Enjoying the Cherry Blossoms in Astoria with my Daughter

Posted on April 4, 2026 by mlenoach

Petting Zoo Fun

Posted on March 27, 2026 by mlenoach

The whole family got to enjoy a little petting zoo moment this past weekend at Puzzles in Astoria.

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live

Posted on February 3, 2026 by mlenoach

On Sunday, my daughter and I got to watch Gabby’s Dollhouse Live at King’s Theatre in Brooklyn. My daughter loved it!

Musical Explorer event at Carnegie Hall

Posted on January 22, 2026 by mlenoach

Carnegie Hall has great family programming. This past Saturday, we enjoyed their Musical Explorer program, featuring three performers. It was a great blend of music, dance, and storytelling. Everyone, especially the kids, was encouraged to sing along and learn different cultural dances. We had a great time!

Keychain making at Michaels

Posted on January 13, 2026 by mlenoach

On Sunday, my daughter, Maxi, and I attended the keychain-making class at Michaels.

Maxi got to choose all her beads, and I just helped with the knots. It was a nice, quick, and free event.

Celebrating Three Kings

Posted on January 6, 2026 by mlenoach

It’s been a fun couple of days celebrating Three Kings.

The Calendar Kids Recipes Part 2

Posted on December 31, 2025 by mlenoach

Here are the recipes I made from July to December from ‘The Calendar Kids’ series.

The recipe is actually for watermelon popsicles, but we like our watermelon the old-fashioned way, especially in the summer.

The recipe was for a pencil waffle to celebrate the start of school. I incorporated the idea for winter, so this is our winter version. Complete with snowflake, Christmas tree, snowman, and candy canes.

The recipe was for applesauce. My daughter loved mashing this lol.

The recipe this month was pumpkin muffins. These were delicious.

The recipe this month was a Thanksgiving handprint on your favorite pie.

Last but not least, December’s recipe was for reindeer cookies, using your favorite cookie recipe. They turned out so cute! We loved this.

Overall, the book series was very cute and the recipes were a lot of fun.

Fun at Great Wolf Lodge

Posted on December 30, 2025 by mlenoach

Speaking of looking back, in November, we visited the Great Wolf Lodge in PA. It was a fun, quick getaway.

Loving Disney World

Posted on December 30, 2025 by mlenoach

It’s absolutely frigid in New York today, the perfect time for me to look back on my trip (and warmth) to Disney World in October for my birthday.

I wanted to attend and enjoy the Food and Wine Festival.

The Calendar Kids Recipes Part 1

Posted on December 28, 2025 by mlenoach

It’s that time of year when I like to take an inventory of all the fun stuff I did. A few things I enjoyed were reading and cooking with my daughter. In ‘The Calendar Kids’ series, I got to do both. There are 12 books, one for each month, and each book focuses on one kid (named after the month) as they explore seasons, holidays, and memorable moments with friends and family. Each book has a cooking recipe that is tied to the story, and it’s been fun reading the book each month and trying all the recipes.