Summer Epilogue

Oh Summer, we sent you out in style. The finale included introducing the boys to Trail 3 at Turkey Run State Park, a backyard wiffle ball game of Parents vs. Kids with the neighbors, Kit-Kat S’mores, and one final swim in the neighborhood pool. The Summer of 2014 was certainly one for the books – …

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On Summer So Far…

I cannot believe we are weeks into summer already. I just want it to slow down and linger forever, especially after the roughest winter of our lives. Summer has had too much busy so far, and I’m hoping the next few weeks have more slow days of less. I feel like I’m having to find …

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Our Summer Farewell Tour…

  This week, we’ve been saying our final goodbyes to summer.  The weather has been hot and muggy, which has been perfect for some final splashes days before they close for the year. The last two days, we’ve hit the pool in the late of the afternoon after our school work is completed– which means …

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A Glamping We Will Go

Some people call it “glamping” if you don’t sleep on the ground under the stars and kill your dinner with your bare hands. We call it “pramping” – the proper way to camp. Plenty of adventure, with a little bit of necessities (screens, electricity, and “beds”). A break from the suburbs with a big dose …

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10 Tips for Hosting a Successful Lemonade Stand

One hot summer day, when I was no more than 9 years old, the neighborhood kids and I decided we could help find a cure for AIDS by selling lemonade in the front yard of my house in my tiny town.  A boy named Ryan White was our age too, and was fighting for his …

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Heart Like the 4th of July…

  (Above Image by Reyburn Photography)   It was another great 4th of July week complete with all the great holiday traditions: carnival rides, a devoured elephant ear, a 1 1/2 hour town parade, spending time with family and neighbors, cookouts, a backyard game of soccer with 13 boys, a jazz concert on the lawn, …

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KidVentures Featured on the Fox59 Morning Show

It’s not every morning that you begin your day on LIVE TV. Angela Ganote and the Fox59 Morning Crew reached out to feature KidVentures on air, and we were happy to bring the whole fam!  Live television usually comes with some anxieties for me. I work better with lots of tries, but I was pretty …

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The Favorite Senses of Summer

I love that we are settling in to summer around here – baseball games, afternoons at the pool, squirt gun fights with cousins, eating fresh produce from our garden, and making great family memories.  Our senses seem to be heightened in the summer to all of our favorite things, and today I’m sharing some of …

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