This is our first summer at our new home. The kids have been enjoying the wide open spaces and are barefoot quite often. But with spring turning into summer - the bugs have started to arrive making for itchy frustrations.Ticks here. Ticks there. Ticks everywhere. If your experience has been like ours this summer, you've been having problems with ticks. I've pulled a tick off my neck and both of my sons have had ticks that had to be removed. Ewwwww! However, I'm not going to keep my ... READ MORE
Kings Island – May 2017
We surprised the boys with a trip to Kings Island for the day last week. After a few weeks of super rainy - cold, read: COLD weather for spring we were looking forward to a day to get away as a family and enjoy some sunshine. Our initial visit day was postponed because of weather and so we were so thankful that we didn't tell the boys about it. They would have begged to go to Kings Island no matter what the weather was. As it was, our surprise worked in our favor to delay it a day and we had ... READ MORE
The Best Cole Slaw Recipe EVER! + FREE Chef’s Set from Grove Collaborative.
Hi All! Spring is in the air! The sunshine is back, although the weather a little chilly here in Central Ohio. That doesn't mean I'm not excited for spring things all around - and gearing up for the summer. This Cole Slaw recipe will help you skip the store-bought items for your next summer time feast.The best part about homemade recipes in the summer is enjoying them outdoors in the sunshine and fresh air. That's less mess for the kitchen - and I am way okay with that!Before ... READ MORE
Our Financial Goals for 2017
We made it. That's about how I feel about 2016. It was a crazy busy year filled with beautiful moments. Those moments seemed to get lost in the anxiety and hustle of the renovation our farmhouse. None the less, we made it. A few weeks before Christmas our friends joined us as we moved everything into our home. We unpacked - just in time for family to arrive for Christmas.Looking back over the last few weeks, our favorite moments were the ones where we were able to slow down and spend ... READ MORE
YogaBed : A Review
There were lots of obstacles moving into our farmhouse. One was the shear size of the renovation which I shared, but other obstacles involved moving new modern things into a home that was built without electricity, running water and even a bathroom. Of course, all of those things were added within the last century, but that doesn't change the size of the doorways. And do you know why that matters?My husband and I have a king size bed.We've had a king size since the first day we were ... READ MORE
Tis The Season For Holiday Family _________ (Fill in the Blank)
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gallo Family Vineyards. All opinions are 100% mine.Our life is chaos right now. As I've shared this past summer we sold our home and bought our farmhouse dream house. What that meant was that we moved in with my parents and into their farmhouse. My dear parents had their retirement interrupted when we moved in with our two boys (our two very full of energy boys). We sold the idea to my parents promising we would only be there for 8 ... READ MORE
Cedar Point HalloWeekends For Family
A months ago we took a break from the renovations and headed up to Cedar Point for the weekend. Every time I drive the 2 hours to get to Sandusky, Ohio I think about how awesome it is that Cedar Point is so close for my family to enjoy! And while most people think of Cedar Point as the place to ride roller coasters (and it is), since my boys are younger, we have found tons of things to do there as a family.October is a great time to visit Cedar Point during their HalloWeekends. While ... READ MORE
Our Trip On The Miller Ferry to Put-in-Bay
It's no secret that our lives have been crazy busy lately with the farmhouse renovation. So, a couple of weeks ago we left on a Friday morning to get away as a family. It was a great time to unwind and spend time together without the sounds of hammers and saws surrounding us.I had been to Put-in-Bay in the past but it had been a few years. Put-in-Bay is a village located on South Bass island in Lake Erie. The entire island is only 3.7 miles long and so it's a very intimate island that ... READ MORE
Kings Island & Soak City
Continuing our summer of fun, we took the kids to Kings Island last weekend. We just can't get enough of Planet Snoopy and all there is for young kids. It's always nice to get away and be able to spend an entire day together enjoying all the rides with our Kings Island tickets. And while we picked quite a hot one to visit, it was a perfect day to go to Kings Island since Soak City was included with our tickets!Our first stop was Planet Snoopy. Our plan of the day was to do all the ... READ MORE
July 4th and Cedar Point
(photo courtesy of Cedar Point)Happy Independence Day! I thought I would pop in and share our awesome weekend with you. With all the stress of moving and then waiting to close on the family farm house, we needed a weekend of fun and celebration. So when I was given the opportunity to head to Cedar Point to not only enjoy the theme park with the kids, but the fireworks - we were all in! My boys had yet to see fireworks since they're still young and were usually asleep by the time the ... READ MORE
