Halloween Hooray (for books!)

Still looking for something fun to do on Halloween?  I’ll get to that in a moment… let me butter you up first… If you’re like me, you don’t mind spending money on books for your kiddos. Here’s how I justify splurging on books: 1. I’m sure to get a lot of use out of them – [...]

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Cox Farms: Centreville, VA

When my son was barely a year old I was chomping at the bit to take him to a pumpkin patch.  So we ventured out to Cox Farms in Centreville, VA.  That was five years ago and we haven’t missed a year since.  The place is awesome!  It has everything you think a genuine pumpkin [...]

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Great Country Farms: Bluemont, VA

For the last two years we have ventured out to Great Country Farms in Bluemont, VA.  It’s a pumpkin patch but so much more.  There is a barnyard full of animals, pig races, a mooooo cow train, giant jumping pillow, tons of slides and so much more.  They also have a hayride that takes you [...]

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Leesburg Animal Park Pumpkinville 2009: Leesburg, VA

Leesburg Animal Park is where my son had his first pony ride a few years ago.  Their Pumpkinville 2009 looks like a great place to take the kids for all sorts of fun!  They have slides, mazes, moonbounces, pick a patch pumpkin, food, a spooky pirate ship, face painting, tractor rides, camel rides and so [...]

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