A few years ago, while driving across Pennsylvania to attend Bloggy Con at Cedar Point, Ohio, I made the offhand comment to my husband that I'd like to see all of the lower forty-eight before my 50th birthday. Since flying is so expensive, we knew that if we were going to make this happen it was going to involve some epic road trips or train trips. While ideally, I'll get to see these with my family (meaning Steve and I as well as our children), I know that some may involve various numbers of ...
Travel
5 Places to Visit for Amazing Christmas Lights
Thank you to Mazda USA for helping us travel in comfort & style while creating lasting family memories. #DriveMazda My favorite family tradition is traveling around the region to check out the Christmas lights. While we go out a lot in the weeks leading up to Christmas, the week between Christmas and New Year's is a great time for the whole family to be able to drive around and visit the holiday sights. Even before we had children, Steve and I would go out to look at ...
Sight & Sound Theaters’ Miracle of Christmas
Special thanks to Sight & Sound Theaters - Lancaster for hosting my family at your opening weekend performance of Miracle of Christmas. Growing up, I attended Catholic school briefly and then attended CCD through middle school when I made my confirmation. I remember going to mass each year on Christmas Eve and seeing the children act out the Christmas story, or at least the whole no room at the inn, and baby born in a manger part. It wasn't until I was older and started ...
Creating Memories
Thank you to Mitsubishi for helping us travel in comfort & style while creating lasting family memories. #DriveMitsubishi Toys and homeschooling materials have taken over the living room! We still have baby toys on hand even though my youngest is four! My older children still play with toys, but are more interested in video games, but I don't want them plugged into tech all of the time. With the holidays coming, everyone's asking, "What do the ...
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium #ZooForAll
Thank you to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium for hosting my family for an incredible day trip! You can learn a lot from books and educational programming, but sometimes you need to just get out there and experience things first hand. This is why schools host field trips. It's also why homeschooler tends to be a misnomer - we are rarely home! After spending several days in Ohio for Bloggy Con, we decided to take a side-trip on our way home and spent the night and a beautiful ...