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Archive for the Tag 'Virginia'

Experiencing admin | 11 Feb 2010

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Colonial Williamsburg is absolutely beautiful to visit, but it is even more beautiful covered in a blanket of snow.  The snow has been cleared and much was melting, but there was still plenty.  I will talk about our visit later, but for Photo Friday (over at DeliciousBaby) I decided to share some snowy pictures.  I [...]

Experiencing admin | 11 Feb 2010

Andalo’s Clubhouse – Portsmouth, Virginia

This week I am traveling around Virginia.  We are spending time in Suffolk, Williamsburg and surrounding areas.  Unfortunately the weather is taking a toll on me.  This Florida girl has been facing this practically all week:

It has kept me indoors, searching out tissues and trying to breathe this dry winter air.  Ok…I am being dramatic.  But seriously, I [...]

Experiencing & Staying 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 [...]

Experiencing & Going & Playing 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 [...]

Experiencing & Going & 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, [...]

Experiencing admin | 25 Sep 2009

The Menokin House

On our summer road trip, we visited a friend in Tappahannock, Virginia.  While there, we got the grand tour of her work and what a cool job she has!  She works for the Menokin Foundation.  The Menokin House is the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.  It is an 18th cetury house [...]

Eating & Experiencing admin | 10 Sep 2009

Suffolk Peanuts – Suffolk, Virginia

I found out that my sister has moved to the birthplace of Mr. Peanut, the mascot of Planters Peanuts.  I made it my mission to find Mr. Peanut and a peanut factory to tour while we were in Suffolk.  I knew my kids would get a kick out of it as we love peanut butter!  Unfortunately, I [...]

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 [...]