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 October, 2009

Staying & Tips admin | 30 Oct 2009

Photo Session in the Hotel Room!

Not that kind of photo session, folks!  This is a family website!  We went to Washington DC this weekend to visit family.  My dad and stepmom were in town from Germany for work so we flew up to see them for a long weekend.  My sister and her family just recently moved to Virginia Beach [...]

Poolesville & Uncategorized admin | 30 Oct 2009

Homestead Farm – Poolesville, MD – You Capture Autumn

I know that most people have posted their pumpkin, apple and various other fall-esque pictures weeks ago.  I have not because I live in Florida where fall is a mythical creature to us.  It is hot, hot, hot and then it gets biting cold.  Then it gets hot and humid again.  Halloween is a crap shoot–it is [...]

Tips & Uncategorized admin | 29 Oct 2009

Flying with your family on MD-88

Trying to keep Little S entertained on the plane!
When choosing our seats for our flight on the Delta MD-88 to Washington DC this past weekend, we just wanted to make sure that my family of four was sitting next to each other.  Sitting next to each other eliminates the “I want to sit with daddy not [...]

Reviews & Sharing admin | 28 Oct 2009

My Busy Kit Winner

Thanks to all who participated in the My Busy Kit giveaway.  This was my first giveaway and I appreciate the participation!  The winner, selected randomly via random number generator, was Suzanne S. (comment #3) who said:
“I would love a girls my busy kit! We just moved to the area and will be traveling back to [...]

Germany & Staying admin | 22 Oct 2009

Auf Schonberg-Oberwesel am Rhein

In 2005, we traveled with my 10mo son to Europe.  We had a whirlwind vacation and got to do so many different things.  You can read the other posts here: Berlin in Photos, The London Eye, Trier, Germany; Kelty Convertible Backpack; American Cemetery and Memorial; Amsterdam, Netherlands;  Zermatt, Switzerland and the Matterhorn, Brussels, Belgium, and Stuck in Bed.
We [...]

Reviews & Sharing admin | 20 Oct 2009

My Busy Kit Giveaway

We are celebrating the one year anniversary of Two Kids and a Map today and what better way to do it than to give something away to the readers!!!  I have partnered up with Lorraine from My Busy Kit® to give away one busy kit of the winner’s choice!  The kits are fantastic.  They are [...]

Participating & Sharing admin | 19 Oct 2009

Celebrating Two Kids and a Map’s One Year Anniversary!

Today marks the one year “blog-iversary” for Two Kids and a Map.  We are celebrating big time by giving away a My Busy Kit to ONE lucky winner!  Be sure to check back later today to find out how to enter!
 When I started this blog I had never intended for it to become what it [...]

Gettysburg & Sharing admin | 16 Oct 2009

Boyd’s Bear Country – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

On our massive Virginia road trip, I drove the kids up to Hershey, Pennsylvania to meet up with an old friend.  We visited Chocolate World (I have coined the trip Chocolate Disaster…that is for another post, another day!) and on the way home, we stopped for a potty break at Boyd’s Bear Country in Gettysburg, [...]

Destin & Uncategorized admin | 12 Oct 2009

Dreaming of Destin

See that beautiful beach???  That is Destin Beach, Florida and that is where I am headed this weekend. 
See that beautiful little girl???  That is my daughter, and she is staying home.
This weekend is my Annual Girls’ Weekend and I am so very excited about the prospect of seeing a movie without worrying about what time I [...]

Pensacola & Uncategorized admin | 09 Oct 2009

Downtown Pensacola, Florida – Part 2

Yesterday, Little S and I drove around Downtown Pensacola on a little scavenger hunt to find red things.  Here are some other pictures of our beautiful downtown!

The fountain in Seville Square

The birds that collect in Plaza de Luna (kinda freaky huh?)
The following photos were taken in the Historic Village in Downtown Pensacola

The following pictures were [...]

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