Late in April, the older girls had a day off from school, so we decided to do a family adventure. I had heard about the Salisbury Zoo out in Salisbury, MD, and discovered that there was a large playground right […]
Park 365 / Soar 365 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
When we were planning our trip to Richmond in early November, a friend highly recommended a playground there that she was sure my kids would love! Sadly, we ran out of time to check the place out during our visit, […]
Driftwood Beach – Jekyll Island, Georgia – 11/22
When it was time to start making the trek home from Florida after Thanksgiving, I spent some time researching places for us to stop along the way. I first came across the George Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island in […]
Bok Tower Gardens – Lake Wales, FL – 11/22
Bok Tower Gardens, hands down, was my family’s favorite day trip during our visit to Florida for Thanksgiving week. Bok Tower Gardens is located at 1151 Tower Blvd. in Lake Wales, Florida, and be prepared to spend most of the […]
Maple Sugaring Festival – Oregon Ridge Nature Center – Cockeysville, MD – 2/23
Hi everyone and welcome to my first post of 2023! I’m still catching up on my last few posts from 2022, but I wanted to write this post as soon as possible so that you would still have time to […]
Highland Hammock State Park – Sebring, Florida – 11/22
While we were planning for our Florida Thanksgiving trip, I had suggested to my family the possibility of driving up to Tampa to see the aquarium, or we could go to the beach, or we could drive down to the […]
Lake Jackson and City Pier Beach – Sebring, Florida – 11/22
After two long days of driving, we arrived at our family’s condo in central Florida in the pouring rain. We were warmly welcomed, and we quickly unloaded the car so we could start to unwind. The weather was looking gloomy […]
Ormond Beach – Ormond Beach, FL – 11/22
Our first day of driving ended in Pooler, Georgia, just outside Savannah. We spent the night in a hotel, and did a pizza takeout from the Mellow Mushroom, delish! On Sunday morning, we repacked the car, and continued our trek […]
Maymont – Day 3 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
On our final day in Richmond, we checked out of our Airbnb, and drove to Maymont. Maymont is an historic estate and park consisting of 100 acres right in Richmond. There are gardens, wildlife habitats, a farm, the Robins Nature […]
Marathon / Virginia Museum of Fine Arts / Cathedral of the Sacred Heart / Carrytown – Day 2 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
Our second day in Richmond dawned sunny and warm, much warmer than we’d like for a marathon. The girls and I drove my husband downtown as close as we could to the start of the race. I’d spent countless hours […]