Out West Trip: Day 5 (Carlsbad, NM)
Today’s Highlights: A tortoise trying to eat corn at the Living Desert Zoo, Carlsbad Caverns, seeing a wildfire across the lake I woke up as the sun rose to work. Despite record high temperatures during the day (hitting 100), the morning was frigid. I wore my heavy fleece with the hood up and was still
Monday in Manhattan
While in NYC a couple of weeks ago, I offered the girls the choice between a trip on the Circle Line or a visit to the top of the Empire State Building. The unanimous response was in favor of the Empire State Building. I don’t quite get the reasoning, but I think it had to
Mondays are for Dreaming: Coney Island
This week’s Monday Dream is once again not my dream but more my daughter Chloe’s dream. Though I admit, this is one that, in some aspects, has much more appeal to me than returning to Disney once again. Chloe’s dream is to move to Brooklyn. Brooklyn! A strange choice for an eight year old born,
goats on the roof – 12 may 2011
We took the scenic route up to LEAF, stopping for lunch at Goats on the Roof. Not only goats on the roof but kids and chickens too. A touristy gimick, but fun nonetheless… My review on Trekaroo. My review on Yelp.
Photo Friday: Union Square in NYC
Last week while we were in NYC for Kindiefest, we had a late flight out on Monday, so we had a full day to wander around and take in the sights. After our trip to the top of the Empire State Building, I decided to surprise the girls with a trip to Forbidden Planet on
Thoughts: (Minor) Emergency at Ground Zero
A little over a week ago, the girls and I were planning out how to spend our final day in New York City. I had already taken them to a new museum (the Guggenheim), a new park (Central Park), a fun exhibit (the Harry Potter Exhibition, great concerts (Sirius/XM) old haunts (Times Square, Coney Island,
Photo Friday: Hanging out at Sirius/XM in NYC
Last Friday, we were fortunate enough to be invited to attend an amazing concert being broadcast live on the air from the recording studio high above Rockefeller Center. What an honor it was for us to get to hang out with so many of our musician friends, wander in and out of the green room
Central Park Ramblings
After we left the Guggenheim Museum on Friday, we debated going back the way we came to the subway versus walking across the street to Central Park. We decided to make a quick visit to the park before hitting the subway. However, once we were in the park, we didn’t want to leave; we modified
forbidden planet – 2 may 2011
A kindie friend posted on facebook that he had visited Forbidden Planet near Union Square, so I decided to surprise the girls with a visit to this scifi/manga store. Chloe loved all the Doctor Who “collectibles”! Camille was feeling a little out of place, though, and wouldn’t go upstairs to look at the manga ๐
Visiting : The Guggenheim Museum
While the girls have certain favorite places to visit in NYC, I do try to make sure that we get to at least one new place each time we visit. This time, I decided it was about time for us to get to the Guggenheim. By the time we got there, after the subway ride
Times Square means Chocolate
After our trip to NYC, we arrived in Times Square where I surprised the girls with a visit to the Harry Potter Exhibition. But then, once we were out and had a soft pretzel (gross) for a little sustenance, the girls wanted to visit places in Times Square. The Toys R Us with the Ferris
Photo Friday: RenFest
For a few years now, we have made a tradition of heading just south of Atlanta on a spring weekend to attend the Georgia Renaissance Festival. The girls love just about everything about it. The shows, ranging from acrobatics to jousting to craftspeople showing their crafts, are lots of fun to watch. The people in
RenFest
Last Sunday, after the girls found all of their eggs, we headed down to the Georgia Renaissance Festival. Depsite being overwhelmed with I wanted to get done, I knew the girls really wanted to go, and this was the weekend for it. As we head towards summer, it gets hotter and hotter. We only have
Peace, Love and Bugs
Saturday, after the Pine Lake Easter Egg Hunt, the girls and I went to UUCA to Peace, Love and Bugs. I thought the girls would get a kick out of checking out all the poptops, and they did! As it was a VW event, we decided it would be best to take Evie to it.
renfest – 24 apr 2011
Chloe loves the rides at RenFest — all human powered in one way or another …
Photo Friday: Sheep to Shawl
Last Saturday was a very fibery day for Camille. She spent the morning at a spinning class at STITCHES South and from there, after a pit stop at REI for some supplies for our upcoming epic trip out west, we spent a couple of hours at Sheep to Shawl at the Atlanta History Center. The
Photo Friday: What a Name!
Last weekend, we staye at Indian Springs State Park which is located in the unfortunately named Butts County. Fortunately, it appears that the residents of the county take the name in stride! This is an entry for Delicious Baby’s Photo Friday.
Camping: Indian Springs State Park
I admit, it is a long stretch to call what we did this weekend “camping”. The girls and I joined friends for a few days at a cottage at Indian Springs State Park, which may be the oldest state park in the nation. The park is just about an hour from “the perimeter” in Atlanta,
Photo Friday: Butter Carving
Last Friday, Chloe and I joined Camille on her Latin class’s field trip to the Monsters, Demons, and Winged-Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World exhibit at the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the Emory University campus. We had issues with parking and ended up having to walk a long distance, uphill, fast. As my
Photo Friday: Austin’s Captiol 10K
Last weekend, Chloe and I flew to Austin to celebrate my mom’s birthday. While there, we visited the J. Lorraine Ghost Town and also went to the Austin American-Statesman Capital 10K. While the rest of the family participated in the race, Chloe and I took our time getting from starting line to finish line and
GBK Gwyneth