My wife and I were heading back home after spending the day in Columbus. It was a great day! We enjoyed unseasonably warm weather, an exciting Ohio State football game (The Buckeyes won!) and a late dinner with my sister. We were exhausted as my wife looped around the city. She was driving because my…
Each year, around December 23rd, I find myself staring into my children’s closets, quickly realizing they have absolutely nothing to wear for Christmas. I know it’s coming, but I guess between the shopping, wrapping, cooking and normal everyday life, it drops to the bottom of the list. But this year, I was happy to plan…
Busy moms are like great jugglers: they can make a grocery list, do the laundry, feed a toddler, and make dinner all at the same time – or at least it often feels that way! The beauty industry is finally catching on to the power of Multitasking. Streamlining your morning beauty routine can keep you looking…
Our family reads a lot. My husband and I love reading classics to our kids — everything from The Wind in the Willows to Stuart Little to Alice in Wonderland. I absolutely love Alice in Wonderland — it’s a trippy tale about a girl wandering through a wonderful-yet-worrisome world. It’s like The Wizard of Oz,…
Teaching letters to a child isn’t always the easiest of parental endeavors. In fact, it can be nearly impossible at times. Since kids learn differently, there’s no one, foolproof way to teach them. Hopefully, though, some of these tips will make your job a little easier: – As you begin teaching letters, start with the…
Fall is here, and it’s full steam ahead. Our weeks are a juggle of school, preschool and work — and our weekends are jam-packed with fall festivals, family events and errands. I’m not complaining. We’re having so much fun — but I’m definitely missing the long, lazy days of summer. So, when the Athens County…
We all know food allergies can be super scary. As part of our back-to-school series, here are some great allergy free lunch ideas from local parents…
We traveled over 4,700 miles in seventeen days. We visited nine states and ate ice cream in most of them… This is real life family road trippin’.
That back to school ride is sometimes a rough one, amiright parents? Here are 3 ways we are beating back to school jitters this year…
*My wife motioned me down the hallway and placed an index finger over her lips. She wanted to be certain I was quiet as I approached my daughter’s bedroom. We each peeked into our daughter Marissa’s room. We made sure she could not see us but it didn’t matter, Marissa’s attention was focused on a…
