Day Out With Family: Rock City Park, Olean New York

Rock City Park

I took last week off from babysitting and decided to have a fun family weekend with our family. My husband took Thursday-Sunday off and we ventured out. We have lived in Western NY our entire life, besides going to Florida for six years before kids. Unfortunately, we never go out to view the local attractions but have decided it is time, now that we have two children. Olean, NY is not far from … [Read more...]

Family Fun in Pumpkinville NY!

Pumpkinville

Last weekend we took the kids for a fun day in Pumpkinville. Pumpkinville sits on 200 acers of farmland, and it's a great family day. Enjoy the photos! Arriving in Pumpkinville Family photo on the giant pumpkin How tall this Fall.  My son is only 8 and almost 5 foot tall:*(  Yes I'm in tears! Storyland is filled with tons of wood cutouts.  The kids had a blast.  There are tons … [Read more...]

Ice Castle Extravaganza

This past weekend was the annual President's Day Ice Castle Extravaganza which is held on Chautauqua Lake in Western NY. We braved the bitter cold temps, and on Valentine's Day bundled up and headed for the lake. The kids enjoyed seeing the castle. Gavyn was in amazement that they take all this ice from the lake to make this. Zoe just kept saying yay ice castle! It's fun for the kids. … [Read more...]

Enjoy A Virtual Trip To Niagara Falls!

With us! As today we decided to hit the road with the kids and go to Niagara Falls.  If you are looking for a fun family vaction idea, I highly recommend visiting just once.  We have been several times as we only live a few hours from the falls, and never get bored.  Gavyn just out of the blue asked us to go so we went.   We actually had a summer day which was awesome. It was hot out and the … [Read more...]

Allegany State Park

Photos from our local state park Allegany State Park here in New York State. So peaceful. The rocks are huge they are called Thunder Rocks. And the gift house. Looks like something from another country. Just beautiful. If you ever get to NYS I recommend stopping by :O)  They have trails, cabins to stay over in, picnic areas, museums and much more.  Allegany State Park is located in Salamanca, … [Read more...]