We can hardly believe our sweet little girl is a year and a half already! She’s grown so much since her first birthday and we couldn’t be happier to witness the little girl she is becoming.

Before tomorrow’s rainfall, today seemed like the perfect opportunity to check out the William Paca House and Garden in downtown Annapolis. We skipped the historic house tour (Dakota is a bit too young and rambunctious!) in favor of the self-guided garden tour .

Lately I’ve been trying to find all adventures in our backyard we can tackle and still make it home before nap. This weekend we popped over to Ellicott City for a stroll in the downtown historic district, a tour of the Ellicott City B & O Railroad Station Museum, lunch at Ellicott Mills Brewing Company (the Märzen was our favorite), and quick skip over to Long Gate Playground.

With sunny skies and cool breezes ushering in what I hope will be long enjoyable spring season, I’ve made a resolution to take Dakota on one new adventure every Friday – outdoors whenever possible.