Stefanie Hohl
How to Get Your Kids to Practice
Piano, violin, clarinet, flute, drums... How do you get kids to practice?
It’s not easy. There’s no magic formula. But it is possible.
All told, my 5 kids are supposed to practice a combined total of 3...
We Love Let’s Play Music!
If you are considering enrolling your child in music lessons, you should definitely give Let’s Play Music a try! It’s a three-year program that teaches music theory and piano lessons in such a fun...
Should We Have Another Kid?
I think this is a question many couples ask themselves at some point. For my first few kids, the answer to this question was easy. I knew I wanted a big family, so the...
Crockpot Recipe: Cream Cheese Chicken
Need a new crockpot recipe? Here is one of our favorites:
Cream Cheese Chicken
Ingredients:
3 lbs chicken breasts (I use frozen)
2 T butter
1 packet Italian seasoning mix
8 oz. cream cheese
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
Directions:
Place chicken,...
5 Family Adventures in Pittsburgh
We like to be active and do adventurous things as a family. Here are some family adventures we've discovered and enjoyed in the past few years.
North Park Bike Park
In North Park, past the swimming pool...
Universal Studios vs. Islands of Adventure
Last year we had a family reunion and a work conference in Orlando. We had been to Disney World before, but never Universal Studios, so we thought we’d give it a try. I did...
5 Active Things To Do Inside in the Winter in Pittsburgh with Big Kids
With cold winters and lots of rainy days, sometimes it’s hard to have kids pent up inside. Luckily, Pittsburgh has a lot of fun places to take big kids to get their energy out...
5 Things to do Outside during the Winter in Pittsburgh with Kids
Now that our kids are a little older, we have discovered that winter in Pittsburgh can actually be really fun. So many people complain about the cold and the snow, but we love it....
5 Things To Do Inside during the Winter in Pittsburgh with Little Kids
Winters in Pittsburgh can be long. And with little kids, they can seem really really long. Luckily, there are a lot of fun inside things to do in Pittsburgh when it’s freezing outside. Here...
Which Pass Should I Buy?
From museums to the science center to the zoo, Pittsburgh has tons of fun things to do with kids. So many, in fact, that sometimes it’s hard to choose which venues to get a...