Two Kids and a Map

Traveling down the street, across the country, and around the world with two kids and sharing our stories.

Archive for August, 2009

Going & Saving admin | 14 Aug 2009

Guest Post at Pit Stops For Kids

Thanks to Lucia from Dim Sum, Bagels and Crawfish for introducing me to Pit Stops for Kids.  This is a great site that is busy building up its database!  It has already helped us out!  The concept of Pit Stops for Kids is to share tried and true kid friendly pit stops.  The site is extremely [...]

Experiencing & Playing admin | 13 Aug 2009

Jacksonville Turtles

When we were in Jacksonville a few weeks ago, we tracked down a few of the turtles that have been placed around the city.  These huge turtles are part of a fundraising program that helped to benefit Child Guidance Center.  These colorful turtles are painted by artists and are absolutely beautiful.  When we are traveling, my [...]

Sharing admin | 11 Aug 2009

Travel Blogger Tuesday – Backpack to Buggy

  Meg at Backpack to Buggy just celebrated her one year blogging anniversary.  I always appreciate it when bloggers talk about their statistics, their successes, and even their weaknesses.  It makes them real people, not just a tourism board.  Backpack to Buggy posted an article on her blogging anniversary where she discussed where she has [...]

Playing admin | 10 Aug 2009

Dreaming of Finding Great Parks When We Travel

When my husband and I traveled before we had kids, we dreamed of finding the great pastry shop tucked in a corner on a quiet little street.  We dreamed of a great wine bar in the middle of the bustling city.  We dreamed of a quiet afternoon at an art museum.  Having kids hasn’t stopped us [...]

Experiencing & Going admin | 06 Aug 2009

Pensacola to Jacksonville, Florida on Interstate 10 – My Groundhog Day Experience!

Do you remember that movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell?  The one where he keeps waking up each morning just to repeat the same day over and over again?  I make the drive from Pensacola to Jacksonville, Florida two or three times a year and every time I make the drive I [...]

Sharing admin | 04 Aug 2009

One Lovely Blog Award

A few weeks back, while I was in the middle of moving over to this site I got a note saying that I had received the One Lovely Blog award from Amy over at The Q Family Adventures.  I must admit that in the craziness of my school year ending, moving this blog (to which [...]

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