One of AJ’s favorite neighborhood activities is free, which makes it one of my favorites too. But there are many more reasons to love Family Story Time at Southeast Library, which happens every Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

This story time has turned my little guy into a library lover, which makes my heart happy, because I love libraries too. It was our go-to activity over the winter months–so much so, that every Saturday morning, … Read the rest

We attended National Community Church’s Eggstravaganza at Lincoln Park this afternoon. It was a very nice event. AJ enjoyed getting his face painted, seeing the donkeys and goats at the petting zoo, and dancing to the music.

We didn’t get to spend as much time there as I would have liked. The event started at noon and I like to get AJ down for nap by 1 p.m. So we cut it short and didn’t … Read the rest

It wasn’t all that long ago that I used to go out with friends to H Street to see shows at night. Now I am back on H with a new show-going friend. Like me, he is enthusiastic about live music and likes to jump up and down! So it’s all pretty much the same, except that now we go out late mornings, pre-nap.

On a recent Saturday, AJ, age 2.5, and I went to … Read the rest