Sandy’s Shoes (Austin)

Consider yourself lucky if you have a child whose feet have “normal” width, arch, and shape, because fitting a child whose feet are not “normal” is a headache.  Given how quickly a child outgrows shoes, imagine having go through the same arduous task with each size change to find a shoe that fits properly.  What [...]

Old Pecan Street Festival

The Old Pecan Street Festival has been an Austin arts and crafts tradition for over 30 years, and it took living in Austin for a decade before I ventured to this street fair.  Between Congress and almost to IH-35, 6th Street and Neches between 5th and 6th Streets were packed with pop-up tents of artists selling [...]

Topsey Exotic Ranch and Animal Drive-Thru Safari

Topsey Exotic Ranch and Safari Drive-Thru is about a 90 minute drive outside of Austin, near Copperas Cove, and compared to the more popular Wildlife Ranch Safari in New Braunfels off of IH-35, this place is heads and shoulders better as far as animal interaction.  Because there are fewer cars, the animals are more hungry [...]

Champion Park in Cedar Park (Williamson County)

The 33-acre park has a little bit everything for each member of the family.  There’s a limited number of parking spaces, though we’ve never had any problems finding a place to park whether visiting this park mid-week or on weekends.  I would imagine parking would be more of an issue on major holidays. There’s a [...]

Southpark Meadows – The Grove

Big box stores and chain stores are really “not our thing” if we are able to support a small, local business instead, but Southpark Meadows has one thing that will get us to come back many times if we’re down south and needing a quick bite to eat and a place for our kids to [...]

Pigtails and Crewcuts kid hair salon

My children made themselves right at home the second they walked through the doors.  They immediately started exploring the place.  To the right of the entrance is the cash wrap area, and immediately in front and to the right are shelves and stands of merchandise.  Three kiddie seats are along the left wall with flat [...]

Warm Cookie Goodness – Tiff’s Treats

  I remember the first time I had a Tiff’s Treats cookie.  They came delivered to my office in a box tied with a pretty ribbon bow and I could still feel the warmth emanating from the cookies within.  It turned a sour day sweet.  And I’ve looked forward to getting (or buying – I’m not [...]

Yum Yum Pizza – Saccones’s

Saccone’s has recently opened up their third location in Cedar Park located on FM 620 (just south of Anderson Mill).  Saccone’s first location in Leander opened up in 1997 and has since been going strong.  I eagerly awaited the opening of this location (after their previous Anderson Mill location closed down due to a fire) [...]

Texas Outdoor Family

  Texas Outdoor Family will hold an adventure camp workshop at COLORADO BEND STATE PARK, which will include an introduction to caving, & river kayaking, on Monday – Tuesday (June 15-16, 2009).   No Experience Necessary! Have you wanted to take your family on a camping trip, but you didn’t feel you knew everything you [...]

Learning Express Toy Store + coupon (exp 5/31/09)

The first time that I saw Learning Express, I was leaving the parking lot after going to the Whole Foods at the Gateway location.  Sandwiched between a jewelry store and a hair salon was a barely noticeable red sign simply saying “Toys.”  The merchandise was not terribly noticeable either through the windows so I didn’t [...]

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