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Become a ranger at a super fun field trip

January 5, 2018 Ticia 10 Comments

become a junior park ranger and have fun

As you’ve seen from time to time on this blog we love car trips, and as we drive across the country, we’ve stopped by several National Parks. One of my favorite parts of the National Parks is the Junior Ranger badges. I have to admit, I may like them more than the kids, but it’s … [Read more...]

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10 reasons why audiobooks are lifesavers on car trips

August 22, 2016 Ticia 4 Comments

survive your car trip with Heirloom Audio

Since our children have been babies we have taken long car trips.  When our kids were three and under we drove to South Carolina for my brother’s college graduation.  The next year we drove up to Wisconsin for a family reunion.  The year after that we drove to California. You … [Read more...]

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Vacation journal for kids

April 28, 2014 Ticia 6 Comments

This month the theme for Poppins Book Nook is “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,”  I’d planned this big long Lego building theme, and then my entire family taking turns getting sick, and an emergency room visit for a toe that wasn’t broken, but sure hurt a lot, changed my plans.  … [Read more...]

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I’m getting ready for a big trip

April 1, 2014 Ticia 14 Comments

And in true fashion I already have lost several important items I planned to bring.  The good news is I still have 20 days to find them. I have tourist books for Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio.  I think we also got Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma, as soon as I dig them … [Read more...]

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Taking your kid to the Renaissance Festival

October 7, 2013 Ticia 19 Comments

I’m attempting to weed through the 2 million folders of pictures I have to sort through, and as I was doing that I found the pictures from when we went to Sherwood Forest Faire last Spring. For our family, the first rule for taking your kid to the Renaissance Festival: … [Read more...]

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Ticia Adventures in Mommydom Hi, I'm Ticia! This is the adventures of my family in life and learning. Follow along with us as we share our adventures. We're having a lot of fun and learning as we go.

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