Anybody who knows our family very well knows that we are not what most people would consider “gun fanatics.” You’re more likely to find us shooting photos than firearms. Or hunting bargains than big game. Nevertheless, we are staunch supporters of the Second Amendment. And we beli…

Our family just got home from a two-week road trip to the west coast. We tried lots of new and fun things while we were away. But we unanimously agree that the 3-hour rafting trip we took with Black Canyon River Adventures was the high point of our vacation. A Relaxing Afterno…

I confess: We’ve never watched the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television show. But that didn’t stop us from enjoying this award-winning interactive exhibit about crime lab forensic science. The museum houses three separate crime scenes. These exhibits guide visitors through the st…

Several of our older kids saw the Real Bodies exhibit when it came to Dallas many years ago. For the rest of us, Real Bodies at Bally’s was our first exposure. I still have mixed feelings about it. The idea that everything in this exhibit used to belong to a real, living and breat…

Although the snow in Branson had melted by the end of the week enough for us to do a few outdoor activities, we still set aside time to see the Amazing Pets Show at the Grand Country Music Hall on Saturday morning — and are we ever glad we did. Featuring exciting acts and tricks from a trou…

Our family has spent the past week on a road trip to the wild west. After visiting Pagosa Springs, the Grand Canyon, and Yosemite National Park, we are now heading back to Texas. But we stopped in Las Vegas on our way home to catch a fun and refreshingly family-friendly show called iLuminate. …

We spent the past week in Branson, Missouri — one last family trip before school starts. While we were there, we checked out one of the city’s newest attractions, Aquarium at the Boardwalk. With its 55-foot stainless steel octopus sculpture wrapped around the front of the buildin…