My daughter Parker spends a decent amount of time watching her older brother, Foster, at various activities (gymnastics, Sportball, swim team, etc.). Without fail, each time she looks sadly at me and whispers “I wanna [fill in activity name here] too.” When she turned…
Well, one month of summer is officially in the books. How do you feel about that? I have some friends whose mantra is “less is more” for the summer and they sign up for just a few weeks of camps. I have others who…
Last week, we last-minute booked a one-night stay at the J.W. Marriott Hill Country Resort. We had a gift card to hotels.com (thanks Mom 🙂 ) that helped us spring for the somewhat-of-a-staycation. Although the party ended a little earlier than expected (keep reading…
The Fourth of July is just around the corner – can you believe it? Holidays and birthdays that are early in the month tend to sneak up on me because I think “oh, I don’t have to plan for that yet … it’s next…
A few years ago while volunteering in the church nursery, a two-year-old girl asked me to take her to the bathroom. I escorted her there, stood outside of the stall, and asked her if she needed any help. She opened the door and said…
I’m a runner. Let me be clear – I’m a “I run for fun when I feel like it and I’m not very fast” runner. A couple times a week I run the loop in our neighborhood, but the hills are killer. So, I…
Monday mornings usually start with me standing at the fridge, thinking “where did all the [insert one of the following here: milk, blueberries, half and half, gogurts, eggs] go that I bought on Thursday? I cannot believe I’m going to have to go back…
Do you feel that? Yeah, that’s the summer heat enveloping you. Since today is going to be the hottest day so far this year, I thought you’d appreciate a few ways to beat the heat. 5 Ways To Beat the Heat in the Four…
A couple weeks ago, a fellow Four Points Mom posted a photo of her kids playing on a unique-looking playground that I didn’t recognize. I asked her where it was and she told me it was Elizabeth Milburn Park in Cedar Park, and it…
Flores Mexican Restaurant is a favorite dinner spot for many of my Four Points mom-friends. Not that I need to explain why to many of you, but here are 4 reasons why Flores is a common sense destination when you’re wanting…
When I was an undergrad at UT, I worked at the Abercrombie & Fitch in Barton Creek mall for pennies so that I could get a fantastic deal on overpriced ripped t-shirts and sneak a peak at the risqué catalogue that showed more skin…
Next up on our playground adventures list this summer is Sun Tree Park. Back in March, the playground at River Place’s Sun Tree Park underwent a complete upgrade. To be honest, I thought the previous playground equipment was more than adequate, but I…
