Snow 2025
Snow Days! Another winter, more snow in Maryland. We had numerous snow days this year which was cool with work and school closed, although schools closed more …
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Jamaica Dec 2024
Beach - Sun - Cocktails After last years cabin fever over Christmas break, we decided to visit somewhere this year so we spent a few days in Jamacia. We stayed …
Christmas 2024
Cookies - presents - good food Another year, another batch of Christmas sugar cookies. Our second winter christmas! We made Beef Wellington again for Christmas …
Xmas Lights
Christmas Lights - hot chocolate - freezing weather We visited Christmas light display in Olney, Maryland. It is a 1.5 mile path of Christmas lights. They also …
Iceskating Dec 2024
Outdoor Ice Skating We went to the outdoor ice skating rink in Columbia. It was so much fun, skating under the lights. It was the kids first time ice skating so …
Medieval Times Dec 2024
Jousting - roast chicken - sword fighting We went to Medievil Times for dinner and a show. We went to take the kids but it was much more fun than I expected - …
Ravens 2024
We went to a Baltimore Ravens game - it was so much fun. There is a lot going on - marching band, cheerleaders, fly bys, parachutists - music - jumbotron, and …
Delaware Oct 2024
Longwood gardens - Crackerbarrel - National park - State park We visited Delaware for a long weekend, ticking off another State. We visited First State National …
WDW 3 Oct 2024
Disney World - Coronado Springs Hotel - EPCOT - Hollywood Studios We tried a new hotel for this trip - Coronado Springs. It was a nice resort with a cool …
Cirque Du Soleil 14 Sep 2024
We travelled into DC to see the Cirque Du Soleil show Ovo. It was a lot of fun and everyone loved it. Jugglers - acrobats
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African American Museum - Museum of American History We hit us two Smithsonian Museums and grabbed lunch before heading home.
Hampton Court 2024
We stayed in the Georgian House at Hampton Court Palace - absolutely amazing! The house was built in the 1700’s and is on Tennis Court Lane. We had access …
Air and Space Dulles 2024
Airplanes - lots of airplanes We made it out to Dulles where the second part of the Smithsonian Air & Space museum is housed - a huge warehouse filled with …
Ocean City 2024
Assateague National Park - Ocean City Boardwalk We spent a long weekend heading to the Batemans Bay of Maryland - Ocean City. We went via Assateague National …
Shenondoah
Shenandoah National Park - Luray Caves - Frontier Culture Museum Another long weekend, another trip - this time to the Shenandoah valley in Virginia. We started …
WDW May 2024
Disney World - Port Orleans French Quarter - Star Wars bar A full week in Walt Disney World. We stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter - one of our favourite …
Caps March 2024
Our first ice hockey game - DC Capitals Vs Winnipeg Jets. It was a lot of fun, although even with jumpers etc it was freezing in the stadium. The additional …
Bahamas
Caribbean - Swimming Pigs - Water park We spent a few days in the Bahamas at the Atlantis resort. The weather was not great and a bit chilly but still warmer …
Monster Jam 2024
We headed into DC to see the monster trucks - it was more fun than I was expecting - I booked as I thought the kids would like it but turns out we all enjoyed …
Snow 2024
Our first proper snow!! last year we had a dusting, just enough to scrap a few snow balls together, but this year - real snow, deep snow!!! Snow days all around …