I received no compensation in exchange for this post, but the giveaway tickets are provided by Medieval Times.
Chances are, you’re going to eat out during the holidays, so why not enjoy a show while you’re at it? Have you thought about visiting Medieval Times over the holidays?
Medieval Times – Maryland Castle has some amazing deals for you this month!
Special ticket pricing now thru 1/4/15 – Adults $34.95 and Children 12 and under $29.95 – must mention code 34DEC at time of reservation.
I absolutely love Christmas trees! Every year, we go to one of our local tree farms, Cherry Grove Tree Farm, to pick out our tree. I really like taking the wagon ride out to explore the land and pick out a tree that we love. Last year, Owen was only about a month old so we skipped the wagon ride and picked out one from the barn that was pre-cut.
This is actually the same tree farm that we used to go to when I was little. I love being able to take my family to the same places I grew up going to. Creating more memories combined with my own just seems extra magical to me. This year the ride took us way out to a part I’ve never been!
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Global Influence Network and Johnsonville. All opinions are my own.
I just found one of the coolest and easiest ways to earn money or money towards apparel for a group! This morning while I was watching Doc McStuffins, I created a page for our Elkton Relay for Life to earn sponsorship of shirts!
Our Elkton Relay for Life event doesn’t take place until May, but we have the entire year to fundraise. Relay For Life is an overnight event for The American Cancer Society. The event celebrates those who have fought cancer and won, remember those who have lost the fight, and supports those still fighting the disease. Elkton Relay for Life's goal for our 2015 event is $150,000! We’ve just really started to kick off for 2015 and what a better way to kick off than to get some awesome shirts to spread the news!
We received free tickets in exchange for our review. All opinions are my own.
Charlie was so excited about going to LEGO KidsFest! For us, Richmond is about a 3 hour drive (or it should be). Because of traffic and some construction, it took us about 4 hours to get there last night. Lucky for us, Charlie finally fell asleep and got in a nap!
After parking the car and walking to the convention center, we arrived at the event about 5PM.
It started at 4PM and we felt that we would still have plenty of time to see and do everything. I mean, how many hours can you spend looking at and playing with LEGO bricks?
The answer: unknown, but we were completely entertained for the 3.5 hours we were there.
Yesterday we took the boys to Longwood Gardens. My mom had won tickets last year at a Christmas bazaar, but forgot to use them until this past weekend. Turns out they expired 9/30, so they went on Sunday and we went Monday. I was a little leery about taking the boys because it’s basically just looking at flowers, right?
Wrong. We arrived right around 11am and didn’t leave until almost 4! That’s a long time of looking at flowers! It has been about 8 or 9 years since I was last at Longwood Gardens and that was before I was a mommy. I didn’t realize there were so many things for the kids to enjoy there!
I received a gift certificate to shop the sale. All opinions are my mother’s.
We’re on our way to Myrtle Beach, so Mommom hit up the Just Between Friends sale for us today in Middletown, DE! Yes, I’m in the car on the laptop and will post this when we find wi-fi. Hey… what else am I supposed to do while in the car for 10 hours?
Anyway…
At the JBF sale this weekend, you’ll be able to find everything from car seats and strollers to juniors and maternity! If your kid needs it, chances are you can find it here!
My mom took my (much younger) step-sister to help her find some deals for the boys and some for herself too.
If you haven’t been to a large consignment sale before, it can definitely seem overwhelming. Lucky for us, mom is not a newb! She knows to throw everything in the bag if you might possibly want to purchase it and look through later to re-evaluate your shopping bag.
I received free tickets for my family to attend.
Charlie loves playing with LEGOs. Did you know that’s actually not the correct thing to say? LEGO is the name brand. Kids (and adults) play with LEGO bricks not Legos. Learn something new every day, right? Charlie builds “inventions” with his LEGO bricks, but we wish someone would make an invention that would make them hurt less when we step on them! You know the pain I’m talking about!
Children around the world spend five billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks! LEGO KidsFest is a hands-on, educational, all-ages LEGO extravaganza features millions of LEGO bricks, not to mention lots of construction zones, dozens of life-sized LEGO models and displays, LEGO Friends, LEGO Chima, LEGO Star Wars, live LEGO Master Builders, and so much more covering three acres of space.
