We are a baseball-loving family. I grew up playing softball, my husband baseball, and two of our three boys are totally obsessed with the sport. My 6-year-old is a Yankees fanatic who has crafted a 10-minute verbal dissertation in response to the question, “why do you like the Yankees?” (You’ve…
At 45 years old and a mother of two, I never imagined I’d ever go to a roller derby game, much less find myself playing on a team. You would’ve thought I’d told my family I ran off to join the circus when I made the decision to join! Luckily,…
Camping! With kids? For many people camping with kids sounds like a fun idea, but then they start thinking about the logistics and they get overwhelmed. I understand. But you can do it! I have some of my best tips below and I think that by following these you can…
If you’re like me, and wish you had a boat to enjoy on the river during these hot summer days, you may want to contact Louisiana Tours and Adventures to set up a day to go on a river cruise. My family and I had the pleasure of going on…
We have updated this list as best we can for 2022 but please call ahead. Many restaurants are open but have not reopened their play areas due to covid concerns. We’ve reached the point of the summer where it’s hot. Really hot. Step outside and starting sweating immediately hot. You…
I’m not sure if it was because of COVID or if my daughter’s school has an interesting sense of humor, but they managed to squeeze in an entire year’s worth of field trips into the second to last week of school. Immediately upon announcing this new development, I dubbed the…
Before I say anything else I’m going to tell you that Nefertari and Nefertiti are not the same person. They are commonly confused and I could see the names were different, but didn’t know if it was like Egyptian spellings v English spelling or something. It’s not. Two totally different…
When I first heard about Kids Bowl Free I was skeptical. Very few things in life are actually free. But I tried the program and it turns out it’s for real! Kids fifteen and under can bowl two free games almost every day of the summer. How Do I Sign…
Note for 2022: Blueberry picking typically begins Memorial Day weekend. This year the berries seem a little slow to mature so many farms aren’t quite ready. Every summer my mother-in-law goes blueberry picking and comes home with enough blueberries to feed most of the Northshore. She eats some, freezes some,…