We Brought the Boys

    We brought the boys to Houston for a quick little weekend getaway. This is our second documented trip to Houston with the kids but we’ve been quite a few times. This was also our first road trip without electronics since we took them away. We had to get creative to pass the time so we created a license plate game, made a snack box, and brought a few activity books! It was a much more pleasant drive than I anticipated!       Our first stop of the trip was The Woodlands for the boys first concert. We arrived at  The Westin , always my hotel of choice, and headed to the pool to pass the time until the concert that night. We got about an hour of swim time in before the sky fell out so we went inside and had a late lunch so the weather could pass. Around 5 we made the walk to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion to see Young the Giant and Cage the Elephant. The boys jam out to Young the Giant in Branden’s truck so I was excited to see their reaction to ...

      What does any sane person do two weeks out from a big trip? Well, they plan another spontaneous spur of the moment trip of course. This one was courtesy of our buddy Randy, who sent out a group text asking if anyone wanted to go to an Astros game. My husband immediately jumped on board and before I knew it, we packed up the kids plus two other buddies and hit the road to Texas. The Astros game was all we had planned but you know this girl had to take advantage of every minute in a new city. This wasn’t our first trip to Houston, but it was the first with the boys. After seeing some pictures from friends who went to Houston a few weeks prior, I knew immediately what our first stop would be, The Color Factory.  It was a fun experience. I loved that they had cameras set up everywhere to capture selfies and that you got to download all of your pictures for free at the end of the exhibit. The kids really loved the treats; macaroons, taffy, and black ice cream. Brand...