Before we moved from Northern Virginia my family (mom, dad, sisters and their families) came for a visit. My 12-year old nephew was an infant the last time we took everyone to George Washington’s Mount Vernon. We were due...
Colonial Williamsburg
Back in November we spent a long weekend exploring America’s Historic Triangle…Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. In the first of a three-part blog post, below you can read about our day in Colonial Williamsburg. Planning We decided to make use...
2017 Year in Review
It’s New Year’s Eve!!! I feel like 2017 flew by! What fun stuff do you have planned for tonight? We usually spend the holiday at home in Virginia, but we are visiting family this year. So we’re probably ringing...
Think Outside the Box this Christmas
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Christmas is now only eight weeks away. Sorry for any stress I just caused you. For the next two months it’s toy commercials all day long and a mailbox full of toy catalogs....
The Wild Center – Tupper Lake, NY
During our most recent visit to the Adirondacks we visited The Wild Center in Tupper Lake. Prior to our trip I read reviews online and thought the kids would be interested. Plus it’s considered the Natural History Museum of...
Explore the ocean’s rocky coast by Tidepooling
Curious what little critters like to hang out in the ocean? Heard of tidepooling? Tidepooling is the activity of exploring tidepools, which form at low tide when water retreats along rocky coasts leaving pools of water. These pools of...
Planning for the Solar Eclipse
August 21 is going to be an exciting day for a large portion of the United States, the day of the “Great American Eclipse” as it has been referred to. On this day the moon will pass between the...