One of the reasons Joe and I started dating was because of our mutual love for X-men. My older brother first introduced me to the wonderful world of Marvel X-Men when I was in elementary school. We spent endless summers in the arcade playing Marvel Super Heroes, X-men vs Street Fighter and Marvel vs Capcom….
Sunday afternoon I celebrated an early Mother’s Day with my mom and grandma. We went to the Oakwood Garden Club 25th Annual Garden Tour & Victorian Tea at the Merrimon-Wynne House in Raleigh. [slideshow_deploy id=’23015′] We had a lovely time. The weather was perfect and the flowers were beautiful. The tea featured teas and food…
I am fascinated by sharks. Sharks can seem pretty scary but they are actually really cool animals. Surf Sharks is a new series about a group of young surfers and sharks who forge a friendship and ride the waves together as they help each other solve daily challenges faced by all growing kids. Surf Sharks:…
Sunday night we went to a special blogger dinner at our local PDQ. What is PDQ? People Dedicated to Quality (PDQ) is a fast casual restaurant which specializes in hand-breaded chicken tenders, fresh salads, fresh-cut fries and hand-spun milkshakes. I remembered seeing them build PDQ a few years ago but we’d only been once when…
Friday night is family movie night at our house. It also happens to be pizza night. Sometimes we make homemade pizza, sometimes it’s frozen and sometimes we get delivery. Joe prefers Domino’s for delivery pizza and up until recently we pretty much just stuck to plain ole pizza. That is until we discovered Domino’s Pizza‘s…
Between video games, tv shows, scheduled play dates, Pinterest crafts and extracurricular activities it seems that children are having a difficult time understanding and participating in free play. What should come naturally to a child has now become foreign. After we moved into our current house I encouraged Jude to play independently in our new…
With the temperatures warming up, we are spending more and more time outside. Exposure to the sun’s harmful UV Rays increases the risk of skin cancer. Protecting your child’s skin is important since a blistering sunburn in childhood increases a person’s chances of developing melanoma later in life. There are a few simple sun-safe habits…
Joe and I took the boys on a little day trip to Charlotte last week to visit the new Sea Life Aquarium. The Sea Life Charlotte-Concord is located at the Concord Mills Mall. The Sea Life Aquarium is specifically designed for kids with a touch pool, an interactive quiz, a 180* ocean tunnel & learning…
Raleigh Easter FREE Saturday, April 12th 10am – 1pm Halifax Mall – Raleigh, NC On Saturday, April 12th join thousands of visitors at Raleigh’s largest Easter egg hunt, Raleigh Easter. Hunts will take place every half hour between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. this year, with separate zones for children with special needs. Visitors will also…