Winter Haven, Florida The reason we visited Peppa Pig Theme Park was that it was included in the package we bought when we visited Legoland. However, this was a great theme park for our family to visit for a few hours outside of Legoland. One of our family’s favorite rides was the roller coaster called…
Winter Haven, FL There are a variety of Legoland Resort vacation packages that include access to the parks and hotel stay. We chose the Standard Family Vacation package. We choose this option because we wanted an overnight stay, access to all three parks at the resort, and two days of admission. What is included in…
Winter Haven, FL While vacationing in southern Florida for a week I added a trip up to Legoland Park to our agenda. I wanted to take the kids to a theme park and Legoland was more affordable than some of the other parks. This ended up being a perfect side trip for our family. What…
Rosemont, IL The Chicago Wolves are a minor hockey league that plays at Allstate Arena in Rosemount. Since the boys have an interest in hockey I decided we should attend a game as a family of five. Something we hadn’t done yet. Spoiler alert: It was a success and fun for each of us! Family-friendly…
I am sharing the books I read during the first quarter of this year. 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…
Looking back at the past month, A lot of fun things were going on. The day or two of warmer temperatures sprinkled in were a nice touch. I can’t wait for more warmth in April. Ash Wednesday Lent started, which brought us back to attending church regularly. Connor got ashes twice, once at school and…
The simple ways I added festivity to the day. These ideas can be used from year to year at little cost and effort. St. Patrick’s isn’t a big holiday for us, but the kids get excited about our traditions. The big event of the day is the gold coin hunt. The leprechaun came into our…
Milwaukee, WI The Kimpton Journeyman hotel was our choice for our weekend away. I did research on a few of the highly-rated hotels in downtown Milwaukee and this one grabbed my attention as an upscale and sleek place to stay without the kids. The warmth and laid-back charm in the boutique hotel were exactly what…
I surprised David with a weekend getaway for his birthday. All he knew was we were going somewhere without the kids. I had the weekend planned out, packed for him, got him in the car, and headed East. For a minute he thought we might be going to Chicago, but getting out of the state…