An Egg-straordinary Green Hour!
Wow, who knew all the fun that could be had with a dozen hard-boiled eggs, a small blue bucket, and a few packages of food coloring?!? Since we spent Easter weekend enjoying the perfect weather at the...
View Article8 Tips for a Happy AND Healthy Halloween (and a GIVEAWAY from Clif Kid!)
Halloween is certainly a unique time of year. When else can you get away with burying a plastic spider in the doughnut box at work, or walk around the neighborhood dressed like your Freudian fantasy...
View Article5 Homemade Ornament Ideas for Outdoor Trees
What do you get when you combine a couple of nature lovers, a few basic ingredients, and some holiday cheer? Christmas decor that’s good enough to eat (for the birds, that is!) Since the...
View ArticleTis the Season to Try Something New! (How about Ice Skating?!?)
When most people think of the holidays, they think about the familiar comfort of family traditions. In fact the predictability of such traditions is probably one of the reasons we are drawn to them –...
View ArticleLessons from a Toddler on Giving
This week marked my annual attempt at domesticity, the one time of year where I actually break out the Kitchen-aid and pretend I know my way around the kitchen. I usually pick something that is easy...
View ArticleMERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
From our house to yours, hope you have a wonderful spending time with family and loved ones!
View ArticleA Little Bit of Holiday Crankin’
Back in my pre-kiddo days, I was an elementary school teacher, and was accustomed to having a lot of time off over the holidays. My hubby is blessed to get a decent amount of vacation days at work,...
View ArticleSpring Egg-stravaganza at Crowders Mountain!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a trip report. That’s because it’s been just under a month since I’ve climbed outdoors. Between cold and wet weather, a little guy’s birthday, and a...
View ArticleAn All-Weather Gift Guide for All-Year Adventures!
It might not even be Thanksgiving yet, but I’d be willing to bet that a lot of you have already started your holiday shopping. You can really never start too early, as many times finding the perfect...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Unpleasant Things I’m Thankful For This Year…
Well, it’s Thanksgiving again, and like many of you probably have, I’ve taken some time to pause and reflect on what I’m thankful for this year. However, at the risk of sounding cliche and sappy, this...
View ArticleHappy Holidays to All!
From our house to yours, Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is able to take plenty of time to enjoy being together as a family over the next few days! This will be my only post this week – come back...
View ArticleEaster Egg Huntin’ at the Climbing Gym
Last year we spent the Saturday before Easter hiding eggs for Big C within the pocketed walls of Crowders Mountain, while the grown-ups got their climb on. (And ironically looking back at that old...
View ArticleA Blackberry Biking Bonanza
Our family traditionally celebrates the 4th of July in Winston-Salem with both sets of grandparents. We have homemade ice cream, ping pong and corn hole tournaments, and of course the biggest, most...
View Article2014 Holiday Gift Guide for Outdoor Kids
Looking for some ideas for your favorite adventurous kiddo this holiday season? Here’s a list of some gift ideas based on our experiences adventuring as a family of four this past year. I’ve listed a...
View ArticleCreative Ideas for that Leftover Halloween Candy Stash…
Raise your hand if your house still has Halloween candy left. Don’t lie about it, we can’t be the only ones. And yes, that secret stash in the top of your pantry that your kids don’t know about DOES...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from Cragmama!
From our house to yours, have a happy holiday! Whether it’s warm, cold, snowy, beachy, rainy, stormy, or sunny, get outside and enjoy the holidays as a family!
View ArticleFamily Climbing to End/Start the Year
Last week there were two gorgeous sunny days in a row smack dab in the middle of the week, which amazingly enough fell on days that the Crag-Daddy had off work – New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. And...
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Post-Halloween Tips from the Archives
Back in the days when I actually had time to write (ie one child, who was in preschool a couple mornings a week), I loved writing seasonally appropriate posts for every holiday, Halloween included....
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Spring Egg-stravaganza at Crowders Mountain!
“Go Daddy go!” It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a trip report. That’s because it’s been just under a month since I’ve climbed outdoors. Between cold and wet weather, a little guy’s birthday,...
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Spring Egg-stravaganza at Crowders Mountain!
“Go Daddy go!” It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a trip report. That’s because it’s been just under a month since I’ve climbed outdoors. Between cold and wet weather, a little guy’s birthday,...
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