“Who Dey! Who Dey!” chanted my CINCY boys, Brooks and the hubs, as we made our way to our very first NFL game last fall in Charlotte, NC. Todd, a diehard Bengals fan since the age of seven(ish), passed his tiger stripes right down to our eldest, who proudly calls himself a “Bungle for life.” Beckett, our “Mary Mary Quite Contrary” guy, wasn't crazy about either team but still rocked his big brother’s CINCY tee like a champ. That first game was a total family highlight - a qui

It didn’t take long for us to catch the pickleball bug - one “game” turned into two, then suddenly weekends revolved around hard-to-snag court time. Proof that adventuring doesn’t always mean leaving your neighborhood - sometimes it’s just a quick stroll (paddles in tow) or a car ride to the nearest court. But this new obsession of ours leveled up big time when we hit our very first PPA Tour stop, the Veolia NC Open , right here in our home state and next town over. Watching

When b + b asked (and begged) for a family cruise, Todd and I knew it was time to give in to the ultimate floating playground - Royal Caribbean’s (almost) brand-new Utopia of the Seas . We decided to make it a summer adventure and, spoiler alert: it checked all  their boxes. Because I’m a firm believer in easing into vacation mode, we flew into Florida two days early and checked into the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes for a two-night stay. Best decision ever as it truly s