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Visiting Niagara Falls | What to See, Where to Go & Tips for Both the U.S. and Canada

I’ve been to Niagara Falls during every single season, winter, spring, summer and fall and I have to say, each one offers stunning and incredibly different views of this unofficial 8th Wonder of The World. Here’s how to see it all, every view, every vantage point, and how to never miss a thing. The Geography…

Must Have Camping Gear of 2026

Talk to any avid camper and they’ll have at least one piece of new camping gear that they want to talk to you about. So we went to the source…

Things to Buy When You Buy A Camper

When you buy a camper, no one really tells you ALLLLL the other things you need to buy to make sure that camper is running properly and to make camper…

Family Things To Do In Dallas, A Long Weekend

This past weekend we went on a family trip to and spent a long weekend exploring things to do in Dallas, TX. Bill and I lived there for a short…

Texas State Park Journal is Here!

The Texas State Park Journal is finally here!! When I set out to create this book over a year ago I had no idea what paths it would take me down. Originally it was just going to be a fill-out journal style, with no real writing. It quickly became an “If You Give A Mouse…

Women in the Woods | Houston Women’s Hiking

Something magical happens when women are gathered in nature. I often wonder if the ancient years of women congregating around a tribal fire or at the waters edge, washing clothes, have somehow changed us on a genetic level to seek out this kind of communion. Studies have shows that cultural and genetic evolution can work…

Stronger Than – Lung Disease – Becca Vidrine

Becca and I met through writing for Houston Moms, we were both on boarded as new writers at the same time. We started chatting at events and through Instagram and I am forever thankful for her vulnerability and allowing our family into her family’s lives. Her story is mind blowing and if you know her,…

Galveston Historic Seaport – Ship To Shore – An Immersive Immigration Experience – Living Texas History, Galveston, Texas

Our Living Texas History series is all about highlighting places across Texas where parents and kids alike can learn about Texas history in a hands on way. All 4th and 7th graders in Texas are required to take Texas history. Now that we homeschool we wanted to take a little bit different approach. Learning our…

Saving Fairfield Lake State Park

If you’ve followed us for any length of time you know we love our Texas State Parks. Recently we learned that Fairfield Lake State Park was scheduled to close. This broke our hearts as it’s one of our favorite parks, the first place I stepped foot on my paddle board and the first place we…