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Day Trips & Overnighters

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Summer Road Trip Celebration – San Antonio, Texas

A few months ago, I entered a blog contest and won a trip to San Antonio, Texas.  The prize included a two night hotel stay and four tickets to six different attractions.  San Antonio was about a twelve hour drive so this trip probably would not be fitting for a weekend of course!  We left Pensacola on [...]

Bass Pro Family Summer Camp

This is the last week for the Bass Pro Family Summer Camp!  “Camp” occurs on Tuesday and Thursday as well as Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6.  Check the website for the official schedule and be sure that the Spanish Fort and Destin stores are participating!

Bass Pro Family Summer Camp

This is the last week for the Bass Pro Family Summer Camp!  “Camp” occurs on Tuesday and Thursday as well as Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6.  Check the website for the official schedule and be sure that the Spanish Fort and Destin stores are participating!

6th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, drive over to Foley, Alabama for the 6th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival. We have been going for the past three years and my children absolutely love it! Watch the beautiful balloons float through the air, listen to bands, or check out the [...]

Summer Road Trip Celebration – 10 Things to Do in Tallahassee, Florida with Kids

Tallahassee, Florida is only about three hours from Pensacola.  If you are really brave you could make a day trip of it but we prefer to stay overnight if possible.  To continue the PWK’s Summer Road Trip Celebration, we are thinking about Tallahassee, Florida!  We haven’t done all of the activities on this list but we [...]

Summer Road Trip Celebration – 10 Things To Do in Atlanta, Georgia with Kids

This week for our Summer Road Trip Celebration we are thinking about Atlanta, Georgia.  All of your guesses for Mystery Photo Monday were correct!  It is about a 6 hour drive from Pensacola and is great for a weekend getaway.  Suzanne commented yesterday with some great suggestions and you can check out my buddy’s website, [...]

Mystery Photo Monday #19

We are going to continue with the Pensacola with Kids’ Summer Road Trip Celebration for Mystery Photo Monday this week.  Do you know where this photo was taken?  Here are a few hints:  If you watch Go, Deigo, Go, you might know what is pictured here; it is about a 6 hour drive from Pensacola; [...]

Summer Road Trip Celebration – Jacksonville, Florida

All summer, while we continue to showcase all the great things going on around Pensacola we will also be sharing our favorite (and yours too!) road trips.  For Mystery Photo Monday, I asked if you knew where this fountain was:

This particular fountain is in Jacksonville, Florida.  We have friends in Jacksonville so we make the [...]

Mystery Photo Monday #18

For this week’s Mystery Photo Monday, I am kicking off the Pensacola With Kid’s Summer Road Trip Celebration with a picture from another city.  Throughout the summer, I will be posting road trip suggestions from both the readers and PWK’s favorite places to go to get away.  Don’t worry…we will continue to write about Pensacola and the surrounding [...]

Bellingrath Gardens – Theodore, Alabama

Bellingrath Gardens, located in Theodore, Alabama, is a 65 acre garden estate.  There are blooms throughout the year and there is a Christmas light display during the holidays.  Last weekend we made the trip to Bellingrath to wander the gardens and see the cars at the Camelia Classic.  Big S loves his Hot Wheels and [...]