If you want to go, be sure to buy your tickets early because the events keep selling out! You can also enter to win a pair of tickets below!
If you’re in the Baltimore area, Due Date Baby is going to be the place to be on October 12!
Due Date Baby is a premier event for new and expecting parents that will take place at the Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Downtown Baltimore on Sunday, October 12, 2014 from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Tickets are $15.00 per person and children 12 and under are free.
If you have a baby, know a baby, are expecting a baby, or are thinking about having a baby, this is an event for you!
I received a gift card for sharing this event information as well as one to giveaway.
School is starting back soon, but the Hungry for Happiness mobile tour is still going!
The tour was just in Philadelphia last week and now it’s coming to Baltimore! Since I’m located right between the two, they’re both local for us! That also means another giveaway for you!
In Maryland, almost half-a-million individuals have reported food insecurity, or the inability to consistently access food. That means nearly 1 in 8 people experience hunger, and for children, that figure increases to 1 in 6. The Arby’s Foundation, the charitable arm of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., in partnership with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign, is committed to helping kids get the food they need.
Did you know that 1 in 5 kids in America suffers from hunger?
Kids should never have to worry about being hungry, especially during the summer. Summer is meant to be full of fun and play! The Hungry for Happiness mobile tour will visit Philadelphia this week to help raise awareness about the issue of childhood hunger and increase participation in free summer meals sites for kids located in the area.
Kids need to eat year-round, but only 18.7 percent of children in Pennsylvania who rely on free or reduced-price school lunches currently participate in a summer meal program. The Arby’s Foundation, the charitable arm of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., in partnership with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign, is committed to helping kids get the food they need.
This summer, families can find free Summer Meals for kids in their community by texting FOOD to 877-877.
This weekend was our anniversary weekend. Charlie and Daddy went camping with a church group Friday night and then I picked them back up on Saturday afternoon. They had a lot of fun and we can’t wait to go camping again.
Saturday night, everyone was exhausted and we tried to crash early, but the boys weren’t having it.
My grandparents came up for a quick visit from Kentucky. After church on Sunday, we all went to the Havre de Grace Seafood Festival. It was our first time going (even though I’ve lived here forever) and we’ll definitely be returning next year!
Show your kid's inner rock star for a chance to win a Jammy Jams music prize pack. Jammy Jams is a fun, modern twist on lullabies for parents who want to create memories with their little ones while teaching them a bit about our own style.
Monday is Children’s Day at the Cecil County Fair. Last year, Charlie landed his cute self in the paper while digging for pretend bugs in a garden. This year seemed to be a bit more crowded, but it’s still so much nicer to go during the day before it really gets packed for the evening. The rides and carnival games aren’t open during this time. I know some people see this as a bad thing, but I love it. The 4-H groups, churches, and other organizations have activities just for children that are FREE! If the games and rides were open, the kids would be begging to do them. And trust me, they’re far from free.
So… after that wordy intro, here’s Wordless Wednesday! And don’t mind my grossness- it’s the County Fair, which means walking around in 90 degree weather, in the dirt and mud, sweating, petting animals, still sweating, and petting more animals- but I wouldn’t miss it!
We received complimentary tickets for the family from Adventure Aquarium. All opinions are our own.
As I previously said in our post about Hippo Haven, we have not been to an aquarium as a family until now. We live right in the middle between of Baltimore and Philadelphia, so there are many options for us. Adventure Aquarium is located in Camden, NJ. After our visit, I think Adventure Aquarium was the perfect choice for our first visit!
One thing I noticed was just about everyone has a stroller (or so it seems). You know that feeling when you feel like you’re being a pain and in the way because you’re pushing a stroller around? Not here! We brought the sit-n-stand and the carrier and ended up using both.
We received complimentary tickets for our visit. All opinions are my own.
This is the first and only aquarium we have visited as a family. I had been leery about taking Charlie because any aquarium we choose to visit is about an hour from us and I didn’t want to drive, pay, and then him hate it or get bored/tired after 30 minutes of walking around.
