Author name: Sophie & Madigan’s Playground

In 2013 our family was struck with an unthinkable tragedy when our home caught fire and we lost our beautiful daughters Sophie & Madigan. Sophie & Madigan’s Playground was formed to keep the girls memory alive through our Play Learn Create programs and the development of a public memorial park.

One Down Two To GO

I love this little picture of our playful silly Maggie moo – she was being Jake from the Neverland Pirates with her cousin. The next phase of the playground will be all pirate and mermaid themed – and I absolutely can not wait. Things are crazy at the moment and phase one is quietly being […]

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Sadie is another year older

Sadie’s birthday is coming – I remember how excited they both were to be big sisters. Sophie was always our little mommy she wanted to help with everything from diapers to feedings. Madigan was completely enamored she thought Sadie was the cutest thing ever – she had no interest in diapers though… I distinctly remember

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Happy 14th Sophie

Tomorrow she turns 14 – this is one of our last pictures of her – taken in the fall before she was stolen from our family in an unthinkable blink of an eye. Sophie was our soft place to land – she had the most amazing caring soul. She was always my helper, wanting to

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Mothers Day

I remember making a decision one day to make sure I didn’t hide from pictures with my babies. I honestly hate my picture taken..I’m not exactly the classic beauty. You know what I see when I look at them now? I see myself being bathed in love from my sweet girls. I see them happy

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Coronavirus update

I’ll be honest and say I wish I was doing more to engage the community over this time. I have ideas but I just don’t have the mental resources and neither do my volunteers. It’s not that we don’t want to. Right now I’m making it through my day, homeschooling the littles is making the

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2020 Princess Half Weekend Updates

Hello 2020 Princess Half Marathon Weekend runners, Less than 4 more weeks until the start of Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend! We wanted to send a few updates as you get ready for the event. Run Disney Event Guide and Event WaiverrunDisney will soon release the official event guide for Princess Half Marathon Weekend and

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Pumpkin Carriage

Peaceful Pumpkin Patch and Grand Opening information

We are so excited to share that our peaceful pumpkin carriage has landed right here in Frederick County! Our Equipment company, Playground Specialist, recently sent a message with the first few peeks of our custom peaceful pumpkin carriage being created and the final product delivered and ready to go! The one of a kind pumpkin

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That’s what friends are for

That time my amazing friends dragged me across the finish line of my first Princess Half Marathon – I was a mess of panic attacks over every flashing light, not in great shape after just having mason a few months before, tears about being in Disney without my girls. It was freaking hard. I wanted

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Come run with us

Pictures can’t do this mornings sky justice – ever time I see a sky lit up with pinks blues purples sherbet orange I see my girls sitting in my old office painting with reckless abandon, creating page after page of artworks to be displayed to be given as gifts… Sophie especially loved to paint to

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