This past weekend a steady snowfall over a 27-hour period brought 12+ inches of snow to the Washington, D.C. area. The novelty of snow provides incentive for our kids to get outside and play, but there are plenty of gray days where below freezing temperatures make us want to stay inside. It’s always fun to…
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11 Things to Know Before Going to Monster Jam
I admit to not knowing much about Monster Jam® when I first attended my first Monster sporting event years before kids but since have visited the Monster Jam garage, sat in El Toro Loco (getting into a Monster Jam truck is NOT as easy as climbing up a ladder and opening a door!), and know a…
5 Reasons to Make Gaylord National Harbor’s Christmas on the Potomac A Holiday Tradition
Every family has holiday traditions that they look forward to get them in the spirit of the season and one of our favorite ways to spend a day is at Gaylord National Harbor’s Christmas on the Potomac. Every year Gaylord National Resort is transformed into a winter wonderland where it’s hard to feel grinchy among…
4 Things I Learned When I Ran Away and Joined Ringling Bros. for Out of This World
If you’ve ever contemplated running away to join the circus, I got to do exactly that. Ok, so perhaps my time with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey was temporary but my recent trip to the Feld Entertainment Studios in Palmetto, Florida provided a behind the scenes look at Out of This World, the newest…
6 Reasons to Visit Gaylord National for Christmas on the Potomac Before & After the Holidays
Every December there are certain family traditions that we enjoy leading up to the holidays. Some traditions, such as baking Christmas cookies together, are ones that are from my childhood that I’ve loved sharing with our children but through the years we’ve lived in the Washington, D.C. area, we’ve also added some of our own…
