by Whitney Anderson | Jun 2, 2016 | Cooking, Recipes
This homemade shortbread is a must-have recipe for the perfect strawberry shortcake. Move over, boring cakes, this shortbread is the way to go. We used to take the kids strawberry picking, and this was a perfect way to use the berries, other than just gobbling them...
by Whitney Anderson | May 17, 2016 | Travel, Virginia
We love to travel. And, we love our kids and are extremely lucky to be parents. But for us, these two don’t mix so well right now — traveling and twin two-year-olds isn’t the best combo. So, I have intentionally set out to find more fun things to do...
by Whitney Anderson | May 16, 2016 | Nature, Virginia
We recently went to Nelson County to visit Pharsalia and when I checked my map of places I want to visit, I discovered that there was a waterfall very close by. So, obviously, we decided to to go visit the waterfall afterwards. It was literally only steps away from...
by Whitney Anderson | May 11, 2016 | Virginia
A few months ago, I somehow came across an event on Facebook for a Peony Workshop. I thought, that sounds interesting and it is my favorite flower. It is at a place out in the country about two hours away called Pharsalia. I had never heard of it before, but after a...
by Whitney Anderson | Nov 24, 2015 | Central America, Mexico, Travel
I’ll just be honest. For many years, I heard about people going to Cancun or Playa and I couldn’t have been less interested. I pictured wild spring break trips like ‘The Jersey Shore goes to Mexico’ or I just kind of thought it was...
by Whitney Anderson | Sep 27, 2015 | Central America, Mexico, Travel, Wildlife
Dolphins, turtles, snorkeling the second largest barrier reef in the world – yep, sign us up! We went with Exotik Mayan Tours to Sian Ka’an. Sian Ka’an is a UNESCO World Heritage site and in Maya means “Where the Sky is Born.” It covers...
by Whitney Anderson | Sep 24, 2015 | Animals, Central America, Mexico, Travel, Wildlife
I have always wanted to see baby sea turtles hatch and make their journey to the sea. We have been to numerous places where this takes place, but it’s been the wrong season or we just weren’t lucky enough to see it. We have had the privilege of swimming...
by Whitney Anderson | Sep 22, 2015 | Central America, Mexico, Travel
We went on a tour with Conciencia Tours & Travel to the Coba ruins, Tamcach Ha Cenote, lunch with a Mayan family and a visit to Punta Laguna monkey reserve. Our guide, Miguel, was fantastic. We were blown away by his knowledge of everything to do with Mayan...
by Whitney Anderson | Sep 19, 2015 | Central America, Mexico, Travel, Wildlife
There’s a very special place in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico called Akumal. It’s between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. It’s a calm half-moon bay that’s a beautiful location, but it is what’s under the water that’s important. There...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 8, 2015 | USA, Virginia, Wildlife
We took the kids to the Virginia Safari Park over the weekend. Or, as Erick said, we went to see “my people.” Mmmm-hmmm. Thanks, dear. We got to feed tons of animals, including giraffes and kangaroos directly from our hands and I got licked by a zebra....
by Whitney Anderson | Nov 3, 2014 | Central America, Mexico, Travel
So, I’m little behind in posting this. Last month, when we went to Mexico, we went to the Tulum ruins. We went as part of an all-day (private) tour with Edventure Tours. They took us early in the morning to beat the heat (not so much) and to beat the crowds...
by Whitney Anderson | Oct 14, 2014 | Central America, Mexico, Travel
To maximize our time in Mexico and because we didn’t rent a car there, like we normally do when traveling, we booked a tour with Edventure Tours. We did their snorkel tour (cenotes and lagoon) and added on the Tulum ruins and sea turtles. We went to the ruins...
