brendag's Passport
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Send a ComplimentAbout Me & My Family
We often visit or travel with family members for vacations, because time is precious and we want to not only experience new places, but do so with people that mean the world to us. We're fortunate to have family and friends with kids older than ours, so we have learned from them where we can as we go on each journey.
Our Family's Travel Personality
adventurous, curious, relaxed, spontaneous
We Just Got Back From
Cabo San Lucas
Our Favorite Vacation Spot
Jackson Hole or Cabo are our fall-back trips
A Place We'd Love To Visit
New Zealand
Favorite Vacation Memory
On our recent trip to Cabo, our son (who is obsessed with sharks, dolphins and whales) got to go to the ocean. It was an amazing memory we'll always remember.
Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:
My son's ear started bleeding on the first of two long flights across the country so we had to find the nearest Urgent Care as soon as we got to our destination.
November 17 2010
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Flip Daddy's
1 family found this helpful
7453 Wooster Pike,
Cincinnati,
Ohio 45227
Cincinnati,
Ohio 45227
"Gourmet burgers + great kids meal"
Finally, a restaurant that GETS that foodies sometimes have children! This is a new restaurant (opened Summer 2010) in Mariemont, OH that will tease your taste buds, no doubt.
The gourmet burgers and extensive list of beers on tap cater to the parental types who want a great dinner even with kids along for the ride. The kids' meals come with 2 side dishes (fries + applesauce or carrots), a drink and ice cream (with sprinkles, even)) all for $5. The wait staff is great with kids too, we are regulars, officially and you should be too!
The gourmet burgers and extensive list of beers on tap cater to the parental types who want a great dinner even with kids along for the ride. The kids' meals come with 2 side dishes (fries + applesauce or carrots), a drink and ice cream (with sprinkles, even)) all for $5. The wait staff is great with kids too, we are regulars, officially and you should be too!
It's helpfulNovember 17 2010
1 family found this helpful
Timberwind Tree Farm
1 family found this helpful
1566 W. Pekin Rd.,
Lebanon,
Ohio 45036
Lebanon,
Ohio 45036
"Get your Norman Rockwell moment here"
Choose a pre-cut or cut your own Christmas tree, Antique tractor and wagon rides, free hot chocolate and family photo. Dress the kids warmly because its all outside and the ride is about 10 minutes long.
My boss told me about this farm when I moved to the area, he and his family have been going there for 20+ years (his sons still come back from college for it.) This is a great holiday tradition to start with your family and I'm so glad we did.
Prices are very reasonable. They are open on Saturdays and Sundays only. This is a lovely, family owned tree farm, so you feel good supporting their business.
My boss told me about this farm when I moved to the area, he and his family have been going there for 20+ years (his sons still come back from college for it.) This is a great holiday tradition to start with your family and I'm so glad we did.
Prices are very reasonable. They are open on Saturdays and Sundays only. This is a lovely, family owned tree farm, so you feel good supporting their business.
November 17 2010
3 families found this helpful
3 families found this helpful
Cincinnati Museum Center - Holiday Junction
1301 Western Avenue,
Cincinnati,
Ohio 45203
Cincinnati,
Ohio 45203
"Trains, Santa & Fun for all ages"
This is a holiday tradition for us (we even went with our nieces and nephews before our son--now 3--was born). The holiday train exhibit has train exhibits, train tables, a train that kids can ride on, and Santa visits regularly. There truly is something for every child to do/see and it grows with them.
The exhibit is downstairs at the museum center, across from the Children's Museum entrance, either take the escalator or elevator and follow the signs. There is stroller parking in the exhibit, as it gets pretty crowded on weekends (bring a sling/carrier for infants). Admission is free for members or included with purchase of an All Museums Pass or a ticket to the Cincinnati History Museum.
The exhibit is downstairs at the museum center, across from the Children's Museum entrance, either take the escalator or elevator and follow the signs. There is stroller parking in the exhibit, as it gets pretty crowded on weekends (bring a sling/carrier for infants). Admission is free for members or included with purchase of an All Museums Pass or a ticket to the Cincinnati History Museum.
March 29 2009
0 families found this helpful
0 families found this helpful
Doubletree Hotel Irvine-Spectrum
90 Pacifica,
Irvine, California
Irvine, California
"Okay rooms, nice pool"
The rooms in this hotel were nice, but nothing to write home about. The pool was great, but pretty standard for LA standards. With this Orange County location, you're fairly close to Laguna Beach or Newport Beach, but kind of far from some of the other kids' attractions.
March 29 2009
0 families found this helpful
0 families found this helpful
The Belamar, a Larkspur Hotel
3501 N Sepulveda Blvd,
Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach, California
"Lush - you'll wish you had nothing else planned"
This is a great hotel, it was a bummer that the weekend we spent here was so jam packed with activities for a wedding we were attending. The rooms are great and the beds are dreamy. The pool is lush, to say the least. You are close to everything. About 10 minutes or so from the beach (by car...which is how you travel in LA I guess).
