After we packed up our site and headed home from our first tent camping trip with the kids, we immediately started brainstorming things we could have done differently to make the trip even better. In this post, I’ll share all the things we came up with that we were all set to implement on ourRead More
Archives for January 2023
Tent Camping in Chester State Park
In May 2020, we took our very first family tent camping trip to Chester State Park. Tent camping was something I did several times growing up and really enjoyed. Andrew’s tent camping experiences were mostly from the military, and I think he considers my idea of camping to be “glamping”. Nevertheless, as he does withRead More
Celebrating Groundhog Day in Our Homeschool
February 2 is coming up soon, so I wanted to share a few easy and fun things we do to celebrate Groundhog Day in our Homeschool. On February 1st, one day before the big event, we read The Night Before Groundhog Day We also decorate and make these free hats! We assemble the hats andRead More
Visiting Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
Visiting SC State Parks is one of our favorite things to do as a family! The one we’ve visited most frequently is Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site. It’s just a short drive from our house, so we’ve visited for fun, for learning, for a First Day Hike, and for some other special occasions. We startedRead More
Our Family’s 1000 Hours Outside 2022
Happy New Year from our family! Today I’m sharing some of our favorite family outdoor activities, and how we did on our 1000 Hours Outside Challenge in 2022. We had a very low-key new year’s celebration this year. We planned to participate in a First Day Hike at a brand new, unopened SC State Park.Read More