Where can you feed a huge tortoise or caiman, hold a parakeet, pet a capybara, or actually swim with stingrays? The answer is at SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium in Fort Worth! The aquarium just… Continue reading
No trip to the Texas coast would be complete without seeing a sea turtle, but in South Padre Island, it’s easy to see many at Sea Turtle, Inc., a rescue center for rehabilitating… Continue reading
We made a “family” New Year’s Resolution for 2017, and agreed to do a 5K each month. My kids already loved races, so it wasn’t a hard thing to dedicate one weekend a… Continue reading
Bella Baby has a wonderful line of homemade and all natural skincare products for your pregnancy and postpartum needs! While I’m not pregnant, I was asked to try their handmade goat’s milk soap… Continue reading
Magical Winter Lights is a holiday lantern festival in La Marque, South of Houston, and it’s just incredible! We went during their opening weekend, and absolutely loved it! Here’s some incredible tips for… Continue reading
One of our annual Christmas events is an evening in Waxahachie at Bethlehem Revisited, an incredible re-enactment of the birth of Jesus, as well as a glimpse into the daily life of the… Continue reading
Enchant Christmas is the new Christmas Light Attraction in Arlington, which just opened on Friday, November 24th at the Globe Life Ballpark, where the Texas Rangers play! The “largest light maze” in the… Continue reading
On our last day in Louisiana, we left the congestion of New Orleans, and headed out over the swamps and then through fields of sugar cane to Vacherie. Here we followed the directional… Continue reading
One of the things I insisted on doing before we left New Orleans was a tour of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, in the historic Garden District! The cemetery is the oldest and 3rd… Continue reading
New Orleans may be a long way from Kansas, but the Ruby Slipper, inspired by Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, offers a magical breakfast without the witches or flying monkeys! New Orleans… Continue reading
One of our Thanksgiving Weekend traditions has become a family bowling night, if we happen to be able to find an alley near where we are staying! Because bowling alleys aren’t usually tourist… Continue reading
If you ask anyone what to do or see in New Orleans, chances are a visit to Café Du Monde is going to be on their list! Located in the French Market on… Continue reading
We love Jellystone Parks, and for my son’s big 10th birthday, we loaded up him, his friends and all their bikes and headed to North Texas Jellystone Park in Burleson for a wild… Continue reading
After we cheer on the Houston Astros in tonight’s final game of the World Series, here’s a list of all the fun things to do this month across the Lone Star State! 1.… Continue reading
I never expected to get a kiss from a giraffe in the Texas Hill Country, but that was just one of the incredible surprises in store for us during our amazing, non-stop weekend… Continue reading