In this age of video games and iPads, I often feel a little disconnected from my kids. They’re at school 8 hours a day for most of the year, and when they’re home, they often don’t leave their rooms for hours. This is why our family vacations are so important! These trips help us reconnect. […]
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Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live!
Museum Day Live! is coming up next month! This is a nationwide event, hosted by Smithsonian magazine, where participating museums and cultural institutions across the country offer free admission for one day to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket. It falls on Saturday, September 26th this year. Over the last 11 years participation in […]
What can you do in a day at National Harbor? Celebrate a birthday!
This is the first of a series of posts as a National Harbor ‘Funbassador’, but all opinions (and photos!) are my own. National Harbor is a waterfront destination on the banks of the Potomac River in Maryland, just south of Washington, DC. Maura wanted to celebrate her birthday there, so that’s just what we did! […]
Happy birthday, Capital Wheel!
On Saturday, May 30th, The Capital Wheel is celebrating its first birthday! Over the past year, the Capital Wheel has been featured on SNL, ESPN and has changed the DC skyline as it stands 180 feet above the Potomac waterfront. I’ve ridden the Capital Wheel with my family, and it’s wonderful! Sitting in one of […]
Wordless Wednesday: The Shenandoah Valley
June in photos…
It’s summer! June has been a busy month, with school ending and our big trip to Texas and Mexico. I just had to take a few weeks off to disconnect and spend time with family! This is June in photos… At the beginning of the month, I celebrated my 33rd birthday with a weekend full […]
