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  • Top 10 Tips for Hiking with Kids

    Melissa / April 20, 2020

    Hiking with kids can certainly be an adventure, but it also creates amazing memories! We’ve done a bunch of hikes with our kiddos and have come up with a list of tips to…

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  • Mt. Cardigan – 360 degrees of views in New Hampshire

    Melissa / March 16, 2020

    We recently discovered one of our new favorite hikes – Mt. Cardigan. The views are amazing and the hike was so fun!! The top of the mountain is treeless, so you have 360…

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  • Welch-Dickey Loop: Two Summits, One Hike

    Melissa / April 11, 2019

    Looking for a fun, rewarding, two summit hike? Look no further than the Welch-Dickey Loop in Thornton, NH! It’s a 4.5 mile loop that goes up one mountain, across to the next summit,…

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  • Learning to Ski at Mt. Sunapee

    Melissa / February 18, 2019

    It was time to finally teach L how to ski. For some unknown reason, we hadn’t gotten her out on the slopes yet, so this year we made the commitment to teach her…

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  • Sand and Seagulls at Wallis Sands State Park in Rye, NH

    Melissa / August 20, 2018

    Our kiddos LOVE the beach.  They love playing in the waves and digging in the sand; they love being out in the sun and searching for shells.  Because of this, we have made…

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  • Learning About Sea Life at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye

    Melissa / August 11, 2018

    The Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH, has been on our radar for a while and we finally made it over during our vacation week.  It’s a great place for the kiddos to…

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  • Castle Island plane

    Airplanes and Green Space at Castle Island in Boston

    Melissa / July 21, 2018

    “Mama, plane!!!” That’s what I hear every time Little Man sees an airplane.  So, when Brit (from over at Traveling Carrs) suggested we take a trip to Castle Island in Boston, we eagerly…

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  • Ice Cream and Animals at Beech Hill Farm and Ice Cream Barn in Hopkinton, NH

    Melissa / July 8, 2018

    Some days you just need ice cream for lunch.  We recently had one of those days and so we went over to Beech Hill Farm and Ice Cream Barn in Hopkinton, NH for…

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  • Strawberry and Blueberry Picking at Rossview Farm

    Melissa / July 6, 2018

    It’s strawberry picking season!! There really is nothing like fresh-picked strawberries; store bought just don’t compare in sweetness and flavor.  I have been taking L picking for a few years now and I…

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  • Fun at Fenway watching the Red Sox!

    Melissa / June 28, 2018

    This weekend we took the kiddos to their first baseball game and Fenway experience. Thanks to Brit, who bought us the tickets as our family Christmas present, we were able to watch the…

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Hi! Thanks for visiting my site! I’m Melissa, a wife and mom of 2 living in New Hampshire.  My goal is to make sure that my family has lots of adventures; for us, life experiences create the best memories and most smiles.  This blog is my way of sharing some of the adventures that put the biggest smiles on my kiddos’ faces!

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