DFW Mama

This Friday begins a tasty weekend of fun, food, music, and even more food! In its 20th year, Taste Addison is May 18-20 at Addison Circle Park. While the first word, “food,” can give you an idea of what you can do there, especially with more than 60 restaurants with hundreds of different things to [...]

A couple of years ago, my husband Charles and I were sitting around the house  trying to think of something unique we could do that weekend with our son, Jack (who was about eighteen months old and very much into trains).  Charles, who worked in Uptown at the time, suggested the M-Line Trolley – he [...]

While visiting the  Trinity River Audubon Center website and looking at the pictures of the majestic oasis of fields and flowers, it was hard for me to comprehend that this type of nature wonderland existed so close to the big city of Dallas. After spending a Saturday there with my two youngest kids, I questioned myself [...]

When my oldest son was  2, we took him to the Crocs Outlet store in Allen to pick out a pair of shoes.  He wasn’t all that interested until he ran across a pair of green rain boots.  These boots were 3 sizes too big and came up past his knees, but he did not care.  [...]

Be sure to scroll all the way down to enter to win two tickets to Legoland Discovery Center! We recently visited Legoland Discovery Center in Dallas for the first time. It’s like heaven for Lego loving kids (which my son most definitely is). The highlights of our Legoland adventure… Learning how bricks are made by [...]

It’s time moms take our Mother’s Day into our own hands.  How about we do something we might actually enjoy like getting out of the house doing something fun AND delicious. This weekend, May 12 & 13, just in time for Mother’s Day, DFW has several food adventures along with some much needed free time. [...]

Celebrating spectacular visual, performing, cultural and culinary arts over Memorial Day weekend, CityArts Festival presented by Big City Crushed Concrete will return to historic Fair Park May 25 – May 27. Free and open to the public, the three-day event will feature a multitude of festivities for families and art aficionados alike to enjoy against [...]

Mother’s Day will be here before you know it, but you don’t have to wait for Mother’s Day to enjoy some “mom time” – the 3rd National Mom’s Nite Out is right around the corner! Mom’s Nite Out is an evening dedicated to celebrating motherhood.  Most events are hosted at a mall, and you can [...]

As parents, we are all looking for the most exciting and memorable spot to host our child’s next birthday party. I have found that spot for you, ZippiDiDa! That’s right! ”ZippiDiDa“! When you first walk in to ZippiDiDa you know that something is different. Each area is artfully constructed to depict different places around the world. Your child [...]

This past Sunday my family and I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and spent the day at Six Flags.  If anything, I love just walking around and getting in some cardio as I people watch.  Normally when we go, the lines are unbelievably long, so we are pretty picky about what rides [...]