I’m a picky reader. I often start books but don’t finish them because…. well honestly I think they suck. So when I find a book series or author that I really enjoy reading it’s kind of a miracle. After Simon was born I bought Jenny Lawson’s (The Bloggess) first book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened:…
This week’s Saturday Adventure took us to Wake Forest, a town just north of Raleigh. Joyner Park has a variety of different features that you can enjoy. It was a lovely 75 degrees and a bit windy when we visited. We saw many people fly kites in the open fields, walk their dogs, ride bikes,…
On Saturdays, our family likes to explore all of the fun places within a short drive of Raleigh. We frequent many of the Raleigh and Wake County parks so I thought I’d share some of our Saturday Adventures with ya’ll. This past Saturday we ventured to Historic Yates Mill located in south Raleigh. Yates Mill…
The other day I took the 3 oldest boys to Pullen Park for a last minute afternoon adventure. Because Joe works from home we have ability to sneak away while Abel takes his afternoon nap. It’s actually very ideal because the boys get really loud and rambunctious in the afternoons. I love a good plan…
This past week we took an end-of-summer vacation to Charleston, SC. We visited with friends, and family and just had fun exploring the city. The boys had a great time and I think it was by far the best family vacation we’ve had in a while. Breakfast at Vintage Coffee Pool time at our Airbnb…
For the past several years Shop Local Raleigh has teamed up with local bookstore, Quail Ridge Books to coordinate a great summer activity of a local Where’s Waldo?. This past July we decided to join the Where’s Waldo fun and ventured around town searching for Waldo at local businesses. The boys had a blast searching…
We took the boys to Wet-n-Wild Emerald Pointe in Greensboro, NC, on Saturday. I grew up going to Emerald Pointe but hadn’t been in almost 20 years. It was the same as I remember; it was just a little updated. When we walked into the park, they played popular music during Joe and my childhood….
This morning I took the boys to Sesame Street Live at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. We had a great time dancing along with our favorite Sesame Street characters like Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster and Big Bird. The Let’s Dance show gave kids and their parents the opportunity to dance throughout the show encouraging everyone…
This week is the final week of preschool for Noah and Simon. Jude will finish his school work shortly thereafter. That means it’s time to start planning our summer awesomeness. We already spend a ton of time outside or exploring new local parks but without the time constraints of school we’re free to roam as…