Camping at Buggs Island, VA
Tuesday July 27, 2010After relaxing for a week with the Grands, it was time to head out for our annual “Fun Fest” camping trip to Buggs Island, aka John Kerr Lake Resevoir. Buggs Island is Virginia’s largest lake, with over 50,000 acres of fresh water and 800+ miles of shoreline. It’s owned and maintained by the Army Corps [...]
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Tags: cousins, family, fun fest, reviews, trips, vacationGrand Times in Southern VA
We spent last week down in Southern Virginia, spending time with the gramps. The plan was to spend the week with the grandparents, then travel from there to Buggs Island, where we had plans to camp and boat with friends. This meant we were traveling with Grandad’s boat. And since we were in the vicinity [...]
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Tags: family, life, trips, vacationA Dutch Wonderful Vacation
Tuesday June 29, 2010Usually, we do a big backyard party for Sam’s birthday each June. I tend to go all out (see the Race Car, Frog, and Construction parties for example) and this year, I just wasn’t feeling it. I didn’t have the energy to do the big birthday ‘do so I decided to make a deal with [...]
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Tags: celebrations, outings, reviews, vacationA new Little Cabin in the Woods
Sunday January 24, 2010I’ve mentioned before, that we typically go to a small cabin out near Front Royal over New Years with friends from college. The good thing about the cabin was it was free, not too far away, and “rustic” enough that it was okay for everyone to bring their 17 dogs (I exaggerate, a tad). The [...]
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Tags: Friends & Family, trips, vacation, winterThankful
Saturday December 5, 2009*** Giveaway alert! I’m giving away a beautiful necklace, courtesy of Tracey Jolley Designs – check it out!! *** I’m behind again on my photog-o-blogging, but wanted to give thanks for a great weekend we had over Thanksgiving with my in-laws. It started with a super easy getaway on Wednesday night. Despite leaving during prime [...]
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Tags: celebrations, food, grandparents, holidays, trips, vacation, what's cookinStaycation
Saturday October 17, 2009Last week, we had two teacher workdays on Thursday and Friday, followed by a Columbus Day holiday on Monday. It meant five days of no school! Mike took the kids (all three!) down to visit his parents in southwest VA, while I stayed home to enjoy a staycation by myself. It was blissful to have [...]
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Tags: around the house, grandparents, trips, vacationThrill Seekers
Monday September 7, 2009As if our summer vacation wasn’t full enough, we had the opportunity to go to Kings Dominion the day we got back from our New England Vacation. Grandad’s work takes the employees and their families every year to Kings Dominion for the day, and for the past few years, we’ve managed to weasel our way [...]
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Tags: amusement parks, family, grandparents, kid play, summer, trips, vacationNew England Vacay: Day 7 – Homeward Bound at last
Thursday September 3, 2009(I’m blogging about our New England Vacation. You can use these links to catch up on Day 1 , Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, and Day 6. I’m sure you’re getting sick of it, but this is the last day!) It was Saturday, our last day in Maine. The plan was to [...]
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Tags: maine, new england, trips, vacationNew England Vacay Day 6 – Lighthouses, Fog & Kabobs Oh My!
Wednesday September 2, 2009(I’m blogging about our New England Vacation. You can use these links to catch up on Day 1 , Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5). Day 6 was Friday, our last full day in Maine. It was not shaping up to be a hot beach day, so we decided to check out [...]
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Tags: Friends & Family, maine, new england, trips, vacationNew England Vacay — Day 5: Trains, Chowda & Lobsta
Tuesday September 1, 2009(I’m blogging about our New England Vacation. You can use these links to catch up on Day 1 , Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4). Day 5 was Thursday. We decided to take a train ride. I had gone with the kids a couple of years ago, but thought this would be a [...]
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Tags: maine, new england, trips, vacation


