Tag: family fun
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Our trip to Wimberley, Texas
Today we felt like day trippin’ so I got out our central Texas guide book and picked a destination: Wimberley. This town of ~5,000 is about an hour south of Austin and is made up of an interesting mix of artists and ranchers. We had no idea what to expect but were pleasantly surprised by…
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Lifeguard Stands and Palm Trees in…Chicago!?
Last month my daughter and I traveled to Chicago for my cousin’s wedding. We had two full days — one gorgeous, warm and sunny and one overcast and bone chilling – so is Chicago, or so I’m told. The first day we hit the zoo which was a great time and then made our way…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Austin, TX
When our kids get older, we’re looking forward to having traditional Thanksgiving dinners like we remember. At this point, however, given their attention span and energy (one being short, the other seemingly infinite) we decided to go out to a family friendly restaurant that comes with an outdoor area for the kids to romp around…
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Goats in the Trees
On Saturday we took the kids to the Sweet Berry Farm pumpkin patch in Marble Falls, about an hour outside of Austin. When we checked out the petting zoo we were quite surprised to find the goats hanging out in the trees. I thought I’d share this rare glimpse of the species goatis-tree-dwellis. This guy…
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All Creatures Great and Small (in Austin)
I’ll have to admit that I was a bit surprised to learn that there was an exotic zoo/safari park just outside of Austin. To be more precise, its just outside of Johnson City (the boyhood home of LBJ) which is probably why its named the Johnson City Exotic Resort Zoo. The park has over 500…