My husband began a yearly tradition a few years ago. He spends one weekend in October doing an overnight biking and camping trip with one or more of the kids. This year, he took our 2 youngest kids on the biking adventure along the C&O Canal. While they only biked about 6 miles in…
One Last Family Trip to Castle Park #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
As we prepare to load up the car and drive across the country to take my oldest daughter to college next week, we just HAD to make one last trip to Castle Park (our nickname for it, at least). Castle Park holds so many memories for us – it was a favorite of the…
The Hike #WordlessWednesday
The following pictures are from a little family outing that two of my kids and I took with some friends over Spring Break. I brought my big camera and then forgot all about the pictures once I got back home. We call this place, simply, “The Hike.” If someone in the family asks for…
The Greatest Show on Earth #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
I’m exhausted. But it’s a good exhausted. I literally just walked in the door from the greatest show on earth…I mean Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. My family was invited to come to the circus and we had a blast (yes, our tickets were free…but all opinions and enthusiasm are my own)….
Top 10 Spring/Summer Activities for Kids in Montgomery County, Maryland
These top 10 Spring/Summer activities for kids in Montgomery County are brought to you by Montgomery Parks. Although I received passes for my kids to enjoy some of the fun that Montgomery Parks has to offer, all opinions are my own. Note: photos not marked with my Better in Bulk watermark are provided by…
Hiking Sugarloaf Mountain #WW
After a late morning photo shoot this Saturday, my 10 year old, Reese, and I hiked about 7 miles up and down Sugarloaf Mountain. It was a gorgeous day for some mountain hiking (even if the mountains out here are hills back home in California!). Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies | Angry…
Kick Off the Summer with the Active Family Project
I received $100 from Merck Consumer Care, and any opinions expressed by me are honest and reflect my actual experience. This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Merck Consumer Care. The neighborhood pool is filled with sparkling, inviting water. The lounge chairs are arranged next to the pool. The fans are running non stop in my…
The Reading Connection – Community Reading Festival 5/11/13
This is a sponsored post announcing a fun family-friendly activity in the Washington DC area. All thoughts are my own. Looking for some family-friendly fun in the Washington DC area this weekend? The Reading Connection and Arlington Magazine are inviting area families to a Community Reading Festival this Saturday, where there will be stories read…
Mmmm…Raspberries!
I finally did something interesting enough to blog about!! As much as I have been enjoying the start of the school year, and sharing my day times with AJ, we haven’t been doing things that were too exciting. Today, though, we met some friends at the Orchard for raspberry picking. AJ was a picking champ!…