Would you like to explore Louisiana’s Cajun’s culture in ways that are inexpensive, family friendly and deeply authentic?  I had the opportunity to spend Mardi Gras week in Lafayette. I learned that it’s the center of the Acadiana region and a good jumping off point for exploring Louisiana’s unique food, …

I had the good luck to be invited down to Lafayette, Louisiana for Mardi Gras and I made a few excellent discoveries while I was there. The first: Once you get outside of New Orlean’s French Quarter, Mardi Gras is a family friendly, community based celebration. The second and more …

Chicago is a popular weekend destination for families, but the city has more than enough things to do to fill a four-to-six day trip. And most of the city’s most popular tourist activities are exceptionally kid-friendly and fun for families. Here is an itinerary of the most popular things to …

If you haven’t thought of Las Vegas as a Christmas destinatination with kids, think again. Plenty of glitz and glamour  light up the Las Vegas Strip year-round. But the city even more has fantastic and surprisingly family friendly holiday activities to seek out if you find yourself visiting Las Vegas between …

At least once a year I book a hotel room in downtown Chicago—just a few minutes from home—and my husband, kids and I enjoy a staycation. Seeing the city through the eyes of a visitor is one of my favorite ways to spend a weekend. We’ll ride on the hop-on-hop-off …

Big things are happening in McKinney, TX, known as the fastest growing city in the US and named the #1 best place to live by Money Magazine. Just 30 minutes from Dallas, McKinney has managed to maintain its tourist-friendly small-town feel while still offering big-town amenities. All this gives the …

Howdy, partner! Dallas is so much more than the Texas you’re probably thinking of! Yes, we have great BBQ, cowboys and tall hair, but a Dallas family vacation is also full of culture, history and fun family activities! We take the kids for weekend getaways to Dallas fairly often and …

If you like this post, pin it for later! What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions San Antonio? The Alamo, right? (It’s hard to forget.) There’s more to the city than that famous mission-turned fort, though. As a Texas family we’ve had the chance to spend quite …