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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4th of July By The Year

4th of July is one of our favorite family holidays.  Perhaps it’s because it’s a FOUR day? We love celebrating our nation and all of the traditions that come with the summer holiday like the parades, fireworks, food, and family cookouts. We thought it would be fun to take a look back at our past …

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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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KidVentures Featured in The Hendricks County Flyer

Happy Monday morning, Friends! Hope you are rocking this week’s to-do’s like a boss! What a pleasant surprise to find out KidVentures was featured this weekend in the Hendricks County Flyer as a front page story! In addition, my sweet friend Cherie from Queen of Free gave us a shout out on WTHR’s Weekend Sunrise …

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Texas-Sized KidVentures: Rope Tree Swinging

Turns out everything IS bigger in Texas…even the KidVentures! We had a generous helping of adventures last week during our trip to Texas, and I’ll be sharing those here this week. Growing up, my church had a large hill with a playground and land, including a tire swing that hung from a giant oak tree.  …

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Texas-Sized KidVentures: Rodeo

Turns out everything IS bigger in Texas…even the KidVentures! We had a generous helping of adventures last week during our trip to Texas, and I’ll be sharing those here this week. You can’t get more Texan than rodeo, sweet tea, cowboy boots, and brisket. We were happy to experience of those and more last week.  …

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The Trail to Texas

After over 18 hours of travel, we’ve arrived safe and sound in Galveston to get our ocean fix. We can’t be within a few measly hours of the beach and not see it for a day. The road was LONG {no offense Missouri and Arkansas} and we ran into some crazy blankets of rain, but …

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Road Trip Map for Kids

This week we’re leaving on a 17 hour journey south to see some dear friends in Texas.  It’s sure to be a haul, but we’ve survived road trips to Florida twice, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and a handful of nearby states, so I’m sure we’ll make the best of this one too! We like to celebrate like …

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