Family Activities

This weekend the 85th annual Zilker Kite Festival is happening in Austin, and I cannot contain my excitement.  That’s 85 years of colorful kites swooping and looping against the backdrop of this wonderful city. ...

If you’re a mom, and chances are you wouldn’t be reading this otherwise, then you’ve probably heard by now that the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has a provision to cover breast pumps for...

Spring Break is right around the corner {March 11-15 for most of us}....what are your plans? Loading up with a slew of small bikini's, baby oil, and flip flops to head to the beach are days...

Where there is love, there is life.  - Mahatma Gandhi February is just around the corner, which means we are SUPER close to one of my favorite holidays: Valentine's Day! There are lots of people out...

First off, I'm super-duper excited to be contributing to AMB!  Being the newbie, I thought I'd share a little about myself and how I juggle life with four littles by walking you through my...

Christmas is over and it is a new year...the next holiday is Valentine's and I am in full swing of getting things started for my boys classes! I don't do any decorating around my...

Keeping up with the AMB contributor trend, here are my holiday obsessions in no particular order: A Christmas Story: I love everything about this movie from the angry dad to the weary mom. And what kid...

Sometimes I have a hard time getting into the spirit of the season. I don’t know if it’s Seasonal Affective Disorder or just being the “Charlie Brown-iest of all Charlie Browns. Normally I love Christmas....

Happy Thursday and Merry (almost) Christmas!  I love, love, love, love Christmas!!! If you are a Pinterest follower, you probably have seen a zillion different interpretations of an Advent Calendar.  Last year, we had a...

Have you ever received mail in your mailbox from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital? We receive mail all the time and donate to St. Jude whenever we can, but after watching the movie “The...