Out of all of the possible Summer activities, I am sure that my daughters’ absolute favorite is playing at the park! Swings. Slides. Merry-go-rounds. Sand! Hours and hours they could spend there. And totally would if I’d let them! Heading out to the park is a great way to wind down the Summer but still [...]

I cannot believe that my baby is heading off to Kindergarten in just four short weeks. Amazing how quickly the summer seems to go by each year. That also means that we have just four short weeks to pack in all our Summer fun! One thing we like to do each Summer is to take [...]

The temperatures across the country have been CA-RAZY! this summer!  Don’t get me wrong, I love the warm summer weather but 90+ degrees with high humidity is just wrong. Especially when you live in the northern part of the country. Geesh! Thankfully, on those uber-hot days, we can always go cool down by the water. [...]

Last week I shared with you how we did some exploring and adventuring while were on vacation in Columbus. Well, we also love to do exploring and adventuring right here in West Michigan. That’s one of the beauties of living on the lakeshore — lots of trails and waterways to explore! Hopefully this list will [...]

Our last day in Columbus. And it was a sweltering 90+ degrees. Geesh, Columbus, you are killing me here! I like heat but usually when it’s accompanied by a refreshing body of water. Not a campground, no breeze, and an overcrowded pool. So, in the car (and air conditioning) we go! Tim had taken Jasper, [...]

I love zoos. Mostly because I just love animals and am fascinated by so many of them. And, while I’d love to observe them in their natural habitat, that’s just not possible for many of these animals.  Ok, and I like having the safety of that fence or trench or plexiglass between me and them. [...]

I love vacationing. I do not love that post-vacation recovery. Between catching up on sleep, laundry, and emails/mail, it’s no wonder that I’m just now getting around to off-loading the pictures from our Columbus trip and sorting through them! So, in an effort not to overwhelm you, I’m going to break up the posts a [...]

Being a science geek, I love museums. Love them! And my husband, being the creative mind that he is, loves art and science. So, we’d gladly spend a vacation strolling through museum after museum. Unfortunately, our kids are pretty young and can only tolerate a museum or gallery for so long. Well, maybe it’s more [...]

Fittingly enough, I’m writing this post as we recover from our vacation to the Columbus Zoo. Why is it that vacations tend to leave us more exhausted than pre-vacation? I’ll be sharing more about our exhausting vacation and trip to the Columbus Zoo later this week.  For now, I want to give you some fun [...]

So far this week’s weather forecast is looking nice and sunny! Of course it is….we’ll be spending a good portion of it in the car as we travel.  Oy-vey! We’ve definitely had our fair share of rainy weather already this Summer, which has resulted in us coming up with some creative Indoor Summer Play!