our vacations and adventures outside mclaughland.
Day 2 in Hawai’i was our most relaxing day yet. Today’s plan had absolutely nothing on the agenda. Love that! The kids woke up at about 6:15 AM and I awoke shortly after. We hung out on the patio for about an hour. We had our regular morning visit from the neighborhood cat too. Ethan Continue reading
Our second day in Hawai’i was actually our first full day in Hawai’i. The kids, of course, woke up bright and early – I’m talking 6:30 AM early. Actually, now that I think about it, considering we are on Hawai’ian time, they got up at the same time that they do at home. What I Continue reading
Aloha from the big island! We were so glad to finally arrived. The day started out full of excitement with us getting up at 5:00 AM to get ready and head to the airport. After packing our last minute toiletries and loading up the car we were finally on our way around 6:00 AM. We Continue reading
This year Brian and I took a trip out to Carlsbad for a week of relaxation at our timeshare condo in Carlsbad, CA. It was a much needed vacation especially since I just found out I was pregnant and was exhausted from being in my first trimester. We spent time touring the San Diego area, Continue reading
In April Brian, Ethan and I packed up and headed to Boston to visit Grandma and Grandpa for a few days and then headed to New York. This was Ethan’s first plane ride and he was great. We flew to Boston, stayed for a few days, then rented a car and drove to New York Continue reading
October 17 – 24, 2009 we took our first family road trip together. Brian had a conference in Scottsdale so Ethan and I tagged along so we could spend a week together relaxing and hanging out at the pool. We had a lot of firsts during this trip. We brought along Morton, our stuffed animal Continue reading
December 12 – 20, 2008 Maureen & I spent the week before Christmas at Walt Disney World in Florida. It was our belated honeymoon, and it was also Maureen’s first, long-awaited trip to WDW. We had a fantastic time visiting the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney. I am Continue reading
In 2006, I spent two weeks in Saba and St. Maarten, N.A. I was staying at the Royal Islander with the parents and grandparents. I was diving with Luciana and Jeferson at Ocean Explorers; if you are ever in St. Maarten, you should definitely dive with them (I have been diving with them for four years and they Continue reading
I finally made it to Fenway Park and got to experience the history. Thanks, B, for making this such a spectacular trip! Oh yeah, and of course the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7 – 4.
Chamber Evening is not only a fund-raiser for the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber, but also the largest single-day scuba charity event in the United States. Brian and I attended the event with Eco Dive Center. Here are a few pictures from the evening.