As the capital of North Carolina, Raleigh is home to several famous museums. My family has visited almost all of these museums, some multiple times. We love that Raleigh offers so many immersive learning experiences for our family. Several of these museums are free, while others charge a small admittance fee. Marbles Kids Museum If…
What makes Cirque du Soleil shows so magical? Is it the music, the defying stunts, the costumes, the humor? Yes, all of these things make Cirque du Soleil CRYSTAL a such a magical experience for young and old. The newest Cirque du Soleil show, CRYSTAL is a “breakthrough experience” that combines all of the awe-inspiring…
On August,15th Cirque du Soleil CRYSTAL, the first Cirque du Soleil experience on ice, is coming to the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. Watch world-class ice skaters and acrobats claim their new frozen playground with speed and fluidity as they challenge the laws of gravity with never-before-seen acrobatics. A new kind of performance as Cirque…
Last week, we visited Carolina Beach, NC, for a week-long family vacation. We rented a little house (through Airbnb) near the beach and had much fun relaxing and exploring the area. We’ve been to Carolina Beach several times before, like that time we camped at Carolina Beach State Park or that day trip to the…
Last week we took our first full week family vacation. We had no motive for our vacation, we weren’t visiting family, or attending an event, we just went to the beach with absolutely no agenda. It was wonderful. The few weeks building up to our vacation were so full of life, it was all good…
Last week I chaperoned my son’s 4th grade field trip. Now, I almost always sign up to chaperone field trips and usually they go pretty smoothly. And while this 4th grade field trip went smoothly it was intense. Our school took all of the 4th grade students to the coast, which was approximately a 3…
