Archives for May 2014

Step into History at the Tuckerton Seaport’s Privateers & Pirates Festival

Ahoy there you Lubbers! We’re sticking with the Jersey Shore theme this week and today I’m featuring a fantastic family event that is happening at the Tuckerton Seaport in historic Tuckerton, New Jersey next weekend.  If you’re looking for a swashbuckling good time, head to the 4th Annual Privateers and Pirates Festival on Saturday, June 7th when a band of rowdy rogues led by Captain Black take over the Seaport with their pirate antics. Before I had my girls I spent {Read More}

5 Reasons Why Stone Harbor is the Best Town on the Jersey Shore

Thinking of visiting the Jersey Shore this summer but not sure where to begin?  Stone Harbor, one of the Shore’s southernmost towns, is an absolutely idyllic spot for a family beach vacation.  Saying that one town along the whole Jersey Shore is the best is a pretty bold statement, especially considering that I haven’t visited many of the other towns up and down New Jersey’s famed coast.  That said, we have been renting as a family in Stone Harbor for {Read More}

Traveling with my Girls – A Post for Mother’s Day

Growing up, we did not travel very much as a family.  Money was tight, our parents were divorced, and both of them were more concerned with keeping us in new shoes and getting our dinner on the table than with saving for vacations.  We took plenty of day trips to the beach in the summertime and once or twice we rented a little cottage on the Connecticut shore in East Lyme or in Cape Cod, but anything beyond that was {Read More}