This is not a political blog, so the purpose here is not to reveal who my preferred candidate is, and why the other candidate sucks, etc. I just wanted to give you this heads up, so that you may be more inclined to read on. This weekend, we went to visit some friends, and took some time to walk around Washington DC since the weather was so nice. As the kid was attempting to scale the Washington Monument, I was looking around and saw the White House from a distance. As I turned back around to check on the...
Travel
Back from camping
We’re back from a weekend camping trip. It was a lot of fun, even though we got rained on for a whole night and part of a day. Trying to keep a 2-year-old contained in a tent while waiting for a storm to pass was challenging, but somewhat manageable. I have made a mental note to bring more books/toys in the event of rain (we try to keep it simple, but in this case having more than a dump truck and 2 books would have made life better)! In general, I love camping because it is so simple, and...
A fun and frugal weekend
After traveling last weekend, everyone was ready to take it easy. We wanted to get out and enjoy nature this weekend, and were thinking about taking a short trip (less than 2 hours) to a state park. However, on Friday evening, we pulled out our atlas, and found a nature center that was only 15 miles away! We decided to head over there on Saturday morning, and had a lot of fun. If it hadn’t been for the humidity, we would have stayed longer (our bassett hound is a trooper, but she doesn’t do well in high heat combined...
I spent $5 at Starbucks, and I am ok with it
We got back earlier today from our travels. I am glad to be back! On the way home, both my husband and I were really tired. At a rest stop on the turnpike, I purchased a really big (I’m not sure what it is called in Starbucks language, but I said “really big”, and the girl knew what I meant) coffee to wake me up for my leg of the trip. I haven’t purchased a Starbucks coffee in almost 10 years (my last one was when I was driving my old car to graduate school in 1999). It was...
Getting ready for another trip
We’re going out-of-state this weekend to visit my husband’s family. While I enjoy being there, I dread the 6-7 hour drive. Our close friends from Arizona will be in town with their son, so it will be extra special! I can’t promise that I will be able to keep up with Entrecard drops or posting, but I’ll be sure to drop cards on everyone early next week. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Sesame Place is pretty nice!
We took our 2-year-old to Sesame Place on Wednesday. Sesame Street is the only television show he watches, and since Sesame Place is relatively close (within 3 hours), we thought it would be a nice family outing. Overall, I think this is a great place to take your younger kids. The park is not huge, and it has a lot of water attractions that are geared towards little ones. Since we went on a Wednesday, it was not crowded at all. Characters from Sesame Place are outside during different times of the day, and you can take pictures with...
We took a day trip – be back tomorrow
We had a blast today – my husband took the day off, and we took the kid to Sesame Place. I’ll write more tomorrow, but I give this place three thumbs up if you have little ones!
