Inside: How to make a fun and easy handprint butterfly craft with supplies you probably already have at home. My 3-year-old has been loving butterflies lately and with the warm weather it’s a perfect time for all things butterflies. We read the Very Hungry Caterpillar and since then we have looked for butterflies outside and read […]
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Life as a child during the 1800’s was very different than today. Simple toys, playing outdoors and chores with no video games or tv shows. Some friends recently told us about the Renfrew Park in Waynesboro, PA. They said it was an awesome park with a creek that the kids could play in. This sounded
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This Fresh Strawberry Custard Pie is loaded with fresh strawberries and delicious vanilla custard. How many of you like strawberries and cream? This pie is based on that delicious taste you get of fresh strawberries mixed with that sweet cream. This pie doesn’t have any sugary sauce or gelatin. It simply has a delicious butter crust,
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While on our trip to Utah for my little brother’s wedding we were able to spend a little time exploring the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake. Growing up in Utah we went to the zoo a number of times. Since my last visit to the zoo 7+ years ago the Zoo has undergone some major
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Renting an RV can be a great way to have personal space and still spend time and visit family. In this post, we share a few reasons to rent an RV when visiting family. When we talk about going to Utah to visit family Jared and I often joke that we need a vacation from
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When we were planning our most recent trip to Utah we knew we wanted to go camping with Jared’s family. (Camping with Toddlers, HELP!!) As we were getting ready for the trip we found an awesome deal for an RV rental in Salt Lake through Cruise America and decided to rent an RV for our
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Last week we spent a Day Out With Thomas at the B&O Railroad in Baltimore. The little man was so excited to see Thomas and he was very hopeful he would get to see Percy as well. I was the lucky winner of our local Macaroni Kid giveaway, I won 4 tickets to a day
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What are memories? Now we could get all scientific and technical and talk about how memories are patterns inscribed between the neurons in your brain. Or we can talk about this cute children’s book I just discovered. Since I’m no scientist and I don’t pretend to be one you will have to look elsewhere for
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On our most recent trip to Southern Utah, we heard about a park with a train called Thunder Junction. We decided we had to visit because the little man is currently obsessed with trains. After getting to the park we were amazed by how much the park had to offer. We have loved visiting Pioneer
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A couple of weekends ago we decided to take the kids on a hike to Cunningham Falls. Cunningham Falls State Park is located in Frederick County, Maryland. The state park has 9 hiking trails totaling over 30 miles of trail, as well as a lake. When I was looking for information about going to the
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The Tillamook Cheese Factory visitor center is closed until 2018, but don’t worry. If you have trip planned before the new visitor center opens, there is a temporary visitor center in the big red barn on the property. This post may contain affiliate links On our weekend trip to Oregon we went to the Cheese
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While on our trip to Rockaway Beach we spent a morning biking around Seaside. Seaside has a typical beach town feel, with a lot of tourists. With 12 people, we rented a 9-seater bike and a 3-seater bike. There was no way we were all fitting on one bike even if 4 of the people
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