Meadowlark Botanical Gardens 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court Vienna, VA 22182 703-255-3631 website Winter Walk of Lights Runs mid-November through the first weekend in January Cost: $13 adults, $8 kids (Ages 3-12) Operates nightly 5pm – 10pm (First entry 5:30pm, last timed entry 9:15pm) Our Review Every Christmas break, we try and squeeze in a...
I like to do a newsletter each year when I send out Christmas cards, but this year I didn’t get it done in time. Instead, I’m offering this blog post as a web version. So, in case you were wondering what we’ve been up to, here’s a year-in-review / family wrap-up for 2012.
I won’t be posting an official menu this week, but I thought I would share what we are eating for Christmas. We almost always host Christmas dinner at our house and are looking forward to doing so again this year. While we generally try to eat clean, we aren’t purists and our day will...
Each year, I buy each of my kids a unique ornament — something commemorative from the year. These ornaments go on the “kid tree” and will someday go with my kids when they grow up and leave the nest. I enjoy the challenge each year of finding the perfect ornament for each child. I like...
I am way too late in posting this (geez, where’d the year go?) but nonetheless I wanted to officially document on the blog what a great Christmas we had. I love everything about Christmas. It’s more than just presents, it’s the birth of Jesus. It’s also great family time. We do Christmas eve with...
On Monday, I hosted my fourth annual cookie exchange. It is a great way to make sure I get my house ready for Christmas, and then I get to enjoy a lovely evening with friends and neighbors. Not to mention, a bounty of treats! Here’s this year’s baking beauties: This year’s collection of goodies...
A few years ago, I posted a list of advent ideas to provide inspiration for daily fun activities with the kids. I’m not organized enough this year to have something planned for every day, but I do hope to do many fun and meaningful activities with the kids. Some things are just fun to...
I love fresh cut Christmas trees and am nostalgic about going out to the field to pick our own. However, in years past I have been disappointed by the “cut your own” trees in nearby tree farms because they don’t grow Fraser Firs and I am decidedly a Fraser Fir kind of gal. The...
Christmas is looking like a distant memory, but I wanted to journal about what we ate for Christmas this year, if for no other reason than to help me remember for next Christmas. Christmas Eve was at dad’s house and I only had to bring appetizers and a salad. For apps, we made a...
Visiting the Botanic Gardens Holiday display is always a “must do” Christmas activity in my book, but this year, I couldn’t get the whole family on board. The display features DC landmarks replicated in miniature using plant materials. It also has a a variety of trains set up, in various scenes — this...
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