Inner Space Cavern (Georgetown)

When it’s over 100 degrees outside and the pool is getting old, why not find a way 50+ feet below ground to stay cool?  That’s just what we did.  Off to Inner Space we went with friends!  This was the first “spelunking” expedition for our kids, and probably the third time that hubby and I [...]

Movie review: Cars 2

My three year old adores his Cars cars and Radiator Springs play set, and since I first caught wind of Cars 2, I’ve been waiting for the movie release to take him.  He’s not a sit down and watch a movie type of kid, said to qualify this review.  So far every movie that we [...]

Staycation: Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa (San Antonio)

To celebrate our anniversary, hubby and I made this into a family affair and took the kids to the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio.  We had previously stayed here with friends, just an overnighter when our friend, a frequent flyer at the resort, received discounted rates.  The experience was memorable, [...]

Art and Nature at Laguna Gloria (central Austin)

Our family ventured, several days ago, to the original of Austin Museum of Art’s two locations, Laguna Gloria. The primary building on the grounds is an Italianesque villa that houses a permanent collection, as well as rotating exhibits; the current exhibit is called Art and Nature (an apt description of the whole operation, actually). Although [...]

The future star of whatever

At gymnastics, a tween girls’ class was practicing vaulting next to my daughter’s beginner class.  The parents were observing from an upstairs deck, and one mom literally shot up out of her seat when it was her daughter’s turn at the vault.  She started shouting down to her daughter, “Run faster!  You need to run [...]

Quarry Splash Pad (Williamson County)

Hooray for the new Quarry Splash Pad at the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park! This place couldn’t have opened at a better time, seeing as how our weather forecast pretty much just predicts HOT for the foreseeable future. My friends and I decided to pack picnic lunches and head to the new splash pad with [...]

Savory Kids Cooking Classes

Savory Spice Shop Teams Up With LiveMom.com For Savory Kids Cooking Classes AUSTIN, Texas – Savory Spice Shop has teamed up with LiveMom.com (Austin’s great resource for Moms and families) to launch Savory Kids, a series of cooking lessons for children ages 7-12. The lessons will provide children with a fun and interactive way to [...]

Capital of Texas Zoo (Cedar Creek)

Armed with our Living Social deals for the Capital of Texas Zoo, my friends and I headed out towards Bastrop Cedar Creek one weekend.  I half expected Capital of Texas Zoo to be like the Austin Zoo, more animal rescue/sanctuary than traditional zoo, but I was wrong on all accounts.  I was pleasantly surprised at [...]

Tootie Pie Company (north Austin)

Frankly, I’m a little bored of cupcakes.  They are just a bit too ubiquitous that we went in search for a sweet treat that didn’t come globbed with frosting on top, and I nearly convinced my daughter to serve Tootie Pie for her birthday party.  She was all for it, and then she cupcaked out [...]

Sago Modern Mexican (central, The Triangle)

The kids wanted to splash water somewhere, anywhere, and hubby and I were craving Mexican food so we packed some swim clothes and headed to The Triangle.  Sago is right next to the bocce ball and splash pad, so that’s where we went.  We were having an early dinner after a late brunch so we [...]