Let’s Go Camping!
Yesterday we went to a super-cute class for toddlers called “Let’s Go Camping” at the Nature Center in Rockwood Park. Chesterfield County Recreation Department sponsors lots of ind...
Mama-Palooza
My mothers’ club put on quite the rockin’ “Pretty in Pink” party last night, nothing short of an 80’s themed Mama-Palooza. Since it was so God-awful hot, I didn’t...
The Happy Camper
I don’t know who was the happier camper this week, Sam or me. OK, we’ll call it a draw. He really was in his element there, running off to jump in the little blow-up pool when we arriv...
Wild & Wonderful West Virginia
Here we are at Snowshoe, WV, for a Memorial Day weekend getaway. Yes, it is known primarily as a ski resort, but as it turns out it is also a great spring/summer/fall destination as well. Right no...
Sam, Sam the Gardening Man
Sam has been quite the budding horticulturalist lately. He loves to “plant” – move soil from one potted plant to another, usually exposing the roots or otherwise traumatizing the p...
What a Difference Two Half-Days Make
Alas, Sam’s first year of preschool has come to an end. Pardon me while I break out a hankie. He’ll be fine, I know, but will I? What a difference two half-days have made this year ...
The Bottom Comes Out on Top!
Wow! Who could ask for more, especially for a little boy who adores both trains and all things fire engine? Well, no one! We arrived down at the Bottom on Saturday morning to see what we could s...
The Terrible Threes?
After the past week, I was convinced that the Terrible Threes had entered the scene a couple of months early. I prepared myself for the worst, remembering my friend Vanessa’s experience that a...