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Snow 2025

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 …

Xmas Lights

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

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

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

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 …

Ocean City 2024

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 …

Snow 2024

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 …

Christmas 2023

Christmas 2023

Our first Christmas in the USA and our first cold Christmas! We bought a new tree as we didn’t bring our tree from home, this one is bigger than our old …

Thanksgiving 2023

Thanksgiving 2023

Our first Thanksgiving in the USA. We decided to cook numerous recipes and luckily some friends joined us to help us eat it - we still had approx 8 meals worth …

Renaissance Fair

Renaissance Fair

Jousting - Food - Games Visited the Renaissance Faire in Maryland. Ate a turkey leg, watched the Naval College musicians, watched acrobats and saw a …

MD State Fair 2023

MD State Fair 2023

Food - Games - Pig racing We explored the Maryland State Fair, held up near Baltimore. Similar to the Canberra Show, there were arcade games, farm equipment and …