These crazy hectic days that seem to blur together for many of us parents right now mean we are in the midst of the best years of our lives. It may be hard to see between the lack of sleep puffy eyes, Legos all over the floor, children running in and out of rooms haze…
It is always nice to see when the dish we bring to a party empties quick. The most googled recipe for Super Bowl parties is Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip so we wanted to bring it to you. Buffalo wing sauce combined with two kinds of cheese, cream cheese, and chicken is great comfort food. The dip is plenty…
We may have had a mild November and December but Winter is not even half way over. With colder temps, delays and snow days- children (and parents!) can get stir crazy quickly. Here is a Top 10 list of things to do to keep the “Mom, I’m bored!” shouts to a minimum. 1. Break out…
I am 38 years old and I believe in Santa. In a world of doubt, skepticism, war and poverty, I choose to believe in Santa Claus as we all need a little hope, love, joy, and belief in our lives. If I dwelled on the bad, I would miss the wonder of good in my…
My mom and sister live in Cincinnati so we travel back and forth a lot from Dayton to visit and let my kids see their Grandma and Aunt. To keep my children occupied (ages 7 and 6) we make up games like “Create a Story” where one of us says a line and the next…
I have found that a very popular topic of discussion is whether or not to work or stay at home for moms of young children. The two things I have concluded are that the grass is almost always greener on the other side and there is no right answer. Each woman is her own unique…
Throughout the year I am always very appreciative of the small and big things in my life that give me meaning. The month of November however does seem to make an imprint even more on thankfulness as we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Many are posting their 30 days of thankfulness on Facebook so I figured…
Whether your child is dressing up as Queen Elsa, a Minion, Spiderman, Rapunzel, Minnie Mouse or whichever character excites them the most- it is a fun time of year for the parents to enjoy as well. When they are younger we get to express our opinion in what we would love to have them show…
In the month of July we often think of swimming, ice cream and FIREWORKS! Dayton has no shortage of fantastic places to view fireworks throughout the area. Here are just a few of the spots that your family can venture out to and take in the beautiful red, white and blue lights in the sky……
At first when we were young it seemed like the days dragged on and we were always racing to be bigger and older so we could either cross the road or drive a car. And then once we graduated high school we couldn’t wait until we had more experience so we could get a better…
