On Tuesday, Shawna gave you a sneak peek of Santa during her visit to the Shoppes at Buckland Hills in the 2011 Great Santa Search – Part 1. Now I’m going to give you a sneak peek of Santa’s visit at the Westfarms Mall in West Hartford (along with some other fun things to check out while you are […]
Wordless Wednesday: No Fun in the Leaf Pile
I thought my kids would enjoy playing in the leaf pile in our yard. Guess I was wrong . . .
The 2011 Great Santa Search-Part 1
Let’s face it, if you’re only a celebrity one month out of the year, you’re going to have a major appearance schedule to keep. This week, we’re catching up with Santa all around the greater Hartford area.
Check Out More Than Books at the Glastonbury Library
I’m going to start by saying this is not a holiday post. In fact, this is a “time out from the holidays” post. Now, I know that we’ve only just begun decking the halls, rockin’ around the Christmas tree, walking in a winter wonderland, and jingling all the way, but I also know that somewhere […]
Wordless Wednesday: Where in CT are the Out and About Moms???
It’s beginning to look a lot like…holiday time in CT! Can you guess where we’re getting some holiday shopping done today? C’mon. We won’t give you such an easy one next time 🙂
OAAM Guide to 2011 Hartford Holiday Happenings
This post contains information from a previous year and does not reflect current events or schedules. Stay tuned for the 2012 OAAM Holiday Events Guide! I hope our readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I hope you stuffed yourself silly with turkey and the fixins (my Southern roots are showing) and enjoyed time with family and […]
Wordless Wednesday: Happy Thanksgiving!
We will be taking a few days off from posting to enjoy Thanksgiving with our families. We hope you all have a wonderful Holiday! Come back on Tuesday because we will be revealing our list of fun holiday events for the Hartford area. Picture of Bruiser and Sparkles testing out their “First Thanksgiving” bibs. Picture […]
OAAM Guide to Holiday Shopping with your Kids
So this is an exciting week. Not only do we have a big holiday on Thursday, Thanksgiving. But to some, we may even have a bigger holiday on Friday, BLACK FRIDAY! Let the holiday shopping season officially begin! You may be reading through the advertising section of your newspaper, watching the crazy Target lady commercials […]
Festive, fun, and fast! Pine cone crafts to welcome the holiday season.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been bringing you some posts on great places to get outside and walk with the kiddos (like Westmoor Park, Elizabeth Park, and the West Hartford Reservoir) before we all have to hibernate for the cold winter months. And nothing necessitates a walk more than that four-hour Thanksgiving feast, right? Now, […]
A Walk in Elizabeth Park
The weather has really been mild the last couple of days, so Shawna and I thought it would be nice to meet up for a walk in the park. Since our kids are still in strollers, we needed to go somewhere that had stroller-friendly walking paths. Since we had already been to the Reservoir (one […]