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, The Blogges, first book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened:…
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 can 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, but I also…
This past Sunday we took a family field trip to the North Carolina Zoo. When you are in a homeschooled family everyone day is an opportunity for learning and school. Because we have a zoo membership we get to take our time exploring the zoo. We don’t feel pressured to see everything or even stay…
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….