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Escape to Great Wolf Lodge in Colorado Springs
*Thank you to Great Wolf Lodge for hosting us. All opinions are ours and ours alone. When we lived in Florida with our small children, we didn’t really get the concept of an indoor water park. Why on...
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Keeping up with Events in Nearby Towns
We live in a suburb south of Denver that offers pretty much all that we need. If we didn’t want to, we would never have to leave our area. Our sense of adventure is too strong for that though and we...
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Tips for Cutting Down Your Own Christmas Tree (in Winter Park, CO)
For years and years, we would grab a Christmas tree from the local home improvement store or Target. We would get it home, get it decorated, and call it good. We lived in Pensacola, Florida where...
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Three Days in New York City with Your Tween
**Disclaimer – I am not ashamed to admit that this is a 100% straight up touristy trip and we loved every minute of it. It was our first trip to NYC and we wanted to see all the tourist hot spots. If...
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Fort Atkinson State Historical Park
My husband and I were just saying how little time we have spent traveling around our local area here in Nebraska lately. We swore last night, no matter what, we were getting out and doing something...
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Finding Peace in Central Park
As we turned the corner, big billowy trees came into view in between concrete and glass skyscrapers. My 11 year old son exclaimed, “Mom, I think those are the first trees we have seen since we got...
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Best Long Weekend Trips from Denver, Colorado
When we first moved to Denver a couple of years ago, one of the things that struck me was how far it actually was from other cities. Denver is sort of nestled away on its own, but there are some great...
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Shop Denver Holiday Flea this Weekend
*I was given admission to the Denver Flea and a $20 gift card to facilitate this review. All opinions are mine and mine alone. Rest assured, I spent well over $20. From December 3rd to the 6th, the old...
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Breckenridge Brewery Tour – Littleton, Colorado
“I know what that does. I have been on tons of brewery tours,” said my 11 year old son. I wasn’t sure if I should be embarrassed or proud at that moment. Luckily for me, I was among beer lovers so my...
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Winter Park, CO – A Research Report
*This week, my third grade daughter came home and showed me her latest writing piece. They had to choose a favorite place or space in Colorado and write about it. She chose Winter Park because it is...
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Road Trips – Through the Eyes of an 11 Year Old
*Recently, my son had to write a personal narrative for his language arts course. He chose to write about our summer road trip and how it affected him. I am posting this here with his permission. Road...
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Don’t Miss Your Local Fall Festivals!
I feel it is safe to say, no matter where you live in America, you are probably able to find some sort of local fall festival. You may not live near apple orchards or pumpkin patches, but you likely...
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The Bellagio is a Cut Above the Rest
When planning a surprise trip to Vegas for our 15th wedding anniversary, I went back and forth with where I should stay. Which hotel had the best amenities for us at the right price? After much...
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Two Hours in Grand Canyon National Park
Two hours at the Grand Canyon? That seems a bit ridiculous for a national park that is 215 miles and takes five hours to drive between the North and South Rims. But what do you do when you have a...
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Summer Ski Resort Activities at Copper Mountain Resort
Copper Mountain Ski Resort in the summertime? Yes, please. I still have the Copper Mountain t-shirt that my husband brought home to me. I was six months pregnant with our now 10 year old son and my...
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Camping at Crabtree Falls, Virginia – A Photo Tour
Recently, Virginia is For Lovers posted about 13 Awesome Tent Camping Experiences in Virginia. The list was a great selection of camp sites across Virginia from False Cape to sites in Luray. Though 13...
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Rocky Mountain National Park in 4 Hours or Less from the Grand Lake Entrance...
Rocky Mountain National Park has so much to offer visitors from animal sightings, hiking trails, and pretty drives. Four hours just isn’t enough time to do the park justice but if you only have a few...
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Indoor Skydiving at iFly Denver
If you can’t tell from this blog, I am not what most would call incredibly adventurous. I try but my idea of adventurous does not match up with other people’s idea of adventurous. Sure, I like to step...
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6 Reasons To Visit (or move to) Omaha, Nebraska!
Hello from Marissa, Two Kids’ East Coast Editor! Did you see the announcement that I am moving to Omaha, Nebraska!?! If not, now you know! In about a month I will be digging up my roots in Newport,...
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5 Things to do in Newport, Rhode Island
Over spring break, we flew from Denver to Providence, Rhode Island. Marissa, our East Coast Editor, has been living in Newport for the past year and is getting ready to head to Omaha, Nebraska for...
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