!! He has also been practicing wiping himself since some mamas at TLG told me […]

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