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Student Artwork on Exhibit
I’m toying with the idea of posting a photo a day this summer… not sure I’m ready to commit. But I certainly would like to start sharing a bit more now that we’re planning to be out and about for...
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Summer Reading Program – Loudoun
Yesterday’s big activity of the day was a trip to our local public library to sign up for the summer reading program (ages 6 – 11). This will be our third year participating. Each school in Loudoun...
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Conservation Carousel at the National Zoo
Last month we took our first trip of the year to the National Zoo in Washington DC. It was a great day – Mother’s Day actually… and I’ve got quite a few fun pictures. Today I’ll just share a few I...
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Frying Pan Park Visitor Center
Did you know that Frying Pan Farm Park has a Visitor Center? I had no idea! I used to visit Frying Pan Farm every week for a playgroup meet-up when my kids were preschoolers. I have always approached...
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A Waterfall at Frying Pan Farm Park
This discovery last week was one that left me totally stunned. Did you know there is a waterfall at Frying Pan Farm Park?? I’ve been there at least 20 times with my children and I had no idea....
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Annual Blueberry Picking Adventure…
Today was our annual trip to the blueberry farm for some yummy blueberry picking! YUM! Can’t wait to freeze some of these. They make such yummy and healthy frozen treats all summer long! And… I just...
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Fireworks Fun!
Two posts in one day! Well… can’t let the 4th end without at least a few fireworks pictures. We went to the show at Franklin Park this year for the very first time. We had no idea what to expect...
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St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church – Harper’s Ferry, WV
Today is a photo share from our recent trip to Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park in Harpers Ferry, WV. We’ve lived in Purcellville almost 4 years and I can’t believe this was our first time...
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Space Shuttle Discovery
Yesterday the kids and I ventured out to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center to see the Space Shuttle Discovery. Here’s just one quick picture share for today (as we’re preparing...
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Observation Tower
Another image from our recent visit to the Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly. (and… GASP… another image with leaning verticals that I still love…losing my architectural photographer...
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Loudoun County Fair: Looking Back
Today we visited the Loudoun County Fair to see a friend who was exhibiting a calf in the Dairy Show. Tonight we plan to head back when the carnival opens for our yearly ritual of twirls and bumper...
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US Marine Corps War Memorial – Arlington, VA
I have lived in the Washington D.C. Metro Area my entire life. But, it wasn’t until this past August that I visited the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in person for the first time. I’ve seen it from...
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Harpers Ferry Train Tunnel
We had the opportunity to go to Harper’s Ferry last summer for the first time and we really enjoyed it! We went in July so it was super hot – that was not a favorite part of the trip lol… but the...
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Carousel at Frying Pan Farm Park
Did you know there is a carousel at Frying Pan Farm Park? Until this past summer we didn’t! We spent lots of time at Frying Pan Farm Park when my children were toddlers. Then we moved out to the...
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Bald Eagle
On a recent trip to Florida I was lucky enough to catch glimpses of 2 different Bald Eagles in flight as we drove the many miles from Florida back to Virginia. It got me thinking about a trip last...
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Cherry Blossoms – Girl Scouts and Junior Rangers
On Monday we started our spring break with a day trip to the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. to see the Cherry Blossoms. Despite having lived in this region my entire life I’ve never gone downtown...
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Fort McHenry
This weekend we visited Fort McHenry National National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, MD. I thought I’d share a few pictures and my thoughts after our visit. This was a great start to our...
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Carousel at National Harbor
Last week we visited National Harbor one afternoon. It was our first time there in about 2 years and much has changed since our last visit. There is now the huge Capital Wheel ferris wheel, a...
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That “Day at National Harbor” Post
I finally got through my pictures from our visit to National Harbor last week. Like I mentioned in the post about the carousel, you really could make a good day of it traveling to National Harbor with...
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Blueberry Picking at Frog Eye Farm
We love picking blueberries. It’s such an easy fruit for picking – the bushes are tall… no thorns or pricklies…and yum! Our go-to blueberry picking farm did not post any field openings this year so we...
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WWII Airplanes
Arsenal of Democracy, WWII flyover – as seen in Western Loudoun as the airplanes formed a holding pattern waiting their turn to head down the Potomac to the big event. I joined in the excitement...
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Our Annual Blueberry Picking Adventure! | Loudoun County U-pick
This weekend we ventured out on our annual u-pick blueberries trip. As we have in the past we visited the wonderful Eagletree Farm in Leesburg (towards Lucketts). Check out their new website! I won’t...
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Blueberry Popsicles: the first sweet reward of our blueberry picking adventure!
Last Saturday we took our annual trip to pick blueberries and filled our freezer with yummy deliciousness! Now starts the hunt for fun ways to use the 9.5 pounds of blueberries we brought home! The...
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Heading In a New Direction…
I have some big news that I’ve been waiting to share… and today is the day! (See those fireworks??? That’s because I’m SO excited to share this new project with you all!!!) I have decided to become a...
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Caterpillars, Butterflies and Being Open to Discovery
Those of you who follow this blog probably remember my big announcement a couple weeks back. The first step in this new journey into learning about family field trips and sharing what I learn with all...
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Kids Karaoke!!
Today is a quick post about a fun, fun family field trip we did this week. Maybe next time I will do better at getting more pictures to really profile the whole experience but this time I was just...
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Visit to “The Wilds” in Ohio
We just returned from a fantastic Road Trip that took us to destinations from Ohio to Colorado to South Dakota to Minnesota. I’ll post a picture here or there from the scenic parts of the trip starting...
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