The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ― Eleanor Roosevelt
Whether it’s girls night out or date night, family trips or book signings, you’re living your best Texas life. I’ll give you tips to help you decide what experiences are worth the splurge, where to cut corners, and when to bring your camera!
One of the best things about summer is the Saturday morning tradition of shopping at the local farmers market. If you've never been, a farmers market is (typically) an outdoor, temporary event where local growers come and set up a booth to sell directly to shoppers....
This giveaway is sponsored by Minefaire. All opinions are my own. I know a lot of you parents have a love-hate relationship with the video games your kids play. I get that, I am that, but there's one game that I wholeheartedly endorse for my nearly 11 yo girl and...
The Art of the Brick by Named by Nathan Sawaya was named by CNN as a must-see exhibition. Blow you rmind with LEGO art.
It's GEMS y'all! And let me tell you, my girl LOVES the gem display at The Perot Museum, and it just got sooo EXTRA, I can't wait to take her. The new displays were unveiled January 31, 2019.The gems and minerals is a huge draw for the tween and under squad. (Who am...
Thank you ENCHANT CHRISTMAS Arlington for sponsoring this amazing experience for one lucky MommyUpgrade reader! I am excited to partner with you to promote this event. All opinions are my own.Y’all it is CHRISTMAS time!!!! And no one does Christmas bigger than Texas...
This post is hosted by the Mesquite Pro Rodeo. All opinions are my own.The rodeo is so quintessential Texas, you simply have to get your suburban butt out to Mesquite and go. Seriously. I mean it. The Mesquite Championship Rodeo is good clean fun for the whole family....
This post is in partnership with Plai Place in Dallas. All opinions are my own. Remember how you felt when you walked into the art room in high school? That shivery kind of excitement that came over you when you were about to get your hands dirty and make something...
Let's get straight to it. My hands down favorite section of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science is the gems and minerals. I could hang out in there all day looking at the gorgeous pieces and learning how they were made. The earth is so cool. I am super excited that...
I've got my red cup full of egg nog latte, my tunes playing holiday songs. I am SO ready for the holidays! Christmas is COMING y'all! And the best thing about the holidays are all the great performances that come to town. Dallas Summer Musicals never disappoints -...
LEGOLAND Discovery Center comped me and the Cupcake tickets to check out their new cafe. All opinions are my own.Summer is hot. Texas summer is h-e-double hockey sticks hot. So we Texas Moms require indoor fun on the regular. But not our home indoors, someone else’s...
What do Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley have in common? Other than being musical icons that helped shape our cultural landscape? Each of these legendary musicians' careers were launched by Sam Phillips, aptly called the "Father of Rock 'n'...
Disclosure: I partnered with the SciTech Discovery Center in Frisco to share this experience with you. All opinions are my own. Tricks of the mind’s eye, that’s the newest educational fun at Frisco’s Sci-tech Discovery Center. Eyellusions is a fascinating new exhibit...
Mornings at Chez Perot are typically a highly synchronized event. Late nights throw off our pace and the skewed schedule can be a little stressful and yell-y. I was especially dreading this morning because last night –a school night none-the-less - the Cupcake and I...
If you're a Harry Potter fan, you've got to get in on the fun that's happening at the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History. Every 6 months or so, they pick a Harry Potter movie from the series, and show it on the IMAX. The "reel" fun (get it?) happens before the...
I’m lucky to live in a state that’s filled with a million miles of places to go – in fact, I barely need to leave North Texas to find the fun! Here are some of my favorite places to share with my family.
