Peaches have arrived! While the best peach picking is still to come as different types of peaches come in, yellow peaches are clinging to trees, ripening, ready for little hands…
My children love putt putt. I, myself, had a wildly frustrating experience with minigolf as a kid and try to avoid it when possible. But when my kids were persistent…
Spring has sprung and we are ready for it! While we sneeze through this week’s pollen, though, it is hard not to immediately think of warm days outside, yard sprinklers,…
What I’ve learned is that if you live in Charlottesville you have to have an opinion on two things: 1) how you feel about Tony Bennett’s Pack Line defense and…
On a wet winter day, to close out 2020 (a year of a worldwide pandemic) and start 2021 (one in which we are feeling hope), we walked through the dark…
Easily visible off the side of Route 250 is the Charlottesville Skate Park. Usually bustling with activity and kids (of all ages), you can expect to find us there some…
Our family loves (like, someone should get us a T-shirt because we’d proudly announce this love) rails-to-trails systems. Lucky for us, Virginia and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy have invested time and…
We love hiking as a family – getting outdoors, creating memories together, and being active. We’ve explored a lot of hiking trails in the area (and even moreso as once…
Charlottesville offers an abundance of opportunities to get outside with the kids, as we celebrate and love, but nothing is as high-reward and low-stress as tubing the Rivanna River on…
At 219 acres, with very little elevation change, streams and creeks to splash in, and 7-miles of walking trials, Ivy Creek Natural Area is a great place for Charlottesville families…