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<\/a><\/p>\nTake a drive through Green Ridge<\/a> (try not to get lost like we did) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Eat dinner at Ottovianis<\/a> (So, so incredibly delicious. \u00a0David and I love privately owned restaurants like this.)<\/p>\n Tour Emmanuel Parish<\/a><\/p>\n Attend church at Emmanuel Parish (amazing, amazing organ music)<\/p>\n Eat dinner outside at Crabby Pig<\/a> and watch the foot, bike, skateboard traffic<\/p>\n Canoe from Oldtown to Paw Paw (sadly this and the next canoe trip are the ones I missed out on; but I did get a raft ride to Indian rocks. \u00a0The scenery is phenomenal.)<\/p>\n Canoe the Potomac through “the trough”<\/p>\n Walk the historic section of Cumberland<\/p>\n Eat pizza at Uncle Jacks and read the history on the restaurant<\/p>\n Spend a day at Lake Habeeb … swim, boat, or hike the loop around the lake<\/p>\n Eat ice cream at Queen City Creamery (Must try: root beer float made with root beer on tap!)<\/p>\n Get donuts at M&M bakeshop (go early, they sell out quickly)<\/p>\n Take the kids to the annual fishing derby<\/p>\n And finally in the last two weeks, we’ve wrapped up three more big items!<\/p>\n Visit Swallow Falls in Garret County. \u00a0The boys’ art and piano teacher posted pictures of the falls in the winter when they turned to ice. \u00a0Absolutely gorgeous! \u00a0Considering we were going to be going there with babies, I preferred the summer version which actually turned out to be autumn. \u00a0I knew the falls would be gorgeous, but I was completely unprepared for the fabulous setting! We walked paths past hemlocks estimated to be over 300 years old, past a camping site Thomas Edison used, past breathtaking views of the river. \u00a0It was so incredible I thought I might hyperventilate. \u00a0Definitely a must see!<\/p>\n A few days later we took a ride on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad<\/a>. \u00a0We’ve been wanting to do this ever since we moved here; but it’s pretty expensive so we kept pushing it down the road. \u00a0Then in June Liam won four tickets at the fishing derby! \u00a0We were so thrilled! \u00a0We still kept pushing it down the road because a landslide in May made a section of the railroad impassable. \u00a0The landslide is cleaned up, but readings are showing instability nearby so they still aren’t going to Frostburg. \u00a0Instead the shorter route stops at Woodcock Hollow where you can get out, have a picnic, and tour the engine and caboose. \u00a0If we had it to do over we’d eat on the train and spend the whole thirty minutes exploring. \u00a0The other sad part was that we really wanted to take the steam engine, but it’s in the shop and they’re only running the diesel currently. \u00a0The man who gave us the tickets was so nice and bumped it up to five to cover our whole family. \u00a0So much generosity! I wish we could thank him in person! \u00a0While we didn’t get to go to Frostburg, we did still get to see the cave, go through the tunnel, and see Helmstetters curve … all of which we had seen on our bike ride from Frostburg to Cumberland. \u00a0If you have plenty of time and money, the best way to experience this would be to pay extra to take your bike on the train to Frostburg and then bike back!<\/p>\n Last night we went to Puccinis<\/a> for supper. \u00a0David and I ate here when Zara was a baby and I so badly wanted to take the boys back! \u00a0Built in 1819, the house served as a hospital for union and confederate soldiers during the Civil War. \u00a0They make phenomenal pizza in a wood fired oven in the basement. \u00a0My favorite, hands down, is the one with carmelized onions, goat cheese, and arugula. \u00a0#partyinmymouth When I asked for a menu back to show the boys the timeline, the waiter asked if we had been upstairs. \u00a0I had no idea they allowed people access! \u00a0On the third floor you can see charcoal drawings and etchings made by convalescing soldiers! David and the boys were equally intrigued by the areas where the plaster was peeling and you could see the structure of the walls from days before drywall. \u00a0History lessons that include food are always my favorite. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n