With Transformers Age of Extinction starring Mark Walhberg set to open tommorrow, it seemed like a perfect Throwback Thursday moment to showcase the most popular and well known Transformers, Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee in their larger than life incarnations. Both of these were taken at a Hasbro yearly Holiday Toy showcase. Cool, right!! Transformer […]
5 Things I will Miss about Elementary School #Parenting
This is it. It seems like yesterday, I was touring my daughter’s elementary school wandering the halls looking at artwork, and checking out the teachers. Today, my daughter will be graduating from 5th Grade and headed off the Middle School. Good god, where did the time go? Over the last few weeks, every time, I […]
11 Ideas to Celebrate the End of the School Year #parentingtips
The End of the School Year is an occasion that I try to celebrate as it signals the end of another chapter in my daughter’s life but also marks a new beginning. So, as my daughter moves on to another grade, I definitely think she deserves a mini-celebration. I am sure that is the same […]
New York Skyline from Brooklyn Bridge Park
There is nothing more stunning that seeing the New York skyline in all it’s glory. And one of the best views can be had from the Brooklyn Bridge Park. In addition to the views, there is so much to do that just walking along the Brooklyn Bridge Park from riding Jane’s Carousel, playing soccer, kids […]
Her first phone at 11
Yes, you heard it right. I bought my daughter a phone at age 11. Before you get the pitchforks out I have a very good reason. And for the record, it was never my intended plan to get her a phone. Seriously, I thought that she would not be getting a phone until high school […]
Walking Through the Fields of the Storm King Art Center @StormKingArtCtr
Looking for a wonderful way to spend the day, walking through acres of fields and checking larger than life sculptures, then head up to Storm King Art Center. The Storm King Art Center offers visitors hours acres and acres of walking through acres, 500 acres to be exact. As you wander the grounds, you can […]
33 Things to Do With Kids in New York This Summer #NYC
New York City is an amazing city full of a multitude of activities that are sure to keep you busy all summer. So whether you are a visitor to our fair city or having a long summer staycation, here are 33 Fun Things to to with kids this summer. 33 Things to Do With […]
Visiting Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum It’s Top Gun for Real – @USSMidwayMuseum @visitsandiego
Top Gun is one of my favorite movies so when we decided to visit San Diego, my first stop had to be the USS Midway Aircraft carrier. How could I pass this experience up? Did you know the USS Midway was one the United States longest serving aircraft carriers? The museum takes visitors back […]
“Unconditional Surrender” Statue @VisitSandiego
Remember the iconic photo V-J Day in Times Square, a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, of a sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square. Well, there is now a 25 foot statue by Seward Johnson that resembles that iconic photo sitting alongside the San Diego Port in Tuna Harbor Park. You can’t miss the “Unconditional Surrender” […]
REVIEW: Angelina Jolie Stars as the Fairy “Maleficent” is Magnificantly Fun and Evil #Maleficent @Maleficent
Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning star in “Maleficent,” the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic “Sleeping Beauty.” I vaguely remember Maleficent in the original Disney Sleeping Beauty. And I am actually glad I barely remember her because I came with no baggage to the screening of the movie. Maleficent movie has […]
