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{Worth the Drive} New Orleans
When you think about New Orleans does it mostly involve Mardi Gras, spring break, and Pat O’s Hurricanes? If so, you are probably not considering New Orleans when planning a family-friendly vacation. But guess what? New Orleans has a lot to offer beyond Bourbon Street for families and children of all ages. To help […]
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Summer Camp Guide 2014
Please note that this is the 2014 listing. The current listing is here! Traditional City of Smyrna Summer Day Camp. Smyrna. Games, crafts, sports, walking field trips, theme days and more. Join us for every week, or just one. Camp runs from 7:30 – 4:30 with extended camp until 5:30. YMCA Summer Camp Programs. Buckhead, Marietta, Kennesaw. Summer camp […]
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Weekend Fun, April 4-6
Friday Taylor-Brawner Park with Art. 6pm – 9pm (Opening Reception). Taylor-Brawner House. A free fine art exhibit, featuring all original artwork from 14 award winning regional artists. Opening day reception April 4th 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm & daily April 5th to 13th, noon to 7:00 pm. Come to admire or purchase. Each day a different artist will […]
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Love Youth Fitness Review & GIVEAWAY!
Nestled next to a Dairy Queen and The Hot Dog Factory, there’s a studio where your pre-teens can dance themselves fit. Love Youth Fitness operates out of the LL Fitness Studio (1529 Spring Road, Ste. C) and offers 2 different classes to get children and tweens fit and empowered, cleverly disguising all that healthy stuff […]
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Weekend Fun, March 28 – 30
Friday Lent Family Fish Fry Dinner. 5:30 – 7:30. St Joseph Catholic Church, Lacey Street, Marietta, GA. Tickets available at Marist Hall every Friday during Lent except Good Friday. Adults/$9, Children 3 – 12/$5, Children under 3/Free. Maximum for the Family – $25 (2 adults & 3 or more Children). Young Actors Playhouse Presents “Back to the Beanstalk”. 7:30pm. Young Actors […]
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The kids DO notice. Why putting the kids to bed is so important.
Whether it’s from being tired, sick, or sick and tired; the kids do notice when you aren’t spending time with them before bed. It all started innocently enough…we have 4 biological children and 1 sort of adopted college son. Our biological children are 11, 9, 7 and 18 months. We have lost two […]
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Weekend Fun, March 21 – 23
Friday Kindermart. 9:30 – 8pm. (Strollers welcome after 11am) Smyrna First United Methodist Church. Expanded space and added sellers. Load up on books, toys and all the baby equipment you never knew you needed. All 4 Kids Consignment Sale – East Cobb. 9:30 – 8pm. (Strollers welcome after 11am). 400 Sellers and bargains galore. Clothes, toys, […]
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{One Mom’s Opinion} When is your family complete?
Some decisions in life are clear and straightforward. They usually come with a choice between A and B and can be made without a whole lot of effort. However, when it comes to major life decisions about things like health, family, money, and work, those conversations become intensely complicated. And sometimes the decision just never […]
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{Worth the Drive} Golden Isles
The first family vacation that I remember vividly was to the Cloister on Sea Island when I was 7 years old. It was 10 days of sun, diving for sand dollars, bingo, milkshakes, and reading comic books during the brief cooling afternoon showers. It became a family tradition, one that today, 35 plus years […]
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Weekend Fun, March 14 – 16
Friday American Girl’s Truly Talented You Workshop. 4pm. Barnes & Noble, Cumberland. Join us for an event inspired by American Girls newest Girl of the Year, Isabelle Palmer. At this event, girls will learn about Isabelle and how to recognize, appreciate and celebrate their own special talents. Recommended for girls 8 – 12. Lent Family Fish […]
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