Detroit, Michigan – You probably thought America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was in New York, didn’t you? Well, you were wrong, it’s right here in the Motor City. The Thanksgiving Day parade in Detroit started in 1924 — the same year…
A Day at the Henry Ford
Detroit, Michigan – We have the luxury of spending a whole week with the grandparents in Michigan during Thanksgiving week. Sounds nice, right? It also means we have the burden of entertaining two rambunctious six-year-olds for a whole week – with no school or…
Le Corsaire, AKA the Pirate Ballet
Boston, Mass – For my birthday, the twins took me to the ballet. Of course, being six-year-old boys, they are particular about which ballet they might want to see. So I should specify that they took me to see the…
Raising Bilingual Kids – Rola Language Institute
Cambridge, Mass – As I wrote in my previous post, I feel like we have tested out every kids’ Spanish program in the metro Boston area, in attempt to get/keep the twins speaking Spanish. This summer, we decided to try…
Raising Bilingual Kids – Spanish Camps & Classes
Somerville, Mass – I’m not sure why I continue to title this series “Raising Bilingual Kids”, as the twins are hardly bilingual at this stage in their lives. But we are still trying! Over the years, we have tested out just…
The Best Things in Life are Free
It’s true when they say that the best things in life are free. (Especially when you’re a kid! But that’s a topic for a different post.) Check out the NEW ultimate money-saving travel guide. My contributions are the sections on the…
Minute Man National Historical Park
Lincoln, Mass – For day two of our mini family reunion, we took the troops out to walk along Battle Road, the road from Lexington to Concord that the British regulars followed on the fateful day of April 19, 1775…
Whale-Watching
Boston, Mass – We have lots of extended family in town this weekend–grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins galore. We have a full docket of activities lined up, starting with a whale-watching cruise with the New England Aquarium. This was a perfect…
International Cryptozoology Museum
Portland, Maine – The twins are crazy about mummies, monsters and other mysterious creatures, so we decided to pay a visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum, while in Portland. In case you didn’t know, cryptozoology is the study of “hidden…
Palace Playland
Old Orchard Beach, Maine – We have been making this semi-annual trek up to Ferry Beach for a few years now. But it was only recently that I realized where we were: about three miles from kid heaven–the amazing, honky-tonk, happy place called…