I say this every year, but in my opinion, 2013 has been the best yet. We made new friends, welcomed new family members, and spent time with old ones and ones that we don't see too often. Oh, yeah -- and we bought a house! All of that in itself would be a busy year but on top of that, we did as...
It's the third day of Christmas, or as it's know around our house, birthday season! Mine was yesterday, James's is tomorrow. And as you know, birthdays mean cake. So I thought this Friday Five should focus on our five favorite cupcake places around #HRVA. In no particular order, here we go! 1. Ethereal Cupcakes and Coffee Shoppe (Hampton): We stumbled across Ethereal Cupcakes...
This was our Christmas card this year and if I had all of your addresses I would send you one to say thank you for reading and encouraging us on our adventures and to wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. For those of you who are celebrating Christmas/Kwanzaa this week (or birthdays, like me and James!), be safe, be happy and be sure...
We spent our last weekend before Christmas at the Yorktown Victory Center. There was a lot we wanted to see but the thought of experiencing a Colonial Christmas seemed so fun that we moved it to the top of the list. It turned out to be kind of a bum day for cultivating a holiday spirit -- rain threatened and the temperature was...
My favorite part of the holidays so far this year has definitely been our playgroup Christmas party. Last Wednesday, we moms of the group got together and threw a big shindig (that was probably just as much fun for us as it was for the little ones). The lovely Molly hosted and everybody brought something to eat or drink and the result was...
In last week's holiday post, you got a glimpse of our presents under the tree and I promised to write about them -- the wrapping, at least, the stuff inside I've managed to keep secret so far this year. I think I've mentioned before on the blog how I used to be a wrapping paper junkie. I would search high and low for...
We've been out walking in a winter wonderland already this year and enjoyed it so much that we decided to visit the one at Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, too. So we headed out last Wednesday with a big group of friends -- five moms, seven kids -- all bundled up against the blustery weather. It was the perfect kind of afternoon for...
