Do’s and Don’ts of Backpacking with Little Roamers

I know, I know, months ago I said I would be posting about our roadtrip. I wrote them all today, and scheduled them to release over the next week, so they really are coming this time. In the meantime… We took Little Roamer on his first backpacking trip when he was just over 13 months…

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2 Ways to Visit National Parks FREE!

Shenandoah National Park   The National Park Service has announced a new initiative geared towards getting kids outside and into National Parks. “Every Kid in a Park” is giving a FREE admission pass to all 4th grade students during the 2015-2016 school year. Starting September 1st, 2015 and valid until August 31st, 2016 the pass…

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Parks Passports

Little Roamer was given a National Parks Passport for his first birthday. (Actually, he was given three – one for each of us) He also got a Kids’ Passport Companion and a set of NPS Passport stamps for 2014 and 2015. I’m not going to lie, I was pretty pumped. I really love this idea!…

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Family Time

This past weekend my mom came to visit. She came late Friday and stayed until this morning. It was very nice to have her here. I miss her when she’s hours away. Saturday, she, Matt’s mom, Evie, and I went to Smicksburg, Pa to do some shopping and walking and have a ladies day out. We…

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