Summer

Summertime in Central Florida means soaking in family barbecues and long, leisurely days at the beach. Summer is for simple joys like popsicles and bicycle rides and buckets of ice-cold soda pop. One of my favorite childhood memories was a...

As a local to Orlando, but a transplant from the Northeast by way of the West Coast, I love our Florida beaches, I do. However, now and then I look for local trips or vacations for our family that...

  With school out, wouldn’t it be nice to just let our kids have fun this summer? No more being cooped up in a dusty building and confined to a desk. Let’s open our front doors and allow our kids to...

Whether you are like our family & choose to stay home for fireworks, or if your family goes to public fireworks events, please remember to be safe! While fireworks are fun, we must keep in mind that they are...

Summer, summer, summertime.  You are fun and easy and filled with long slow days. However, you are also hot and sticky and humid. I find it difficult to look put together while casually wiping sweat off my face. Now...

Did you know that May is National Hamburger Month, National Barbecue Month and National Beef Month? This trifecta of holidays screams the perfect scenario to fire up the grill for some savory burgers! Burgers are the perfect way to kick...

Moms might joke about how they can’t wait for school to start again, but first, you must survive the long month of July and much of June and August, depending on where you live. How can you take a...

Summer 2016 is quickly winding to a close. At the end of July, we picked up our twelve year old twin daughters at sleep away camp. They spent four weeks in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina having the time...

We only have eighteen summers with our kids at home before they are off to the land of adulting. After 2020’s summer of quarantine, it feels even more important to soak up the fun and create as many memories...

What are we doing this summer? Nothing. As a homeschooling family, we are home a lot. We spend most of our school days at home, learning and studying. We take field trips and do fun things during the week so...

The Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies begin tonight, so we decided to do a few DIY Olympic crafts, perfect for the kids! I purchased five 9.8 inch foam wreaths from the Dollar Store to make the Olympic rings.  I had some...

Given the rampant COVID-19 global pandemic, water parks and natatorium areas frequented by parents and children have experienced all-time-low visitor rates within the past year. However, as temperatures continue to sizzle and rise — even well into early September...

Are you struggling to tear your gadget-addict kids away from their screens this summer? Don't worry, you're not alone! It's a common challenge for many parents in the digital age. With screens capturing most of the attention and outdoor...

We are so lucky to live in a place where so many people want to vacation!! Orlando is the only place where we can have breakfast with Mickey, pet a penguin, cast a spell in Diagon Alley, zoom across...

This summer I started a little project. It began one evening when my daughter and husband were playing in the pool. I had just gotten home and had my camera handy so, I started to click away as he...