Texas Science Festival (October 15 and November 5-6, 2011)

Setting his hand on fire, filling gyms with smoke, exploding flower pots and dangling school principals in the air are all part of Steve Wolf’s “Science in the Movies” show. The Texas Science and Engineering Festival will kick-off its second annual celebration of science and engineering on Saturday, October 15 at the south steps of the Texas [...]

Aquarena Springs (San Marcos)

No swimming pigs but still worth the drive! I wish we could have seen Aquarena Springs back in its heyday. It’s a shadow of its former self of swimming pigs, underwater mermaids and sky gondolas over the boardwalk. Now it’s perhaps more educational than theme park, but Aquarena Springs is still a fun little stop [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ready Set Roll exhibit at Austin Children’s Museum

I probably had as much fun as my kids if not more at the Austin Children’s Museum with the current exhibit “Ready Set Roll” that began late January and will run through September.   Rolling a golf ball through a series of loops and on tracks is just a blast.  It’s classical mechanics at its [...]

Christmas Lights in Cedar Park

For the past few years, we have bundled up our kids and taken them to see the Christmas lights on Chinati Court in Cedar Park. It’s a cul de sac that has been decked out in a theme of “Twas the night before Christmas.” We absolutely love it because it is so easy to walk [...]

Holiday Lights at the Elfvis House (Round Rock)

The Dillon Family in the Behrens Ranch neighborhood in Round Rock puts on a spectacular “Deck the Lawn” light display each year. This synchronized light and music show features 22,000 LED, an animatronic Elfvis and the Kringlers (think the Beatles). Tune your car radio to 107.5, turn off your headlights and prepared to be awed! [...]

Tangled (rated PG)

Over Thanksgiving holiday, hubby and I took the kids and our nephew to go see the new Disney movie Tangled.  My daughter is still obsessed with Disney princesses, and we had already heard from several friends how amazing this movie is. (spoiler alert) In typical Disney princess movie fashion, there has to be something dysfunctional [...]

Sweet Berry Farm’s Harvest the Fall Fun 2010 (Marble Falls)

Over the weekend, our family went with some friends to Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls, taking the scenic 1431 route out there. Our kids love pumpkin and fall festivals, and the weather could not have been more cooperative. We arrived shortly after 10 am, and about half of the parking spaces were already occupied. [...]

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