When we decided to go to the Florida Keys, it never occured to me that some Keys would be more kid-friendly than others. I just assumed that the Florida Keys were a collection of pretty little islands with white sand beaches – a perfect playground for families. Luckily, we had some people tell us that …
True story: my nine-year old has been teaching himself about the Mayan ruins since he was three-years-old. It’s an odd thing for a three-year-old to be interested, that I can tell you. And now, at nine. he’s officially surpassed my knowledge of the ruins and the Maya people. When he was three, we visited some …
Raise your hand if you love Fixer Upper on HGTV! {Is your hand raised? If you’re here, I imagine it is!}. Fixer Upper fans can now experience the charm of the popular TV show at Magnolia Market in Waco, Texas. In fact, many fans make a pilgrimage of sorts to visit the hometown and beautiful …
Years ago, I wrote about Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, TX. It’s a drive through safari-park experience and one of my favorite things to do with out-of-towners when they visit, and has been for years! We visited recently and a few things have changed, so I figured it was time for a new …
I feel like my kids have hit the ages where travel is fun. I was always that pre-mom that said, “Kids won’t slow me down!” when talking about my travel dreams. But then I had kids and my reality was a lot different than what I had expected it to be. I’m excited to partner …
Earlier this month, I visited Seattle for the first time. The Pacific Northwest is probably where I feel most at home aside from, well, my own home (hopefully, I will retire someday in a log cabin in Oregon). I just LOVE it there. But I had never been to Seattle! Luckily, my sister is getting …
It’s been three weeks since we returned from our cruise aboard the Carnival Breeze, and it’s take that time for me to absorb and appreciate everything we experienced. This cruise, which took us to Montego Bay, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, was a great adventure for my family. Not only are my kids a really fun …
We all know the drill. We plan a vacation, have a budget in mind, talk Very Seriously about how we’ll stay on said budget…and then blow it on cocktails, “once in a lifetime” experiences, and impulse buys at the souvenir shop. A year later, we’re still paying it off every month as we send in …
I did something special for my birthday this year. I bought myself (and my family) a llama walk at Shangri Llama in Royse City, TX (not far outside of Dallas). Some friends had told us about it, and the second I realized that I could go on a walk with six llamas I was all …
Last week, my family was hosted by Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark in Grand Prairie for a day of waterslides at the biggest indoor water park in Texas. Epic Waters has been been open for a year-and-a-half, but this was the first time I’d even heard about it. Who knew there was a giant indoor water …