Travel
A Road Trip from Dallas to Boston
This past week was our homeschool group’s fall break. Generally I use this time to catch up on school work, or spread the week’s work over two weeks and just take it easy. This year we decided to take our school on the road and go visit my sister in Boston! We had been saving…
Read MoreThe Kimbell Art Museum: Family Friendly
I have long since been afraid that there are places that kids are theoretically welcome, but not practically. You know, a place where they are supposed to let you in, but they’d rather you not come?! I’ve avoided art museums mostly because it overwhelmed me to think about keeping my kids quiet, and still, and away…
Read MoreDon’t Miss Experiencing the Water Gardens in Downtown Fort Worth
As a kid, we always had cousins coming to “the big city” to visit us, even though we lived in a suburb between Dallas and Fort Worth. My mom played an amazing hostess and would wow them all with sights of both cities. The funny thing is that I don’t ever remember going to these…
Read MoreA Magical Place: The Fort Worth Japanese Gardens
As a little kid, we used to go on field trips to the Fort Worth Japanese Gardens and I remember the winding paths and the lush gardens feeling like a magical place. When my husband and I were celebrating our first anniversary, a mere three weeks after the birth of our son, we couldn’t go…
Read MoreVacation Quick Stops I’d love to Return to: Santa Fe, NM
Today happens to by my son Andy’s birthday. He’s been a blessing in our lives for the last 15 years. When he turned 10, we went on a crazy road trip to visit one of his good friends that had moved to Colorado. On our way there, we stopped by Santa Fe, NM. Even though…
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