50 Ways to Explore Nature in Your Own Backyard with Go Explore Nature

August 18, 2010 By 1 Comment

With my right foot broken, I am not really supposed to be driving unless it is absolutely necessary so we are spending a lot of time at home this week.  I had all sorts of fun last week of summer activities planned but since we are stuck at home I am having to go back to the drawing board!  I love to read Debi’s blog, Go Explore Nature, and was so excited to find one of her latest articles titled 50 Ways to Explore Nature in Your Own Backyard.  She lists great ideas like building a fairy house, creating rock art, and going on a bug hunt.  Hop on over there for some great ideas!

Also, stop by our Facebook Fanpage where we are gathering your favorite Back to School traditions to make the transition from summer days to school days as smooth as possible!

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Touch a Truck

July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

If you have a little boy or girl fascinated with police officers, firemen or other community helpers, then you won’t want to miss this event!  Touch a Truck by Play Pensacola Parks and Recreation will be a great way to meet some of our community helpers and check out fire trucks, police cars, and construction vehicles.  The event is FREE to the public. 

Where:  Vickrey Community Center

When:  Saturday, July 17 from 10 am to 1

Photo Courtesy of Tom Adamson

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Blackwater Heritage State Trail – Milton, Florida

July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Awhile back, I was trying to answer a reader’s question about where to ride your bikes around town.  One of the suggestions was the Blackwater Heritage Trail in Milton, Florida.  It came highly recommended from several people so we decided to load up our bikes and make the short trek out to Milton! 

There is a small parking lot with picnic tables and a restroom right off of Highway 90.  I can’t vouch for the cleanliness of the restrooms because we didn’t check it out but at least there is one if you need it!

We parked here and got the kids ready to ride their bikes.  Even though it was so hot outside, we had a great time exploring the trail and riding bikes together as a family.  This is the picture from the Mystery Photo Monday this week!

The things we loved about the trail: the path is very wide so my 3 year old could wobble back and forth on the trail; there are bridges to ride over and creeks to look at; the trail is well marked; the trail is a little over 8 miles so you can travel as little or as far as you would like. 

The things we hated about the trail: there were some areas where the kids could have easily taken a wrong turn off the trail and fell down a little slope or into trees; at least at the beginning of the trail (and we did not go far because we had little ones with us) you have to stop at roads with lots of traffic and this made me nervous with my children.

Things to Know Before You Go:

  • Keep close eye on the children that are young and not used to riding on their own without parental supervision.  You will come across several intersections.  The intersections are well marked with stop signs, but make sure that you are ahead of your kids.  The cars were moving quickly on some of the roads that we were on and they do not have stop signs.
  • Keep track of where you are and how far into the trail you have gone.  My kids were whining about halfway back to the car.  In our excitement of being on a trail, we didn’t really pay attention to exactly how far away from the car we went until we were on our way back!

If you have a favorite place to take the kids to ride their bikes, let us know! 

    Milton Family Vacation
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Adventures Unlimited Zip Adventures

April 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

When I came across a link for Adventures Unlimited Zip Adventures my first thought was “How on earth had I not heard about this yet?”  I am fascinated with the idea of zip lining through the rain forest in Central America but unfortunately it isn’t in the cards (or wallet!) this year.  After doing a little research, I found that this just recently opened! Zip Adventures is a zip line tour over and around Coldwater Creek.  I have not been so I have no idea what the adventure is really like, but everyone seems to be having a blast in the pictures! :-)   The Zip Adventure is not cheap.  The least expensive is $69.  Your kids must weigh at least 70lbs and be 10 years old.  Zip Adventures is run by Adventures Unlimited which is a great place to rent a kayak or tube, camp or take a ropes course.  If you have tried the Zip Adventures, leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

You can find more information on the website or become a fan of Adventures Unlimited on Facebook.

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Pensacola Futbol Club Spring Soccer-Register Now

March 1, 2010 By 2 Comments

Pensacola Futbol Club North and South is currently taking registrations for their Spring Soccer.  We played during the Fall soccer season and are planning on signing up for the spring season.  The U6 is the instructional program and it is a great way to introduce your child to soccer.  The teams are small, only about five players, and everyone gets to play.  We don’t know much about any of the older soccer programs but we have many friends who love it.  When you visit the website, be sure to click on the Microsoft Word link to the registration form.  The PDF file has not been updated from the Winter Soccer Registration.

Registration is from now until March 10.  If you miss the deadline, they will accept applications after March 10 on an as needed basis. 

Registration fees (taken directly from registration form):

U8-U14: $85 per player / $60 returning player with uniform
Under 6: $75 per player / $50 returning player with uniform
Under 18:

$65 per player Includes T Shirt.  Teams are typically formed by High School

$5 discount for each additional player in multi player families
Uniform is same as last year.  Can purchase extra uniform items at a later dat Players supply own shin guards and shoes.

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