After the hair razing disaster last week, we finally got to “Miss Annie’s” to try and do something to clean up Wendy’s shorn locks. It’s hard to hide bangs cut to the scalp, but she did the best she could with what she had to work with. While it doesn’t look perfect, it is...
Last week, I met up with my sister-in-law for an outing at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale. The location was a good meeting point for us and I was curious about the special outdoor play area there. It was called the “Nature Playce”, designed by an Eagle Scout. After reading a glowing...
Last week, Wendy was in “big kid” camp all week, which meant it was just me and the boys each day. On Wednesday, I decided to take them back out to the Kid Drop Zone. We went once before in June (I chronicled our experience here) and had a great time. I wasn’t sure...
At the beginning of summer, as I considered the various activities I wanted to make sure we did this summer, one of them was to go up the Washington Monument. It was something I remember doing as a kid, and a memory I wanted to make sure our kids acquired. It used to be,...
We have entered the “camp” portion of our summer. We had a wonderful week of VBS, followed by a fun week of “theatre” camp. I signed Wendy & Sam up for this on a whim, not knowing much about it, but I had heard positive things from my local mom’s group. The Educational Theatre...
This year, we headed south to spend our July 4th with Grandma & Grandpa. It’s been way too long since we got down there, and the kids were dying to spend some time with them in the country. That, coupled with the long holiday weekend and the fact that it coincides with both of...
One rainy morning, as I was scouring Our Kids for ideas to keep *my* kids occupied, my eyes alit on a place called “The Kid Drop Zone“. Lots of new indoor play areas are cropping up around town, but this one had appeal because it had a flexible start time and no set end...
Last Friday, we met a friend at the Falls Church Community Center for their Open Gym for Tots. I love going to the FCCC because it’s a big open space for the kids to run and play in. The hold their open gyms every Friday during the school year (holidays and snow days, excepted)...
Last Saturday, we embarked on our annual tradition of selecting our Christmas tree. In years past, this tradition has involved driving to a cut-your-own tree farm, wandering around the woods in the brisk cold air, while I systematically rule out every tree in sight. After tromping around for a while, I come to realize...
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