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A Grinchy Christmas At Gaylord National Resort

Dreaming of a Christmas on the Potomac? We returned from a family weekend getaway celebrating the fun of the holidays at Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland, and it was so fun! The Christmas celebrations are going on all month, including all things Grinch-themed! An ICE! wonderland of colored ice sculptured telling the story […]

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A Weekend At America’s #1 Family Resort

We needed a family getaway, and after visiting Woodloch Pines resort during the winter a few years back, we always knew we wanted to return again in warmer weather. We just spent a weekend a Woodloch Resort- recently selected as the #1 family resort in the country by USA TODAY in their Reader’s Choice Awards- […]

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Mountain Creek Waterpark

The boys have been asking us to visit a waterpark, and recently we discovered the wonderful Mountain Creek Waterpark, part of Mountain Creek Resort (which in addition to the waterpark, offers a popular resort and seasonal outdoor activities all year long, like a TreEscape Aerial Adventure Park and a bike park). We live in New […]

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A Day At The Bronx Zoo

My boys love animals, and it has been about three decades since I’ve been to the Bronx Zoo (woah! that is crazy to think about), so we bought a family membership for the year with the plan of seeing all the amazing animals the Bronx Zoo has to offer. We are going to interact with […]

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A Visit to the American Museum of Natural History

And our summer adventures have begun! Raising boys requires parents who can plan fun things to engage them, like visiting the American Museum of Natural History, so in between their superhero battles in the playroom and swimming lessons, they also are tricked into learning a little about the world and nature. Our first Monday of […]

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