Parks

Quarantine fatigue is real, y’all, I know. It is hard to believe that exactly one year ago, we left school for Spring Break (on a Friday the 13th eek!) and didn’t come back. Yikes....

Confession: I love the outdoors, but I hate the idea of camping with my kids. I hope I’ll change my mind when they’re older, but right now the thought of sleeping (or more likely,...

Roasting marshmallows over a campfire, gazing up at the stars, and communing with nature ground my soul. As a former Cub Scout Den Mother, I’ve racked up my share of camping days— pitching tents,...

Looking for a few great parks to explore? Look no further than just north of Austin! These parks are a huge part of what makes me happy to live where I live. In no particular...

Oh my goodness mamas :: All your favorite Nickelodeon characters are coming to New Jersey. Check out Nickelodeon Universe, a 8.5 acre theme park which means it is the LARGEST in North America, opens on...

Sometimes I wish that life was more like the carefree “olden” days my mom describes, when she could walk down the street at any time and find a mom to chat with and neighbor...

Wow! Moms listen up to this big news: the Austin Parks and Recreation Board reportedly endorsed a plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars for improvements at Walter E. Long Park Metropolitan Park! This master plan calls for investing...

It’s Springtime and the changing of the season is the kind of weather that turns an Austinite into a Tourist!  Sunshine, a cool breeze, and you finally can wear that cute sleeveless dress you...

Playground Compassion: How To Make Public Spaces Kinder Places When I was pregnant with both of my boys, my imagination went wild thinking of all the fun adventures we would have. We would run through sprinklers...

Guide To Hutto At the intersection of FM 685 and Hwy 79 sits a small town known for its hippos. Legend has it that in 1915 a circus train stopped in Hutto. While refueling, a...