School Years

Summer vacation is almost over, and if you're anything like me, you are just desperate to get one last trip in before school starts!  Now, while we are super lucky to live in Austin...

I'm pretty sure we all use television to our advantage from time to time. Whether its a rainy day, a cleaning day, or just a Monday, television has to be one of THE greatest...

Most of us can remember in our youth those kids whose parents chose to start them a year late in school....usually because of a summer birthday, social development, or even to gain an advantage...

Jumping in a pool to cool off during the stifling Texas summer heat is a necessity, but safety first mamas. Today on the blog we will share a few options around town for swim...

School may be out for summer, but for those of us with kids under 5, the education journey is about to start. And when the journey is starting...where the heck do you go for...

I can't even say that dining out is a guilty pleasure of ours because it's more of a way of life. We go out to eat at least two times a week, if not...

You guys...I'm seriously having a moment over here.  My first born babe is thisclose to being a Kindergarten graduate!! WHAT?!! This year has gone by so fast, and I cannot believe we only have a couple...

My parents are/were public school educators.  For both my husband and I, public schools were ideal.  We consider ourselves successful products of the system.  Now that we have school-age children, we've found ourselves questioning...

It finally happened.  My daughter watched her first Disney movie.  Well, technically she just watched the opening to the Lion King, which equates to less than 5 minutes of a Disney movie, but it...

My girls' school celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week last week, but it officially starts today.  Usually a room mom heads up different activities/gifts for the teachers ahead of time, but if you find yourself today...