101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12!

We have a new book.  It's called 101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12!  I've had my eye on it for more than a year now, and finally decided to buy it used because I found a copy with the stickers still intact (generally I'd suggest to buy it new just for the sticker aspect).  The book contains a list of cool places that aren't really specific, like "a big dune," "a hall of fame" or "a living history museum."  Since the adventures are so open-ended, we have a lot of latitude to try new things, both in our home town and on our larger adventures.  The stickers that come with the book help track your activities with text like "Been There!" or "Awesome Adventure!"

I asked the girls what they thought, and here were their comments:  "It has lots of adventures in it."   "I'm looking forward to going to a lighthouse.  The most famous one in the United States is Cape Hatteras," which happens to be just up the road a piece.  Lucky for us. "And it has cool pictures."  True.  They are quite inspiring.  "I'm looking forward to going to the ice castle and sleeping for a night."  Um...  technically it says to find a cool hotel.  I'm not sure that I'm ready to go all the way to Canada just to freeze in an unheated hotel!  That's what camping is for, right?

We will continue to update our book adventures here on the blog, with the title 101 Places - and then the # and the title.  101 Places -#68 Patisserie, coming soon!