DFW Mama

My son is crazy for Thomas. Thomas pajamas, toys, backpacks, lunchboxes, blankets…well, you get the drift. So no doubt next Friday, you’ll find us lined up for an afternoon at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad for Day Out with Thomas “Mystery of the Rails Tours 2012.” An absolute must for train lovers, this special event includes a [...]

This spring feels like it started about mid-February and so did all the pollen. So much so that I have been sitting in bed for a few days trying to recover from our full day’s adventure to celebrate the season with bunnies and bluebonnets. After realizing that Easter was just around the corner, I had [...]

My hubby and I have lived in the Dallas area (via our home state of California) for over 13 years. Though we consider ourselves Texan, the tourist in me maps out and plans our visits within the Lone Star State. Among the places we visited over Labor Day Weekend, we drove an hour away from [...]

As I was scrolling thru various websites during my lunch hour today, I was giddy to discover a nearby Harry Potter exhibit. As a self professed geekoid, I LOVE anything and everything to do with Harry Potter. In fact, I purchased my very own Harry Potter Slanket and one year, had a Harry Potter birthday cake. [...]

  This year, I was determined not to miss Highland Village’s annual Hot Air Balloon Festival. Thankfully, we went out on opening day (August 22nd) when temperatures were cooler and there was less of a crowd. I could feel the excitement building as we drove from Flower Mound and crossed over on Highland Village’s side of the [...]

Even with two incomes (and like most people), we’re on a budget. We waited and waited….. and waited for airline fares to drop in price so that we could purchase them for an upcoming trip to my sister-in-law’s Arizona nuptials. However, instead of going down, the prices skyrocketed. We had no other choice, but to bite the [...]

  Last Saturday, we visited the mother of all playgrounds,  Al Ruschhaput Park in McKinney. Initially, we confused this park for the nearby soccer complex, but we found the correct park easily enough (further down the street). The park appeared to be new and had many visitors the day we were there. It was hot and [...]

My kids are pretty seasoned travelers, since we drive home to south Louisiana three or four times a year. It is a 7 hour trip, which can be challenging if you make the trip during the day. (If you can stay awake, driving at night is great…they sleep the whole time but you pay for [...]

This Lion Swallowed One of My Girls Don’t have the time or the resources to take young kiddos to a family theme park? Check out another great local option, Grapevine Mills Mall. With the much publicized opening of Legoland Discovery Center at Grapevine Mills Mall, we caved and took the girls for a few hours last [...]

If you had asked me a week ago what is the best weekend getaway from DFW, I would have said, without hesitation, Fredericksburg, TX.  In the heart of the Texas Hill Country, Fredericksburg is steeped in German history, natural beauty (Texas-style), fun shopping, and hospitable bed & breakfasts.  And, being 5 hours from DFW (or [...]