Adventure Aquarium was amazing. This is truly an aquarium catered to children (though I loved everything about it as well). When we walked in, Charlie immediately wanted to run everywhere and see everything. After explaining to him we weren’t in a hurry and had plenty of time, he slowed down a bit so we could enjoy everything.
This week, June 15-22, is Hippo Haven week! Monday through Friday, join in on the search for the “hippo booty” in Hippo Haven Twitter Treasure Hunt for the chance to win your choice of a behind-the-scenes Hippo Experience for four or a Family Explorer Annual Pass. Follow @AdventureAqua on Twitter to find out the daily clue! Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22 Backyardigans Pablo, Tyrone and Uniqua get in on the fun with live appearances 11-3 daily in the Rotunda. You can visit Hippo Haven for Talks and Feeds every day at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30.
This past week seems like it flew by and the weekend went even quicker!
Sunfest is this awesome kick-off to summer celebration that his held in the next town over, where my mom lives. I sunscreened up the boys and off we went!
The boys had their well-baby visits this week: Charlie’s 3 year appointment and Owen’s 6 month appointment. Usually we don’t have to wait at all at the pediatrician’s office, but this time… it was over an hour wait. The boys behaved like angels compared to what could have happened.
Owen is 35th percentile for weight at 17 lbs and 90th percentile for height (I forgot to get his height from the nurse, I’ll get it next time). If you’ve seen any of the pictures of my boy- you know he’s not little. I can’t imagine him being chunkier, so I’m pretty okay with the fact he’s 35th percentile for weight. Charlie wouldn’t let them measure his height or stand on the scale. We went with 33 lbs (that’s what it said when he finally cooperated and let Mommy try to weigh him) and the nurse struggled to hold him against the wall to get his height of 40 inches. I think the Dr said he’s 75th for height and 50th for weight (I think, I could totally be wrong that though).
Because the Dr’s office is about 2 minutes from the Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park, we decided to go for a walk and play for a bit. We haven’t been there in quite awhile and I thought Charlie would love it (he’s never been).
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If you live in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Delaware, you’ve probably heard of Adventure Aquarium.
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In celebration of Mother’s Day, Medieval Times is running a promotion for Moms!
Moms get in FREE through May 11th with a full-price adult ticket purchase. This offer is valid at all 9 locations. Use code: MOMWEB
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What mom wouldn’t want a night out? She doesn’t have to cook dinner, clean up, or entertain the kids!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Turkey Hill Dairy. All opinions are my own.
We’re big Turkey Hill fans in our house. Tommy drinks about a gallon of tea a day, I love the lemonades, and who doesn’t love some Turkey Hill ice cream?!?
The Turkey Hill Experience opened in 2011. The building that they used was constructed in 1899 and was known as the Ashley & Bailey Silk Mill. After being empty for more than 25 years, Turkey Hill bought the building in 2009 and began renovations. The Turkey Hill Experience includes 26,000 square feet of family-friendly exhibits and activities.
Our day started out pretty early. Nanny (my mother-in-law) met us at our house about 9am, we then dropped off Owen at Mommom’s (my mom), and headed on our way. The Turkey Hill Experience is about an hour and 15 minutes from where we live in Cecil County, MD.
I knew we had arrived when I saw the water tower on Rt 30 with the Turkey Hill Experience Logo! We got off the highway and made the circle around to a rather sketchy looking old building (remember I said it was from 1899?) with the bright Turkey Hill Experience logo in the front. The giant cow and ice cream container aren’t always there, they travel everywhere!
When you walk inside, you walk right into the gift shop and lobby area. You can buy your tickets at the desk to the right.
| The Experience | The Experience & Taste Lab | |
| Adult (ages 18-61) | $9.95 | $14.50 |
| Junior (ages 5-17) | $7.95 | $12.50 |
| Senior (ages 62+) | $8.95 | $13.50 |
| Children (ages 4 & under) | Free | $4.55 |
Admission is required to visit the main exhibit area and the Taste Lab. The Taste Lab sells out often (especially on the weekends), so it is recommended to buy your tickets online to ensure you’re spot in the Taste Lab!
