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 […]
American Civil War Museum / White House of the Confederacy – Day 1 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
In early November, we loaded the girls into the car and drove down to Richmond, VA for a 3 night stay. My husband was running the Richmond Marathon, and the girls and I went along to cheer him on. We […]
Blandair Regional Park – Columbia, MD – 11/22
Blandair Regional Park in Columbia is a huge park! It is divided into three areas, North, West, and East, all located off of Oakland Mills Road in Columbia. It has been over a year since we visited the park as […]
Garden of Lights – Brookside Gardens – Wheaton, MD – 12/22
Normally we do the drive-through lights down at Watkins Park every year around Christmas. This year, we decided to change things up… We have friends with a little one who live in Montgomery County, and I suggested that we all […]
Belair Mansion – The Great Elf Hunt – Bowie, MD – 12/22
Last year, I blogged about our first visit to Belair Mansion in Bowie, MD. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is located at 12207 Tulip Grove Dr., Bowie, MD 20715. Stormy and Rainbow had a […]
Allen Pond Park – Bowie, MD – 11/22
When the weather is warm and sunny in November, you take advantage of it! We visited Allen Pond Park twice in one week to make the most out of the abnormally high temps. On our second foray, two out of […]
Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2022 Holiday Train Garden – Glen Burnie, MD – 12/22
I love, love, love the Christmas season! There is so much to see and do with the kids, and I was happy when I saw a fellow mom in one of my FB groups asking about the Train Garden in […]
Watkins Park – Upper Marlboro, MD – 10/22
In late August, I took Pebble to Watkins Park in Upper Marlboro to visit the Wizard of Oz-themed playground, one of Prince George’s County’s many Imagination Playgrounds. The playground, the Nature Center, and the Old Maryland Farm were big hits […]