Visiting our local library was a fun adventure for all of us! Our daughter loved checking out the books and we are excited to read many new ones to her. Often we read books to her during breakfast, throughout the day for some quieter activity and also before bed. So many good children’s stories to share with our daughter and future children as well. Read more »
Joey loves teaching our daughter—and here they are putting together and easel that Joey built for her. I love seeing how Joey so patiently lets her help! Read more »
During a rainy day we often go outside to jump and run in puddles in the neighborhood! Pure joy for kids! Read more »
We are thankful to live near a beach so many summer evenings we walk over to check out the sunset, put our feet in the water and play outside. Read more »
Wherever we go, we try to find new places to explore, that are interesting to our daughter and to us. This week we visited Joey’s family in Oklahoma and found a children’s garden that had tons of interactive attractions. It was a beautiful garden in the middle of the city! Read more »
We love spending time with family at home and going on adventures together. We recently visited Joey’s parents and our daughter had a fabulous time with them! They cooked together, read books, played outside and gardened. We look forward to expanding our family and continuing these activities with a little sister or Read more »
After dinner we like to walk over to the local playground to enjoy the long summer days. We usually meet old and new friends each time we go and love that there are so many families to get to know in our neighborhood. Read more »
There are so many places close by to drive and enjoy a few days of total relaxation. We are lucky that some beautiful beaches are nearby and great for kids! Our daughter is having a blast playing and running in the sand and water. At low tide you can walk almost a mile on the beach and through wading pools before reaching the Read more »
A big storm dumped several inches of snow… and it was beautiful! We enjoyed building snowmen and playing outside! The next day was gorgeous blue skies - this is my favorite part of winter! Read more »
This weekend we set off to see a cute seaside town and then when we arrived our daughter was peacefully napping…. so, we decided to go on a longer drive! We ended up in Portland Maine and enjoyed an afternoon of exploring, visiting a lighthouse and taking in the beautiful views of the water. It was SO cold but worth Read more »
We took this picture right before heading out on a small hike in Massachusetts. About 15 minutes into the hike it started to rain so hard! Our daughter thought we had all taken a bath :) It wasn’t how we had planned the afternoon but it was a fun adventure and we had a lot of laughs jogging back to the car! We dried off Read more »
Looking back to summertime adventures and looking forward to it being warm again! This is us during a long weekend in Vermont this summer. It was so beautiful and a lovely change of scenery! Read more »
Especially this year when we stayed closer to home, we took daily walks in the neighborhood. Usually our daughter leads the way and decides on the route. It’s a real gift to be able to slow down and explore together! Read more »
Joey and our daughter building a tricycle! Joey likes to teach Lucy how to build and fix everything. She likes to turn the screw driver and help in any way she can. We think letting her help gives her confidence and we love seeing her focus and try hard as she learns how to do something new. Read more »
We’ve been having occasional warmer weather and so we put our hiking boots on and our daughter rides along in the hiking backpack. She likes to sing and point out things she sees along the walk. Fresh air feels so good! This year when we haven’t been able to travel, we’ve been exploring a lot of local Read more »
We had our first big snowfall and we had fun running around in the yard and playing with the snow! Read more »
We love to enjoy local adventures including a trip to a beautiful display of Christmas lights! Our daughter was amazed and so were we! Read more »
Family adventures
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