We just moved our home base from Connecticut to Kentucky, in our push westward. One of the things we were looking forward to while wintering in Connecticut was the snow. I was hopeful, being that far north, that we would get to enjoy playing in the snow. While we were… Continue reading
So, what do the Nomads do on Father’s Day? Hike the Appalachian Trail? No! That is Mother’s Day. We went to the home of our first President and one of the original Founding Fathers. That’s right. We visited Mount Vernon, Virginia, home of President George Washington. Mount Vernon is located… Continue reading
Memorial Day, in the United States, is a day we remember, pay tribute to and honor all those who died while serving in the US Armed Forces. For Memorial Day this year, 2015, The Nomads were in the Washington DC vicinity. We knew no better way to pay tribute to… Continue reading
While my parents were visiting us in Virginia, the boys, and I had some day trips out with them. You can read about them here. Another trip we took with them was to the Historic Triangle; Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. We stayed two nights there, and spent all three days… Continue reading
A few weeks ago, we were thrilled to have my parents come to Virginia to visit. They stayed for almost two weeks. One week they were staying at a resort only 10 minutes away, and the Nomad kiddos were super excited to get to spend the week there. It was… Continue reading
After spending all day checking out the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin, in Washington D.C., the Nomads were hungry. We arrived in the afternoon and we did not get back to our car until late; it was after 9pm. While in the Fairfax/Vienna Metro Station Parking, we fired up Yelp and… Continue reading
Mama Nomad’s parents came to visit us in the Shenandoah Valley. They own time at a resort and are able to make trades or secure discounted or last-minute deals. Mama Nomad’s Mama is an expert at this and she landed some time at the Massanutten Resort – A Four Seasons… Continue reading
After an afternoon and evening exploring Downtown Richmond, and with a 2 hour drive back to homebase in front of us, we decided to visit a local place and grab a bite to eat. The vote was for burgers. We were by St. John’s Church, where Patrick Henry delivered his… Continue reading
Recently the Nomads visited a city older than our Union that has historical significance. Since we are currently in the State of Virginia, this description could be one of many cities. This time we visited the Capital of Virginia, Richmond. We arrived in the afternoon and headed straight to the… Continue reading
About a week ago we went out to play in the snow. Mama Nomad wrote about it in our post called Snow Days. The snow had fallen sufficiently for us to try sledding. But we did not have sleds. We only had boogie boards. So, we tried snow boogie boarding.… Continue reading
