Over spring break we ventured down to Eureka Springs, AR. (Only 5 hours from St. Louis!) It was such a fantastic trip and we are already thinking of when we can go again. While there we had the opportunity to visit Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. It's important for me to help bring awareness for important causes such as this one. Also to teach my children about the world around us and why we View Post
Kansas City Family Resort – Adam’s Mark CoCo Key
It's fun to get away even when it's only for a quick weekend getaway. If you follow along on Instagram then I'm sure you noticed that last weekend we road tripped over to Kansas City. Getting there is not too long even if it's on the other side of the state from us. The state of Missouri isn't that wide! So we headed west on Saturday morning, stayed the night, and then came on Sunday. Super quick View Post
Free Printable Hiking Scavenger Hunt
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlueLizardSummer #CollectiveBias - Free Printable Hiking Scavenger Hunt When it comes to family fun we love to spend time outdoors. Going on hikes is a particular favorite. It's such an adventure to explore new places or visit some of our treasured stomping grounds. For us taking a hike is View Post
Best Branson Attraction: The Runaway Coaster
Of all the Branson attractions we experienced last month we found that The Runaway Mountain Coaster was a family favorite for all. Our trip to Branson was all about multigenerational travel, since my parents were with us, so it was definitely dandy to discover the best Branson attraction that everyone has raved about. We were given free tickets for the first ride on the coaster, but our kids liked View Post
Branson Talking Rocks Cavern Discount
In one week we will be in Branson and I cannot wait. It always nice to take a long weekend to go on mini vacations with the family. Just an enjoyable time to get away from it all! Since we are making this into a multigenerational trip our kids are super excited to be traveling with grandparents. Definitely going to be a great trip! Especially with this Branson Talking Rocks Cavern discount. So if View Post
Sour Patch Kids Tropical Sweepstakes
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #spktropicalsweepstakes #CollectiveBias - Sour Patch Kids Tropical Sweepstakes! What a dandy sweepstakes! At our house we LOVE Sour Patch Kids. The candy is especially a family favorite for summer vacations and road trips because it packs so easily. Every summer at Lake Powell we have View Post
How To Prepare For A Disney Family Vacation
Tomorrow we fly out West. Our destination? The land of the mouse. We are going to Disneyland TOMORROW and we've never been before! (We've been to Disney World lots just not yet to Disneyland.) When it comes to how to prepare for a Disney family vacation I think we prepare quite a bit differently than most. But who knows? Maybe you prepare the way we do? Maybe our preparations are the exact View Post
Frozen Homemade Oreos Recipe From Scratch
Who doesn't love Oreo cookies? At our house they are a must have favorite. But another favorite is the homemade variety. Because homemade is pretty dandy. Prepare yourselves because I'm about to share with you the way we do homemade Oreos with this frozen homemade Oreos recipe that's totally from scratch. But first I need to tell you why we freeze 'em! In addition to our love for Disney View Post