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Our Awesome Vacation — Three Days At The Crusader In Wildwood Crest, New Jersey

August 14, 2018 by not your average mom 5 Comments

Last week I took the kids on a little mini-vacation to the Jersey Shore. If you’ve never been to the New Jersey beaches, you are missing out. And if you’ve never been to Wildwood Crest, you are really missing out. Wildwood Crest is at the southern end of the Wildwoods, which is made up of […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Jersey Shore Beaches, New Jersey, The Crusader Oceanfront Resort, Vacations at the Jersey Shore, wildwood, Wildwood Crest

Day 2

August 8, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Today was awesome. Except for the 20 minutes I couldn’t find Number 6 and Number 7. But that’ll be in another blog post… Here’s a few snapshots of our day! We love it here!    

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: beach vacations with kids, Jersey Shore Beaches, New Jersey, summer vacation, vacation, wildwood

The Day I’ve Been Waiting Thirteen Years For Finally Happened Last Tuesday

July 14, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

We don’t have any swim practices or commitments at all on Tuesdays, so on our summer calendar, Tuesday is day trip day. Our first Tuesday day trip was to Kent Falls last week. While most of us would look back on our trip to Kent Falls and say we had fun, there was lots of […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting, Travel Tagged With: beach, beach days, beaches in CT, summer, summer vacation, taking kids to the beach

Best Beaches In Connecticut — Compo Beach

July 14, 2018 by not your average mom 3 Comments

I have been a beach person my whole life. I love the beach! I’ve been to beaches in Cape Cod, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Washington State, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and France. There are some amazing beaches in those places. Growing up in Connecticut, I’ve been to […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting, Travel Tagged With: beaches in Connecticut, best CT beaches, CT beaches, Westport beaches

Beach (Or Day) Trip Timesaver For Anyone With Kids

July 12, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Getting out the door with even one child can be a frustrating task. When you have more than one kid and you are trying to go somewhere for the day or an afternoon and you have a bunch of stuff to pack up, it can become even more daunting. We love to go to the […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Timesavers, Travel Tagged With: beach hacks, checklists for kids, road trip tips, teaching kids responsibility, time saving tips for moms, timesavers for moms, toad trips with kids

Best Playgrounds in Connecticut — Dickinson Park

July 6, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

One thing I don’t take advantage of enough in the summer is going to the playground with my kids. But the town playground can get a little boring after a while and lose its excitement and appeal. Having the kids home all day and being on a pretty tight budget, when I was planning out […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers, Travel Tagged With: best playgrounds in CT, Connecticut playgrounds, CT, Fairfield County Playgrounds, free playgrounds, free summer activities for kids, newtown, playgrounds, playgrounds in Newtown

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