Lake Geneva, WI My husband and I enjoyed camping before kids. Dave has also gone on overnight trips with the older two with Cub Scouts. However, we had never done a tent camping trip with all five of us. For our first trip we decided to stay closer to home. We picked Big Foot Beach…
Vernon Hills, IL One of our favorite things to do as a family when we have a free day is go to one of our local ice rinks for an Open Skate. Open Skates are sessions held at ice rinks open to the public, allowing anyone to ice skate for a small fee. The experience…
Vernon Hills, IL Regular hockey season for my boys came to an end for the year. It was such a fun and busy season for our family. The Ice Dogs hockey league wrapped the season up with a very existing event called Super Sunday. To make it feel like the real deal they announced each…
Grayslake, IL Are you looking for a way for your children to get their energy out and have fun? Gymnastics Facotry in Grayslake offers Open Gym. There is no instruction, no training, just a way to have some unstructured fun. If you enjoy the trampoline parks like us this is another place to add to…
Lake Zurich, IL Are you looking for a place to meet adult friends and kids for a playdate? The Treehouse Play Cafe is a great place for meet-ups for many reasons. Not only do they have a fun play area for the kids, but they have a wonderful area for adults to sit and have…
Grayslake, IL Living in northern Illinois, our winters have been milder than I remember. I have appreciated getting in more mid-day walks, but that isn’t the best condition for using our local lakes for ice skating. The red flags have been flying for most of our winter. Thankfully our town has an outdoor ice rink…
I am sharing the books I read during the fourth quarter of 2022. I give two ratings, Recommend or Couldn’t Put Down. For a book to get a Recommend rating, it had to be one I stayed engaged in and thoroughly enjoyed. A Couldn’t Put Down book rating is one I literally wanted to keep…
Racine, WI My sister invited us for a winter picnic in an igloo at the Racine Zoo. This was a fun adventure to commemorate New Year’s Eve. The experience started with an animal encounter. The zoologist brought a box turtle to our igloo and we learned about him and could touch his shell. For lunch,…