Here are a few lessons on what to do in San Antonio with kids from our recent trip.  We are a family of five, with three kids aged 5 and under…but I think the tips apply for families in general, especially the pre-K and elementary school set. Where to stay: You’ve got tons of options in...

Our recent family vacation to San Antonio and Sea World was so much fun, I had to share what we did and what we learned with anyone who may still care to read things I write (thanks, AG, for prodding me!). We highly recommend Sea World and San Antonio for a family trip.  With our family of five, with...

My friends (all of them wives, by the way) and I often joke that we need to hire a wife.  Not to replace ourselves (fully, anyway), but someone to assist in the constant activities and management of busy households. Well, I’m actually hiring one.  No, I’m not kidding.  I’m extremely...

Mommy-Guilt is weighing heavy on me this week.  We attended our first swim lesson of the summer on Tuesday, or should I say “kind-of” attended…as Luke (almost 2 yrs) screamed at the top of his lungs for the first 20 minutes of our 30 minute lesson.  With me holding him.  Hugging...

Since starting MomsOutLoud.com last year, I’ve learned a lot. One of my earliest writings in 2008 was the list of 25 Free or Cheap Things to do with Kids in DFW.  It was really popular.  And I was very happy. But – now I’ve learned a lot more about all the fun things to do with kids...

OK, been a little quiet on the blog lately.  Getting a business off the ground, raising two little ones, and having a third baby have been keeping me a little busy. But I can’t resist this one. In doing some research on the web today (actually trying to select some relevant parenting news feeds...

Looking for something to do this weekend to celebrate Memorial Day?  MomsOutLoud.com has a great list, including some very cool events like Touch-a-Truck in Rowlett and the American Heroes Event in Arlington (think F-16 and Apache Helicopter fly-overs).  Go to www.MomsOutLoud.com/momsplan and click...

Hate the TAKS test? New Legislation in the Texas Congress May End It Ask a Mom or a teacher in Texas what she thinks of the TAKS test and you will no doubt hear a long diatribe of all of its faults.  Even Moms who don’t have elementary-aged children (yet!) like me have heard enough from our friends...

Some of us, including yours truly, have been waiting for this moment since the Christmas decorations came down and we got settled into the cold months here in North Texas.  (OK – some of you non-natives may not think it gets that cold here, but trust me, your blood will then just as mine has.)...

Our son Jack has become a bedtime stall artist on the grandest scale. I am thankful for the three years of (relatively) easy bedtimes we’ve had with Jack, don’t get me wrong.  Other than two short but tramatic periods – when we had to let him cry it out to learn to soothe himself to...