We took an end-of-summer trip to the North Carolina mountains, specifically the Boone/Blowing Rock area. Joe and I have taken many trips to the mountains, but we’ve never taken the kids, so we were excited to share all the fun things the mountains offer. North Carolina is a great state to live in because we…
It’s the season of freshly sharpened pencils and crisp fall mornings which means back to school for all the kids. We pack lunches for our kids every day and I try to switch up their lunches often while trying to keep them well-rounded. Whenever possible I like to pack their lunches the day before to…
We ended our summer vacation with a trip to the North Carolina mountains. We planned our vacation around a trip to Tweetsie Railroad, a wild west theme park located in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. I’d always wanted to visit Tweetsie Railroad as a child but our family never made it out there so I was…
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In the hot summer afternoons we like to do at-home activities together like arts and crafts. My boys love the idea of clouds puking rainbows. They’re elementary aged boys, they love gross stuff. So I grabbed some construction paper, scissors, markers and glue sticks and we made our own rainbow clouds. I made my rainbow…
**This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small amount of compensation when you purchase from my links, which I”ll totally blow on dark chocolate. ** I haven’t posted about my favorite things in a little while because I’ve been so busy enjoying all of my favorite things. But seriously here are some of…
My four boys love anything to do with science, so visiting the Orlando Science Center on our most recent trip to Orlando was a no-brainer. With the help of our Marbles Kids Museum Family Passport Membership we were able to get free admission to the Orlando Science Center during our family trip to Florida earlier…