We are a week into Spring Training for Major League Baseball, which gives me so much joy! Some of my earliest memories were going to the watch the Houston Astros play baseball in the summer with my Uncle. My husband shares the same memories of his father taking him to Houston Oilers football games. Neither... Continue Reading →
In August 2018 I volunteered to take over as Den Leader for my son's Cub Scout Den. While it is a lot to take on, I have to say it has been fun finding new and unique ways to fulfill our Adventures (badges) with things that get the Scouts out of the classroom and interacting... Continue Reading →
**Editor’s Note: I found this post I wrote for a friend’s private travel blog 2 years ago this month. It was a fun trip down Memory Lane! So here is a look our 2014 and 2015 trips to The Texas Renaissance Festival as written in 2016! (Photos are from the 2014 trip. Jamie was much... Continue Reading →
This past weekend our little family packed up and took a trip down memory lane. Literally. It has been 18 years since George and I first attended college together at Sam Houston State University and 15 since we graduated. We had met Spring 2000 while working at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, before I transferred... Continue Reading →
I love state parks. I remember camping at Percy Quin State Park near McComb, MS, as a young girl with my dad and brother. I remember walking on nature trails, canoeing and talking with the Park Ranger. Those trips significantly dropped after my dad remarried and out little family grew from 3 to eventually 14.... Continue Reading →
Anyone who spends any time in Texas knows that being "Texan" is life. Everything is bigger in Texas, including their pride in the state's historical events. This is even more true when a person has a familial connection to an event. In our case, my husband's family is very proud of that fact that his... Continue Reading →
We are officially ending our second full week of summer break here in South Texas and it is HOT, HOT, HOT!! We have spent most of our free time after camp at the local libraries and have in fact visited 4 libraries this week. So this week, we are going to take our Mom Approved... Continue Reading →
If you have following our social media accounts, you know that we just got back from 5 days in the Texas Hill Country. We explored Canyon Lake, Greune, New Braunfels and more! We had so much fun, so let's break it down into activities: (*** Note: Links for this post will be on the first... Continue Reading →
If you have seen the post about Clementine, our RV joining the family, then you know that we have recently joined the world of “RV traveling”. We are classified more as “Weekend Adventurers” than “RV Lifers”, because we don't live full time in our RV, but we are extremely excited to learn more about this... Continue Reading →
