In our quest to get out and see more of Texas, we headed for the former town of Gruene. Located about 25 miles Northeast of San Antonio, Tx. Gruene is no longer its own town, it is a historic district with ion the city of new Bruanfels, Tx. Listed on the National Register of Historic
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A Visit to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
When your 80 year old mother comes to town, what do you do on a hot humid Texas weekend. We decided to head to College Station and visit the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library. In 1939 President Franklin Roosevelt began looking for a solution to the problem of Presidential records. Up until that time many
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The Basement of Texas, Natural Bridge Caverns
A few weeks ago I posted about my attempt to reach the roof of Texas. This time we take a trip closer to home as we head the other direction, down that is to the basement of Texas. Since we were all off for President’s Day this year we decided to explore our little corner of
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Waco Mammoth National Monument our #NPS 100 Road Trip
Imagine it is a spring day in 1978, you are a teenager out looking for arrow head in creek in South Texas. You are walking down a creek and instead of an arrowhead you find a large bone. Luckily Paul Barron and Eddie Bufkin Recognizing the unusual nature of the find, they removed the bone
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Why should you stay at a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel?
So there you are, you left home at some weird hour and have been driving for what seems like days. Or maybe you fought through the check-in line and security line at your local airport and have spent a few hours on a plane with two kids both wanting to sleep on you to ensure
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Impressions of Frontier Airlines
Recently my family headed for Cincinnati Ohio to surprise my in-laws for their 50th Wedding anniversary. Since it was too far to drive for the short trip, we decided to fly. Since this would be my youngest child’s first flight and coupled with his autism we decided to drive to Houston from San Antonio and
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Recently Allison from funfamily.vacations ask me to write about the top three thing to do in my hometown, Huntsville, Alabama. So check it out below. Top 3 things to do in Huntsville Alabama
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Orcas, Sharks and Steel Eels…Oh My! Sea World San Antonio
High on my families list of things to do after we arrived in the San Antonio area was a trip to Sea World. My children love the animals and for the older two hit the thrill rides. Sea World really is a place where there is something for our entire family. Even though we went
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas – San Antonio, Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas has been open since 1992. It is a traditional Six Flags park with an attached water park. The park has 15 attractions listed as “Thrill Rides” excluding the water park. All of the thrill rides are well done. Some like Pandemonium are showing their age, not that they are not fun
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