Monday, July 21, 2008

Moonlight Beach (Encinitas, CA)

Summer 2008


We met a bunch of friends and their families at Moonlight beach in Encinitas yesterday. It was so fun... the kids had a great time boogie boarding during the day and playing baseball on the sand as the sun went down. Is there anything better than watching the sun go down at the beach? It was gorgeous. We roasted hot dogs and made smores over the bonfire. Moonlight Beach in Encinitas is our favorite spot -- and it is less than an hour from our house...


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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Beaver Lake (NW Arkansas)

Summer 2008


My parents recently bought a lakehouse in NW AR at Beaver Lake. My two brothers live and work in Fayetteville, which is about 30 minutes from the lake. It is a beautiful lake and the girls had a great time on the boat. If you are looking for quiet and peaceful escape -- this is your place. Rogers is a quaint town -- check out Slim Chicken's restaurant there. It has great food (and happens to be one of my brother's restaurants, so I am really not biased at all).
I will try to add some more pics soon -- it is really gorgeous there -- and my parents have a great view of the lake.

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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Maryland & DC

Summer 2008

We took the girls to Maryland and DC for the 4th of July and stayed with some old friends in Bethesda... We also stopped by to visit one of my funniest friends, Maggie and her family in Olney... She has a great blog here. On our way to stay with my husband's mother, we stopped by to visit one of our most entertaining friends near Annapolis and he told us how much he LOVES our blog about travelling with kids. He has just become a father himself to a sweet little girl and he is thinking about "blogging" soon. He is just having a hard time deciding on the theme. Here are some topics he is contemplating: "Backyard bird-watching with Daddy" or "A dad's guide to the perfect block party" or my favorite, "The suburban dad's shopping guide." I guess we will just have to wait and see what he picks. He is quite the poet, so I am sure he will be a great blogger. Can you tell that he loves to have his picture taken?

We went with Grandy to Hanover, PA to visit Nana -- she just moved into a nursing home and seems to have adjusted very well. The girls had a great visit with her.


We stayed with Grandy in Arnold, MD... had some crabs, walked around Annapolis and had a great time. The girls loved her dog, Tarquin.

We made a few stops in DC -- Capitol Hill (where I used to live), Smithsonian - Air & Space museum & Natural History museum and the Mall to see the monuments... and the Capitol. The girls loved it. You could spend days here and not see all the sites. Plan your trip soon -- it is amazing...






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